scholarly journals Development of a steady-state thermodynamic model in microsoft excel for performance analysis of industrial gas turbines

Author(s):  
Tyler A. Clifford ◽  
Samuel Cruz-Manzo ◽  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Vili Panov ◽  
Anthony Latimer
Author(s):  
Cesar Celis ◽  
Érica Xavier ◽  
Tairo Teixeira ◽  
Gustavo R. S. Pinto

This work describes the development and implementation of a signal analysis module which allows the reliable detection of operating regimes in industrial gas turbines. Its use is intended for steady state-based condition monitoring and diagnostics systems. This type of systems requires the determination of the operating regime of the equipment, in this particular case, of the industrial gas turbine. After a brief introduction the context in which the signal analysis module is developed is highlighted. Next the state of the art of the different methodologies used for steady state detection in equipment is summarized. A detailed description of the signal analysis module developed, including its different sub systems and the main hypotheses considered during its development, is shown to follow. Finally the main results obtained through the use of the module developed are presented and discussed. The results obtained emphasize the adequacy of this type of procedures for the determination of operating regimes in industrial gas turbines.


Author(s):  
Wilfried P. J. Visser ◽  
Michael J. Broomhead

NLR’s primary tool for gas turbine engine performance analysis is the ‘Gas turbine Simulation Program’ (GSP), a component based modeling environment. GSP’s flexible object-oriented architecture allows steady-state and transient simulation of any gas turbine configuration using a user-friendly drag&drop interface with on-line help running under Windows95/98/NT. GSP has been used for a variety of applications such as various types of off-design performance analysis, emission calculations, control system design and diagnostics of both aircraft and industrial gas turbines. More advanced applications include analysis of recuperated turboshaft engine performance, lift-fan STOVL propulsion systems, control logic validation and analysis of thermal load calculation for hot section life consumption modeling. In this paper the GSP modeling system and object-oriented architecture are described. Examples of applications for both aircraft and industrial gas turbine performance analysis are presented.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Chris Bingham ◽  
Miguel Martínez-García ◽  
Darren Cox

This paper extends traditional Gaussian mixture model (GMM) techniques to provide recognition of operational states and detection of emerging faults for industrial systems. A variational Bayesian method allows a GMM to cluster with its mixture components to facilitate the extraction of steady-state operational behaviour; this is recognised as being a primary factor in reducing the susceptibility of alternative prognostic/diagnostic techniques, which would initiate false-alarms resulting from control set-point and load changes. Furthermore, a GMM with an outlier component is discussed and applied for direct novelty/fault detection. An advantage of the variational Bayesian method over traditional predefined thresholds is the extraction of steady-state data during both full- and part-load cases, and a primary advantage of the GMM with an outlier component is its applicability for novelty detection when there is a lack of prior knowledge of fault patterns. Results obtained from the real-time measurements on the operational industrial gas turbines have shown that the proposed technique provides integrated preprocessing, benchmarking, and novelty/fault detection methodology.


Author(s):  
S. Timperley ◽  
M. K. D. Smith

Ruston Gas Turbines is a manufacturer of industrial gas turbines. Present models are in the power range 1.3 MW to 6.5 MW, and engine testing is performed on two separate sites, one for acceptance testing of production engines, the other for development testing.


Entropy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 250
Author(s):  
Muhammad Baqir Hashmi ◽  
Tamiru Alemu Lemma ◽  
Shazaib Ahsan ◽  
Saidur Rahman

Generally, industrial gas turbines (IGT) face transient behavior during start-up, load change, shutdown and variations in ambient conditions. These transient conditions shift engine thermal equilibrium from one steady state to another steady state. In turn, various aero-thermal and mechanical stresses are developed that are adverse for engine’s reliability, availability, and overall health. The transient behavior needs to be accurately predicted since it is highly related to low cycle fatigue and early failures, especially in the hot regions of the gas turbine. In the present paper, several critical aspects related to transient behavior and its modeling are reviewed and studied from the point of view of identifying potential research gaps within the context of fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) under dynamic conditions. Among the considered topics are, (i) general transient regimes and pertinent model formulation techniques, (ii) control mechanism for part-load operation, (iii) developing a database of variable geometry inlet guide vanes (VIGVs) and variable bleed valves (VBVs) schedules along with selection framework, and (iv) data compilation of shaft’s polar moment of inertia for different types of engine’s configurations. This comprehensive literature document, considering all the aspects of transient behavior and its associated modeling techniques will serve as an anchor point for the future researchers, gas turbine operators and design engineers for effective prognostics, FDD and predictive condition monitoring for variable geometry IGT.


2004 ◽  
Vol 126 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. G. Elliott ◽  
R. Kurz ◽  
C. Etheridge ◽  
J. P. O’Connell

Industrial Gas Turbines allow operation with a wide variety of gaseous and liquid fuels. To determine the suitability for operation with a gas fuel system, various physical parameters of the proposed fuel need to be determined: heating value, dew point, Joule-Thompson coefficient, Wobbe Index, and others. This paper describes an approach to provide a consistent treatment for determining the above physical properties. Special focus is given to the problem of determining the dew point of the potential fuel gas at various pressure levels. A dew point calculation using appropriate equations of state is described, and results are presented. In particular the treatment of heavier hydrocarbons, and water is addressed and recommendations about the necessary data input are made. Since any fuel gas system causes pressure drops in the fuel gas, the temperature reduction due to the Joule-Thompson effect has to be considered and quantified. Suggestions about how to approach fuel suitability questions during the project development and construction phase, as well as in operation are made.


2007 ◽  
Vol 353-358 ◽  
pp. 1935-1938 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuhiro Yamazaki ◽  
T. Kinebuchi ◽  
H. Fukanuma ◽  
N. Ohno ◽  
K. Kaise

Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs), that reduce the temperature in the underlying substrate material, are an essential requirement for the hot section components of industrial gas turbines. Recently, in order to take full advantage of the potential of the TBC systems, experimental and analytical investigations in TBC systems have been performed. However there is a little information on the deformation behavior of the top coating. In addition, the effects of the thermal exposure and the process parameters on the mechanical properties of the top coating have never been clarified. From these backgrounds, the effects of the process variables in APS and the thermal exposure on the mechanical properties were investigated in order to optimize the APS process of top coatings. The experimental results indicated that the mechanical properties of the APS-TBC, i.e. the tensile strength and the elastic modulus, were significantly changed by the process variables and the long term thermal exposure. The microstructural investigation was also carried out and the relationship between the mechanical properties and the porosity was discussed.


2007 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.R. Nicholls ◽  
N.J. Simms ◽  
A. Encinas-Oropesa

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