Technical Service Center, Infrastructure Services
Hydropower Technical Services Group
Mechanical Power Program Services Team
Team Leader: Roger Cline
The Mechanical Power Program Services Team provides technical assistance and support for the mechanical features of Reclamation's power facilities. Our experience and expertise includes:
- Turbine shaft alignments using both laser and tight wire systems
- Generator balancing, static(single plane) and dynamic (two plane)
- Turbine overhaul planning
- Cavitation repair
- Mechanical governor adjustment and maintenance
- Turbine assembly and disassembly procedures
- Machine diagnostics
- Machine condition monitoring
- Penstock safety assesment and evaluation
- Emergency gate closure testing and evaluation
- Incident investigations using Root Cause Analysis
- Underwater ROV inspections
- Pressure vessel inspections