Satoshi Hata, Hiroshima Machinery Works, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., 6-22, 4-CHOME, KAN-ON-SHIN-MACHI, NISHI-KU, Hiroshima, 733-8553, Japan
This paper will provide a tutorial on the causes and mitigation of silica fouling in mechanical drive steam turbines driving Ethylene Plant compressors. The target audience for this paper is process and rotating equipment engineers of all experience levels.