Inspection and testing of the purchased equipment is one of the most important tasks in the engineering of a project.…

Oil industry equipment tends to be more robust than normal industrial equipment due to the often harsh and hostile environments…

The following format is reasonably typical of an equipment specification. Owners and purchasers, of course, have their particular style and…

The main purpose of preparing a specification for an item of equipment is to ensure that the purchaser, who may…

The term ACE (area control error) is used to describe the instantaneous difference between a balancing authority’s net actual interchange…

The most frequently used fuels for large-scale power generation are oil, natural gas, and coal. Figure3 illustrates the principal elements…

Electrical power can be produced in many ways, including chemical reactions, heat, light, or mechanical energy. Most electrical power produced…

In addition to the basic components of a synchronous generator (the rotor, stator, and their windings), auxiliary devices are used…

The process of interrupting the current in an ac system is aided by the fact that ac current goes through…

In cases where HVDC is selected on technical considerations, it may be the only practical option, as in the case…