FT8 Users Group

Please join us at the FT8 Users Group conference where Robert Hopwood of HPI Energy will be presenting. We look forward to seeing you there!

https://www.ft8users.com/. One of the goals of the FT8 Users Group is to avail end users useful information at the click of a button. No hoops to jump through. Did we miss any acronyms the alphabet soup below that is common vernacular amongst seasoned #FT8 #gasturbine experts but is helpful for others with less experience? Please comment on any additions to the list, which is available here: https://lnkd.in/dByCi-GS ?????? ???????????? ???????????? ???????????????? 43-1 - Control Location switch 43-2 - Operating Mode switch 52G - Generator main circuit breaker AP - Access Port AVR - Automatic voltage regulator CAB - Cold Air Buffer CDB - Controlled Driveback CHMBR?-?Combustion Chamber CPR - Compressor Pressure Ratio CRES - Corrosion Resistant Steel CSD - Controlled Shutdown DLN - Dry, low NOx combustor DOD - Domestic object damage EE - Exciter end (of electric generator) EGT - Exhaust Gas Temperature (T 5.0) EXCTR - Exciter FCV - Flow Control Valve FOD - Foreign object damage FPI - Fluorescent penetrant inspection FSNL - Full speed, no load FTM - Field Termination Module GG - Gas generator (consists of the compressor and hot sections only) GRBX - Gearbox GTA - Gas-turbine 'A' Side GTB - Gas-turbine 'B' Side GT - Gas turbine (GG pieces with the PT attached) HCF - High-cycle fatigue HGP - Hot gas path HPC - High-pressure compressor HPT - High-pressure turbine HX (H/X) - Heat Exchanger HYD - Hydraulics ID - Inner dimension (diameter) IGN - Ignition IGNTR - Igniter IGV - Inlet guide vane LCF - Low-cycle fatigue LF - Liquid Fuel LM - Land and marine LO - Lube oil LPC - Low-pressure compressor LPT - Low-pressure turbine MCD - Magnetic chip detector MHI - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MOH - Major overhaul MPA - Mitsubishi Power Aero N1 - speed-LPC N2 - speed-HPC N3?- speed-PT NEE - Non-Exciter end of Generator NGV - Nozzle guide vane NH - High Pressure Compressor Speed NH Dot - HPC Speed Rate of Change NL - LPC Speed NP - Power Turbine Speed OD - Outer dimension (diameter) OEM - Original equipment manufacturer P&W - Pratt and Whitney P1.7 - Ambient Pressure (Inlet) P2.5 - 6th Stage Air, Static Pressure P2.8 - 8th Stage Air, Static Pressure P3 - HPC Discharge, Static Pressure P5 - Total Turbine Discharge (Power Turbine In) Pb Dot - Burner Pressure Rate of Change PN - Part number Ptal - Platinum aluminide PT - Power turbine (turns a generator, pump, compressor, propeller, etc) PTTB - Power Turbine Thrust Balance PWPS - Pratt & Whitney Power Systems RCA - Root cause analysis RFQ - Request for quote SAC - Single annular combustor SB - Service bulletin SL - Service letter SUP - Superseded part TAN - Total acid number (lube oil) TA - Technical advisor TAT - Turnaround time TBC - Thermal barrier coating TEC - Turbine exhaust case VIGV - Variable inlet guide vanes VSV - Variable Stator Vane

Register today: https://www.ft8users.com/. The FT8 Users Group conference will open with an intensive training course on #GasTurbine #Rotor Dynamics, presented by Robert Hopwood BSc (Hons) IEng (MIET) of HPI Energy Services. Understanding rotor dynamics in gas turbines is essential to ensure high performance, safety, and reliability. Advanced simulation tools, coupled with experimental validation and continuous monitoring, are integral to managing the dynamic behavior of these complex systems. Key aspects covered in the short course on March 18: 1. Components of a Gas Turbine Rotor 2. Key Concepts in Rotor Dynamics 3. Analysis and Modeling 4. Common Issues in Rotor Dynamics 5. Mitigation Techniques 6. Applications in Gas Turbines

See Schock Manufacturing at the FT8 Users Group. We want to hear more about your #FT8 projects.

Great to see these #FT8 #powerplants recognized for their ingenuity in Combined Cycle Journal. Congratulations to our steering committee members, Ramiro Gonzalez and Ahmed Ibrahim for sharing this solution with the #gasturbine industry.

See what you missed by not attending the first FT8 Users Group last year. Still plenty of time to register for the 2025 conference and exhibition in Charlotte, March 18-20. www.ft8users.com

Cant wait to see everyone!

Great resource for owner/operators of #FT8 #aeroderivative #gasturbines. We hope Donald Murphy joins us in the future at the FT8 Users Group. In the meantime, follow him and join our in-person user event in Charlotte, March 18-20. Register now:

Hello #FT8 Users. The 2nd Annual Conference is set for Charlotte, NC. Register today: https://www.ft8users.com/. The agenda is filling up and have confirmed ten solutions providers who will be presenting at the upcoming March 18-20 conference. This is a unique opportunity to have three days of FT8-focused material and hear from Sulzer, National Electric Coil, Groome Industrial Service Group, Mee Industries Inc., Liburdi Turbine Services, HPI Energy Services, Camfil Power Systems, Gastops, Woodward, Inc., and BASELOAD POWER GENERATION PARTS & SERVICE LLC. #aeroderivative #gasturbines #powergeneration #MRO Mike Curran, Matt Walton, P.E., Jeffrey Chapin, Howard Moudy, Matt Cohen, Amanda Burdick, Bob Vandenabeele, Derek Grayson, Amelia Mee, Brooks Hoffman, Mike Toll, Simon Wilson, Zachary Reesor, P.Eng., Campbell Archibald, Robert Hopwood BSc (Hons) IEng (MIET).