Testing & Inspections

Testing & Evaluation Expertise

GE technicians test and maintain the world's largest installed turbine-generator fleet utilizing state-of-the-art flaw detection equipment and procedures. We offer a wide range of testing and inspection services. When you have unique testing requirements, we can put the full scope of our testing and evaluation expertise to work for you.

Electrical / Mechanical Testing

GE offers many types of electrical and mechanical tests for turbine-generators, including customized diagnostic testing to help diagnose unique equipment problems.

  • Acoustic testing
  • Emergency bearing oil pump testing
  • End winding resonance testing
  • Flux probe testing
  • Partial discharge analysis
  • Stator water flow testing
  • Vibration testing

Non-Destructive Testing

Plant maintenance programs based on periodic disassembly and inspection of critical turbine-generator components, while relatively costly, have proven remarkably effective as evidenced by the industry's consistently favorable plant reliability and availability statistics. New bottom line realities, however, are motivating many plant operators to re-evaluate established maintenance practices and deviate from them where they perceive net cost-to-risk advantages. Our suite of non-destructive testing services can help you assess the condition of your machines economically.

We offer:

  • Generator in-situ inspections
  • Generator rotor boresonic inspections
  • Retaining ring inspections
  • Generator Rotor Slot Tooth Eddy Current Inspection
  • Custom test development