Leaking Spraywater Valves and Cavitation Issues Inspired This Customer to Upgrade to Fisher Control Valves

This customer’s spraywater control valve problems were discovered during a walkdown of the customer’s facility, scheduled to discover any bad actors and enable them to prepare for upcoming outages pro-actively.

Two older valves were identified as problems. Leaking and cavitation didn’t allow them to put enough steam back into their Steam Turbine Generators (STGs). Furthermore, temperature degradation caused by leakages forced them to use more ‘purchased’ gas in the fuel mix in order to meet their energy requirements. There were also other maintenance complications, difficulty in obtaining parts, and an odd piping scheme that was not sustainable.