VERO BEACH REDUCES UNSCHEDULED OUTAGES

摘要

VERO BEACH MUNICIPAL Power Plant supplies electric power to the city of Vero Beach, Florida. Although the city currently has sufficient electric supplies, the rapid growth of the Mid Coastal Florida area requires additional capacity. Besides considering the construction of new capacity, the utility has looked at ways to optimize their existing generating equipment. In 1997 the utility contracted with ISOPur Fluid Technologies to determine the benefits of utilizing a lubricating oil purification system to: · Increase the reliability and service life of steam turbines · Reduce operating and maintenance costs · Limit forced outages To help achieve these goals, Vero Beach is utilizing the ISOPur 1-600 Series oil purification system. The system is designed for power generation equipment with flow-rates ranging from 600 to 1,000 g/hr and tank sizes up to 5,000 gallons.