A Schock Exhaust Baffle upgrade will leave your existing units ready to run maintenance free for decades. The upgrade should entail the entire system. New silencer supports and silencer guides are equally important to the integrity of the system. The...

Inspecting the Exhaust System periodically will help discover damage from ever changing run conditions as soon as possible. As cracks occur, we can properly plan for maintenance or upgrades in advance of becoming an emergency. Most peaker units are getting...

There are many facets to providing turnkey demo and installation construction services. At Schock we do detailed cost estimating, provide plant laydown plans, thorough milestone scheduling is done, we identify crew size needs, and plan for rental equipment...

The devil is in the details. Schock does not waiver on conservative design philosophies, material selections, and fabrication techniques. We have designed, fabricated, shipped, and installed well over 1200+ Silencer panels in the past several years....

Question: Is protecting or “tucking” the leading edge of the silencer panel perforated material necessary? Answer: NO. Some designers claim by “tucking” the leading edge under the frame materials, it is protected from the high gas velocities. Firstly,...

Question: How do Gas Turbine absorption silencers work? Answer: An absorption silencer works according to the absorption principle. The sound waves hit the insulating material inside and are thus absorbed. The sound energy is converted into thermal...

Question: Is 11CrCb material a better fit for F class Exhaust Gas temperatures. Answer: YES. 11CrCb has a much longer creep life that 409SS, but not quite as good as 304SS. HOWEVER, 304SS thermally grows almost twice as much as 11CrCb and 409SS so this...

Question: Is continuous welding of the perforated seams better than skip welding. Answer: YES. Beyond the reasons mentioned above, by nature of application, the skip or stich welding is performed manually by a human hand. Because of the application method,...