forced draft motor

Vibration Issue on Forced Draft Fan

A 100 year old steam plant was having a long standing vibration issue that they could not correct. Our EMDS department determined the likely issue was the hub to shaft fit. Horner Machining Services did most of the work on this fan including: • Remove old bearing, couplings, and louvers • Press old shaft out of the fan • Sand blast the fan and louvers clean • steam clean coupling • set up new shaft and check for straightness, then install • Dynamic Balance • Paint and reinstall the original coupling Field Service did the on-site work for removal, installation, and [...]

Vibration Issue on Forced Draft Fan2022-01-26T23:26:33-05:00

Power Plant Outage

A power plant in Indiana had Horner recondition 6 large motors during an outage they had in April. The Power Plant is a coal fired electric generation plant. The key component of the power generation plant is the boiler, and is also called the steam generator. The essence of the power generation plant is to create the steam in boilers. This steam is sent at high pressure to a turbine that generates electricity. The coal is first crushed into small particles using equipment called pulverizers. A joint effort between the Terre Haute Shop, the Washington St. shop, and field service helped [...]

Power Plant Outage2019-09-18T15:37:39-04:00
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