Design reviews and inspections of gear units, couplings and auxiliaries, from the latest technology systems to old-fashioned equipment, are vital to ensuring peak performance and long-term reliability. In the current economic climate, the need to keep operating costs low but efficiencies high are greater than ever. So the operators of power generating trains must evaluate every component in terms of lower costs, simpler maintenance and higher availability. Yet with the approach to selection, design and fabrication of power generating trains and their auxiliaries - including gear units and couplings - evolving apace, operators must keep up with each evolution. Gas turbine drivers are the backbone of the power generation industry. Whether in simple-cycle or combined-cycle power units, gas turbines allow for immediate starting capability, ideal where considerable variations in demand are expected and a fast response is required.
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