Ultrasonic Cleaning for Utilities Industry

Utilities — Ultrasonic Cleaning Reduces Labor Costs and Helps Prevent Unplanned Outages

Because your reputation depends on your ability to provide uninterrupted power to customers, keeping your turbines in good condition is a top priority. Many power companies are turning to Omegasonics’ ultrasonic tanks to clean turbine parts faster and ensure high-availability.

Ultrasonic technology reduces labor costs by cleaning gas-powered and hydro turbine parts, as well as solar turbine fuel nozzles in a fraction of the time it takes to clean them by hand. Ultrasonic washing also gets turbine parts cleaner than hand-scrubbing, without the use of toxic solvents. Our ultrasonic products:

• Reduce labor costs by cleaning parts in a fraction of the time, without soaking and hand-scrubbing
• Replace toxic solvents with environmentally-safe cleaning solutions
• Ensure personnel safety by eliminating the use of harsh chemicals
• Extend the life of turbine parts and improve turbine availability
• Allow personnel to spend more time on other tasks

Our Ultrasonic Cleaners Pay for Themselves

Farmington Electric (Farmington, NM) used to rent a commercial parts cleaning machine to clean turbine parts. Four men would work an entire week to wash the thousands of parts — first using the machine and then hand-cleaning the same parts to remove the residue that still remained. Using Omegasonics’ ultrasonic cleaners, a single worker gets the same job done in four days — a dramatic time and labor savings. According to Maintenance Foreman Kim Townsend, the ultrasonic cleaning tank paid for itself within two planned outages.

Southern California Gas Company has several ultrasonic units in operation at their natural gas production facilities. They use Omegasonics Power Pro 8000 models to clean parts from gas compressor engines. These ultrasonic units reduce the manual cleaning time required to get compressors back on-line, while allowing personnel to focus on keeping natural gas production levels high.

Jerry Pulver, plant manager for Minnesota Methane, has a similar story. Instead of soaking fuel nozzles from a solar turbine for 24 to 48 hours, the plant now cleans them more thoroughly in just two hours using an Omega® Pro ultrasonic cleaning tank. Because the fuel nozzles are cleaner, turbine performance has improved significantly, virtually eliminating “false starts.” According to Pulvar, the Omega® Pro paid for itself in its first use.

Save Money and Improve Turbine Performance

We offer ultrasonic cleaners in a variety of sizes to meet your needs and budget. Click on a link below to learn more.

Omega Super Pro

Omega Power Pro 6000

Omega Power Pro 8000

How does an ultrasonic cleaner work?