Purpose-built for steam turbines, Woodward’s powerful simplex and dual-redundant controllers have the performance and accuracy required for today’s steam turbine applications.
Oil, Gas & Petrochemical
Purpose-built for steam turbines, Woodward’s powerful controllers have the performance and accuracy required for today’s steam turbine applications. Steam turbine OEMs utilize Woodward’s turbine controllers to ensure their packages meet steady-state stability and fast transient responses required by petrochemical plant process.
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Custom Controls
Woodward’s platform of triple-modular-redundant steam turbine and compressor (ITCC) control solutions cover the complete industry – driving blower, pumps, compressors and generators. Woodward global installation and application experience are driving some of the most complex plant requirements that you have come to trust in.
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Actuation
The patented dirt tolerant and self-cleaning technology of Woodward’s VariStroke simplex and dual-redundant on-line serviceable actuators ensure greater overall reliability of your steam turbine.
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Governors
Woodward’s industry trusted self-contained, mechanical-hydraulic, speed-droop governors for use on small steam turbines driving pumps, compressors, or generators, where isochronous (constant speed) operation is not required.
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Sensors
Magnetic pickups are used to control the speed of a prime mover, speed controls compare actual speed to desired, or set, speed.