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Articles & Reviews

The following section contain articles that Dave Lucier and Charlie Pond have had published, and miscellaneous articles that review presentations that have been made at Turbine-Users' groups.

Articles by Dave Lucier and/or Charlie Pond, published in Turbomachinery International, The Global Journal of Energy Equipment:

• May/June 2010 COVER FEATURES- "Energy Sources: Is it Practical? - Choosing Third Parties"
  
  
• November/December 2009 "Maintenance with Budget Cuts"
  
  
• July/August, 2006:  “Recording Data Manually”
  
  
• January/February, 2006:  “A Primer on Smart Maintenance”
  
  
• May/June, 2005:  “Lube Tips for Dog Days”
  
  
• March/April, 2005:  How to Change IGV’s with Rotor in Place”
  
  
• September/October, 2004:  “How to Get the Most Out of Upgrades
  
  
• April, 2003:  “Rutland on the Leading Edge"
  

Articles by Dave Lucier and/or Charlie Pond, published in Combined Cycle Journal:

• Second Quarter 2008: "These Baby Boomers Also Deferring Retirement"
  Article written by David Lucier for Combined Cycle Journal

Reviews of presentations given at Turbine Users’ Group meetings, published in Combined Cycle Journal:

• Third Quarter 2009: "Keeping liquid-fuel system components cool improves reliability of transfers from gas to oil"
  PAL's own Carlo Barrera, and his work are highlighted in piece
  
  
• Third Quarter 2007
  Frame 6 Users' Group Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, Florida
  
  
• Third Quarter 2006
  Frame 6 Users’ Group Annual Meeting, Tempe, AZ
  
  Presentation by Scott Berry of Indiana Municipal Power Agency, ABOUT how Pond And Lucier saved IMPA about $1 million by changing IGVs without removing the rotor.
  
  
• Fourth Quarter 2005
  Presented to the Legacy Roundtable at the CTOTF meeting, Banff, Alta, Canada.
  
  Addressed Maintenance Planning and What To Do When the Budget is Not Enough.
  
  
• Third Quarter 2005
  Presented to the Legacy Roundtable at the CTOTF meeting, Annapolis, MD.
  
  Addressed Rotor Design and Construction and related topics.
  
  
• Fourth Quarter 2004
  Presented to the Legacy Roundtable at the CTOTF (Combustion Turbine Operations Task Force) meeting, Portland, OR, the workshop addressed:
  
  
  1. Troubleshooting GTs with fuel regulator controls
  2. Control upgrade for the MS5001L
  3. Troubleshooting Speedtronic™ Mark I control systems for MS5001N and MS7001B-C