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A gas turbine was exposed to a fire that was fed by a leak in the lubricating oil supply line. APTECH was retained to evaluate the condition of the turbine rotor with respect to the possible loss of strength and material embrittlement. Our evaluation of the material indicated that the time/temperature fire exposure history would not result in degradation of the rotor's material properties. We concluded that the rotor was not adversely affected by the fire, and recommended that dimensional checks of the rotor be performed.

Satish Almaula		Plant failure and root cause analysis; process and design engineering analysis; process technology development and testing; plant engineering, operations, maintenance and safety management; plant and process control system management.

Kimble Clark, Ph.D.		Failure analysis, heat transfer & thermodynamics, process plant equipment failures & explosions, fuel science, combustion, industrial fires and explosions.

Richard Schreiber, P.E.		Boiler and machinery failure analysis, mechanical testing, combustion and heat transfer, industrial fires and explosions, gas appliances.

Eric Sullivan, P.E.		Metallurgy, welding, failure analysis, fire and explosion investigations, equipment, piping.

Michael Cronin, P.E.		Stress analysis, design evaluation, engineering mechanics