{"id":126,"date":"2023-09-06T20:06:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T20:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2023-10-02T14:26:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T14:26:18","slug":"steam-turbines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com\/?page_id=126","title":{"rendered":"Steam Turbines"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"126\" class=\"elementor elementor-126\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43d8088 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43d8088\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccae128\" data-id=\"ccae128\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7128e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c7128e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Steam turbines<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cddade9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cddade9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dde4a26\" data-id=\"dde4a26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ba715c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ba715c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Boresonics<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a90c03c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a90c03c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">Normally called boresonics, because ultrasonic testing is part of the examination process, includes plug removal and replacement, power honing, bore diameter measurements, and boreside nondestructive examination (NDE). Plug removal is performed using a special rig that mounts on the turbine rotor flange and the bore plug is removed by machining.\u00a0<\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">Immediately after plug removal, power honing takes place to remove any oxide scale or contaminants from the bore surface and to prepare the surface for boreside NDE. Boreside NDE includes visual testing, automated Eddy current testing, magnetic particle testing, and ultrasonic testing. The final step is to install a newly fabricated bore plug if no significant indications are detected. Reinhart &amp; Associates, Inc. (R&amp;A) system used for boresonics is called B-SURE\u00ae (Boreside Surface and Ultrasonic Rotor Examination).\u00a0<\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">The results of the boresonics are used in conjunction with the rotor material properties, operating stress calculations, and fracture mechanics analysis to perform a life assessment of the rotor to determine current condition and suitability for future service. The life assessment yields a reinspection interval if no significant indications are detected or a recommendation is provided to change the rotor future operating conditions, rotor repair, or rotor replacement in case that significant indications are detected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a56216 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a56216\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d8027f\" data-id=\"0d8027f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b557fd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b557fd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c54d25a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c54d25a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bore plug removal by machining<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d57af87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d57af87\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3da9557\" data-id=\"3da9557\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dda82f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3dda82f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c2bc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65c2bc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">Rotor bore plug removal is performed by setting up a machining rig for drilling and boring the bore plug. Once the rotor bore plug is removed, the bore is examined to determine its configuration. The majority of the steam turbine rotors has straight bores; however, in some cases if the bore is not straight and contains step or bottle bores, then the power honing and NDE will take longer to accomplish since different setups are needed for each bore diameter change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5b5b72\" data-id=\"d5b5b72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea7b658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea7b658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"372\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/plug-removal.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-128\" alt=\"steam turbines plug removal\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/plug-removal.png 331w, http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/plug-removal-267x300.png 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7167cf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7167cf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b06ffe4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b06ffe4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62762bc\" data-id=\"62762bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3f0327 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3f0327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bore diameter measurements<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e96303 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e96303\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4732fde\" data-id=\"4732fde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50426c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"50426c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98c6a71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98c6a71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">Before and after power honing of the bore, a series of bore diameter measurements are taken using a bore gage to estimate the amount of material removed by honing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7310d17\" data-id=\"7310d17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69993d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69993d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"273\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/diameter-measurements.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-129\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b32c55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b32c55\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f702de\" data-id=\"3f702de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d62d47f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d62d47f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebae7e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebae7e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Power honing<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5ae32f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5ae32f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdc3fb2\" data-id=\"fdc3fb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f9cbe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0f9cbe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-493d877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"493d877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">Power honing is performed following bore plug removal and bore diameter measurements using a honing system that utilizes a series of honing stones to remove oxide, dirt, and scale from the bore surface. The final set of stones is used to polish the bore surface to prepare it for boreside NDE.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-23f8ecc\" data-id=\"23f8ecc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb363b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb363b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"631\" height=\"416\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/power-honing.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-130\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/power-honing.png 631w, http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/power-honing-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa3bc79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aa3bc79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-334eb9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"334eb9c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8a9a93\" data-id=\"c8a9a93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaf544e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aaf544e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Boreside visual testing (VT)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-29eacf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29eacf0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a72f38\" data-id=\"8a72f38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c377d6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c377d6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a53515d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a53515d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Boreside visual testing is performed using a white light rigid borescope to determine if the bore surface is acceptable and no additional power honing is needed and to look for bore surface connected flaws.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c41c794\" data-id=\"c41c794\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a6003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78a6003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"593\" height=\"438\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/VT.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-131\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/VT.png 593w, http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/VT-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2646ec6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2646ec6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f7a3d1\" data-id=\"8f7a3d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e10a37b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e10a37b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-746006e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"746006e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Boreside wet fluorescent magnetic particle testing (WFMT)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3b0787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3b0787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">Boreside WFMT is carried out by magnetizing the bore in two different passes covering two thirds of the rotor bore inside diameter (ID) surface each pass to provide overlapping. A special MT yoke is used along with fluorescent magnetic particle applied by spraying prior to the black light inspection performed using a rigid borescope. The boreside WFMT is only performed if required by the rotor owner specification or if the boreside VT and\/or automated Eddy current testing detected surface connected indications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a27fb36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"a27fb36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f8dab elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e2f8dab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71b7012 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71b7012\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9895613\" data-id=\"9895613\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b09944 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b09944\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Boreside automated eddy current testing (AET)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-48ddaf1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48ddaf1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4410aea\" data-id=\"4410aea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a515c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a515c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">The boreside automated Eddy current testing is performed immediately after the boreside VT. A calibration block containing bore surface connected axially oriented artificial EDM (Electro discharge Machining) notches is used prior to scanning the rotor bore surface.\u00a0<\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">These surface connected EDM notches are 0.187 inches long and their depths vary from 0.005 inches to 0.040 inches. The scanning is achieved using the B-SURE\u00ae (Boreside Surface and Ultrasonic Rotor Examination) system in a helical scan advancing 0.050 inches per revolution at circumferential speed of up to 6 inches per second.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53b5ec4\" data-id=\"53b5ec4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a3b36e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a3b36e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"422\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AET.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-144\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AET.png 659w, http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AET-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-567c1a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"567c1a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b3fd91\" data-id=\"7b3fd91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a749484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a749484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc4ee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fc4ee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Boreside automated ultrasonic testing (AUT)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9908f9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9908f9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c68577e\" data-id=\"c68577e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1879a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1879a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">Boreside automated ultrasonic testing (sometimes referred to boresonics) follows after the AET scanning. The scanner used for the boreside AUT is the B-SURE\u00ae setup to rotate in a helical pattern at circumferential speeds of up to 6 inches per second and axial advance of 0.100 inches per revolution.\u00a0<\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">Two scans are performed using a carrier module with three ultrasonic search units that scan the rotor bore surface and rotor material volume in six different directions i.e., 0-degree longitudinal waves in the radial direction for near and far bore, 45-degree shear wave in the circumferential direction for CW and CCW, and 45-degree shear wave axial direction for FWD and AFT. The search units use 2.25 MHz and 5 MHz frequencies and cover metal paths of at least 5 inches from the bore surface.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-394aa35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"394aa35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1714aff\" data-id=\"1714aff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-003a2b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"003a2b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"396\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AUT.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-145\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AUT.png 557w, http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AUT-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac7fcf3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac7fcf3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c8d250\" data-id=\"3c8d250\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f804bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f804bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New replacement plug installation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d30f5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d30f5c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-10e335a\" data-id=\"10e335a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ab705 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"35ab705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a6b52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3a6b52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">When all the boreside NDE has been completed, a new replacement plug is installed using Liquid Nitrogen. Prior to plug installation the bore is completely cleaned and purged using Argon or any inert gas as required by the rotor OEM or owner specification.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b75199\" data-id=\"4b75199\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c717d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c717d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"631\" height=\"341\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/replacement-plug.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-146\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/replacement-plug.png 631w, http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/replacement-plug-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e10d275 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e10d275\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-113ba6a\" data-id=\"113ba6a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac784c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac784c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0952bb4\" data-id=\"0952bb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5e316c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a5e316c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9396c77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9396c77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Steam turbine rotor life assessment<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-048b864 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"048b864\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd1d21a\" data-id=\"bd1d21a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60288d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60288d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">The boreside NDE examinations are designed to detect surface connected as well as volumetric or embedded flaws. The most detrimental flaw to the integrity of a rotor bore is one that is surface connected. Therefore, the rotor life assessment is based on the results of the boreside NDE to define the initial flaw size (<b>a<\/b><sub><b>i<\/b><\/sub>).\u00a0<\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">If no indications are detected, then an assumed flaw is used based on the B-SURE\u00ae system performance evaluation as published in the EPRI report EPRI TR-108423 (previously numbered TR-107125).\u00a0<\/p><p align=\"JUSTIFY\">The estimated, measured or published rotor material properties are used along with calculated thermal and mechanical hoop stress (<span style=\"font-family: Symbol, serif;\"><b>\uf073<\/b><\/span><sub><b>h<\/b><\/sub>) and fracture mechanics to estimate the number of start-stop cycles that will propagate the initial flaw size to a critical flaw size (<b>a<\/b><sub><b>cr<\/b><\/sub>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-230fde1\" data-id=\"230fde1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa95fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4aa95fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed1870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ed1870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"147\" src=\"http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rotor-life.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-147\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rotor-life.png 538w, http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rotor-life-300x82.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b679e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b679e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d189534\" data-id=\"d189534\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62e680 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b62e680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"http:\/\/reinhartassoc.com.previewc38.carrierzone.com\/?page_id=22\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request a quote today<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steam turbines Boresonics Normally called boresonics, because ultrasonic testing is part of the examination process, includes plug removal and replacement, power honing, bore diameter measurements, and boreside nondestructive examination (NDE). 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