Reliability Performance of Combustion Turbines in Combined Cycle Duty
There is a belief held by the electrical utility industry that the combustion turbine is unreliable and has a low availability value. This paper presents field data for combined cycle plants and concludes that the combustion turbine is, indeed, reliable. The importance of improved utility outage planning also is discussed in relation to increased availability values. Finally, areas for further attention are defined and will be the subject of future papers.
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