Current Steam Turbine Technology and its Applicability in the Pulp and Paper Market, 2017PEERS

The pulp and paper industry in the United States and Canada has been a strong part of the economic landscape in this region since the early 1900’s, in large part due to the increase in global demand for the products provided by this industry during this time period.  The industry saw major investments in the 60’s and 70’s, and however competition from other global competitors and general market shifts during the past 20 years has led local companies to make changes in their operations, to ensure their competitiveness in the market.

Steam turbines are generally considered a mature product in the industry – technology that has been in operation for over 100 years.  However, the current market offers features, design advances, and operational monitoring concepts that are available to provide improvements in efficiency, product/process capabilities.  These options can be evaluated by customers for any type of improvement or expansion projects for their facilities, and are available for existing turbine modifications, product/module replacements, and new turbine generator sets.

The presentation associated with this document will provide an overview of these features and concepts, and where applicable where they could be implemented by customers.  It will also include an example of such implementations in the pulp and paper industry. 

For many of the mills, steam and the use of steam turbines forms an integral part of the process and plant needs.  As companies seek to improve the production of their facilities, be it by efficiency improvements, process optimizations, expansions, replacements for obsolescence, mill consolidations, or operational improvements, the understanding of current options available in steam turbine technology and other associated market offerings can be beneficial for such evaluations.  

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