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Reveal the unmonitored risks in your rotating equipment—Part 1

On December 15, 2002, an anomalous event occurred in a steam turbine of Unit 2 at the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, a pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear reactor near Bay City, Texas. The ensuing investigation concluded that a blade was ejected from a low-pressure stage, and detailed inspections revealed additional cracked blades in several stages.

Bently Nevada, a Baker Hughes Business: O’Connor, D.  |  Gutierrez, J.
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The Authors

O’Connor, D. - Bently Nevada, a Baker Hughes Business, Minden, Nevada

David O’connor is a Principal Engineer and Mechanical Team Lead at Bently Nevada, a Baker Hughes Business in Minden, Nevada. He has developed products for in-core nuclear power reactors, gas and steam turbines, oil and gas exploration, power plant monitoring and large rotating machinery.

Gutierrez, J. - Bently Nevada, a Baker Hughes Business, Minden, Nevada

Jose A. Guttierrez is the Executive Director of Technology at Bently Nevada, a Baker Hughes Business. He is in charge of setting the innovation strategy to deliver best-in-class industrial assets protection and condition monitoring solutions to the company’s customers. Dr. Gutierrez has a wide range of experience leading technology and innovation strategy and developing products for Fortune 100 companies, spanning residential, commercial and industrial market segments.

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