Operating Experience of the First Solar® Taurus 70S Mechanical Drive Installation

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. James Hoshizaki
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Operating Experience ◽  
Field Performance ◽  
Field Evaluation ◽  
Pipeline System ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Compressor Station ◽  
Test Program ◽  
Natural Gas Pipeline

In October 1995, NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) commissioned the first mechanical drive application of Solar Turbines’ Taurus™ 70S gas turbine. The unit was installed as a part of a turbine/compressor package at a compressor station on NGTL’s natural gas pipeline system. As this first installation was a part of a development test program by Solar Turbines, field evaluation was conducted subsequent to the original commissioning and related testing. This paper presents NGTL’s experiences in commissioning, startup and operation. Field performance test results for the gas turbine are presented and focus on output power, thermal efficiency and exhaust emissions. Some of the findings and observations from the field evaluation tests performed by Solar are also discussed. In addition, a description of the facility in which the turbine/compressor package is installed is provided.

scholarly journals Comparative Operating Experience With Single-Shaft and Two-Shaft Gas-Turbine-Driven Centrifugal Compressors

1962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heral Singleton ◽  
Tracy S. Park
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Operating Experience ◽  
Gas Pipeline ◽  
Compressor Station ◽  
Prime Mover ◽  
Centrifugal Compressors ◽  
Excellent Opportunity ◽  
Natural Gas Pipeline ◽  
In Series

There has been much discussion as to how the single-shaft gas turbine compares with a two-shaft turbine as a prime mover for natural gas pipeline operations. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company has a compressor station at Savannah, Tenn., with a single-shaft and two-shaft turbine driving centrifugal compressors in series. This provides an excellent opportunity for comparison of the two types of turbines.

Uprated 501F Gas Turbine, 501FA

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Aoki ◽  
Y. Tsukuda ◽  
E. Akita ◽  
M. Terazaki ◽  
L. D. McIaurin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Operating Experience ◽  
Test Results ◽  
New Techniques ◽  
Reliability Improvement ◽  
Engineering Approach ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
Cooling Air

This paper introduces the engineering approach taken in developing the 501FA gas turbine, which is an uprated version of the existing 501F 150MW class gas turbine. The concepts and procedures which were utilized to uprate this gas turbine are also presented. To achieve better performance, new techniques were incorporated which reflected test results and operating experience. No advanced technologies were introduced. Instead, well experienced techniques are adopted so as not to deteriorate reliability. Improvement of the performance was mainly achieved mainly due to the reduction of cooling air. Tip clearances were also optimized based on shop test and field results.

Development and Experience With a Supercharged Steam-Generating System

1967 ◽  
Vol 4 (01) ◽  
pp. 537-557
Author(s):  
W. A. Fritz ◽  
T. P. Tursi
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Operating Experience ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Test Program ◽  
Air Compressor ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Successful Design ◽  
Boiler Design ◽  
Design And Manufacture

This paper describes the supercharged steam-generating cycle as currently employed in the U. S. Navy. In this cycle gas pressure in the boiler varies with load to a design peak of five atmospheres. The boiler receives its air for combustion from an air compressor which is powered by boiler exhaust gases expanding through a gas turbine. A historical background of the cycle and its components follows. Since a number of systems of the supercharged type have been and are being subjected to test at the Naval Boiler and Turbine Laboratory, the components of the systems, with particular emphasis on the boilers, are described. Advantages and disadvantages of the system are detailed and evaluated. The conclusion is that advantages are significant and that suspected problems or disadvantages do not need to exist if it is understood that the supercharged steam generator is regarded as not just another boiler, but rather as a precision piece of equipment. The test program at the Naval Boiler and Turbine Laboratory is defined as to scope and objectives. Test results are discussed and modifications required as a result of tests are described. Finally, there is a short review of shipboard operating experience to the present time. A major point developed is that the introduction of a new type boiler to the Navy's Fleet required an RDT&E effort, a full-scale test program, a new appreciation of the art of boiler design and manufacture, and a realistic and well-defined training program, plus the development of new ancillary equipment. The most important of the other equipments required is, of course, a compact and reliable supercharger set (air compressor and gas turbine) to provide air for combustion. The successful design of a compact supercharger set is the key to the use of the supercharged steam cycle.

Fuel Problems With Marine Gas Turbine Engines

1967 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Attiani
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
Operating Experience ◽  
Fuel Oil ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Test Program ◽  
Copper Deposits ◽  
Remedial Actions ◽  
Effect Of Copper

This paper describes a test program undertaken by the Navy to determine the causes of two problems in the fuel-oil systems of gas turbine engines. The first problem concerns short filter life; the second, copper deposits that cause clogging of fuel-oil nozzles. Results are given for operating experience with va-ious filter units from both laboratory tests and fleet experience. The effect of copper deposits on thermal stability is discussed. The author concludes with a review of remedial actions being taken to solve these problems.

On Test Uncertainties in Field Performance Tests

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rainer Kurz ◽  
Klaus Brun
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Uncertainty ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Field Test ◽  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Equations Of State ◽  
Accurate Determination ◽  
Field Performance ◽  
Significant Implication ◽  
Test Results

Field testing of gas turbine or electric motor driven compressor packages requires the accurate determination of efficiency, capacity, head, or power consumption in sometimes less than ideal working environments. Nonetheless, field test results have significant implication for the compressor and gas turbine manufacturers and their customers. Economic considerations demand that the performance and efficiency of an installation are verified to assure the return on investment for the project. Thus, for the compressor and gas turbine manufacturers, as well as for the end-user, an accurate determination of the field performance is of vital interest. This paper discusses a method to determine the measurement uncertainty and, thus, the accuracy, of test results under the typical constraints of a site performance test, for compressors capable of variable speed operation. Namely, a method is presented which can be employed to verify the validity of field test performance results. Results are compared with actual field test results, using redundant methods. Typical field test measurement uncertainties are presented for different sets of instrumentation. The effect of different equations of state on the calculated performance is also discussed. Test parameters that correlate to the most significant influence on the performance uncertainties are identified and suggestions are provided on how to minimize their measurement errors. Results show that compressor efficiency uncertainties can be unacceptably high when some basic rules for accurate testing are violated. However, by following some simple measurement rules and maintaining commonality of the gas equations of state, the overall compressor package performance measurement uncertainty can be limited and meaningful results can be achieved.

Model Based Performance Correction Methodology — A Case Study

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koldo Zuniga ◽  
Thomas P. Schmitt ◽  
Herve Clement ◽  
Joao Balaco
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Test Conditions ◽  
Partial Load

Correction curves are of great importance in the performance evaluation of heavy duty gas turbines (HDGT). They provide the means by which to translate performance test results from test conditions to the rated conditions. The correction factors are usually calculated using the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) gas turbine thermal model (a.k.a. cycle deck), varying one parameter at a time throughout a given range of interest. For some parameters bi-variate effects are considered when the associated secondary performance effect of another variable is significant. Although this traditional approach has been widely accepted by the industry, has offered a simple and transparent means of correcting test results, and has provided a reasonably accurate correction methodology for gas turbines with conventional control systems, it neglects the associated interdependence of each correction parameter from the remaining parameters. Also, its inherently static nature is not well suited for today’s modern gas turbine control systems employing integral gas turbine aero-thermal models in the control system that continuously adapt the turbine’s operating parameters to the “as running” aero-thermal component performance characteristics. Accordingly, the most accurate means by which to correct the measured performance from test conditions to the guarantee conditions is by use of Model-Based Performance Corrections, in agreement with the current PTC-22 and ISO 2314, although not commonly used or accepted within the industry. The implementation of Model-based Corrections is presented for the Case Study of a GE 9FA gas turbine upgrade project, with an advanced model-based control system that accommodated a multitude of operating boundaries. Unique plant operating restrictions, coupled with its focus on partial load heat rate, presented a perfect scenario to employ Model-Based Performance Corrections.

scholarly journals Gas Turbine Icing in Cold Weather Pipeline Operation

1973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevor Albone
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Operating Experience ◽  
Aircraft Engine ◽  
Gas Pipeline ◽  
Cold Weather ◽  
Ice Formation ◽  
Pipeline System ◽  
Intake System

The effect of ice formation and ingestion on ground based aircraft engine applications is described with a review of operating experience on a gas pipeline system. Measures introduced to reduce or eliminate the exposure of both the intake system and the engine are presented.

scholarly journals Design and Application of a Natural Gas Pipeline Optimization Program

1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Gilmour
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Gas Pipeline ◽  
Pipeline System ◽  
Total System ◽  
Optimization Program ◽  
Natural Gas Pipeline ◽  
Simulation Techniques ◽  
Transmission Pipeline

A software package which optimizes natural gas pipeline operation for minimum fuel consumption is in use on a commercial transmission pipeline. This Optimization Program has resulted in pipeline fuel savings in daily pipeline operation. In addition, the effect of a new compressor/turbine unit on the pipeline system as a whole can be accurately and easily quantified through use of the Optimization Program before the unit is even installed. The results from one turbine replacement study showed the total system fuel consumption and operating hours predicted for each unit were not directly related to a high turbine efficiency. This paper describes the simulation techniques used for the gas turbine and compressor modeling. The methodology behind the system-wide optimization is also provided, along with a detailed discussion of the program application to gas turbine and compressor replacement studies.

scholarly journals 501F Compressor Development Program

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Smed ◽  
F. A. Pisz ◽  
J. A. Kain ◽  
N. Yamaguchi ◽  
S. Umemura
Keyword(s):  
Performance Test ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
Axial Flow ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Test Program ◽  
General Design ◽  
Axial Flow Compressor ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Flow Compressor

As part of the WESTINGHOUSE-MHI 501F Development Program, a new 16 stage axial flow compressor has been designed. Reported here are elements of the aerodynamic and mechanical design as well as general design features. Overall performance test results are also presented which indicate that the compressor met or exceeded all expectations amenable to measurement during the full load shop test program.

501F Compressor Development Program

1992 ◽  
Vol 114 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Smed ◽  
F. A. Pisz ◽  
J. A. Kain ◽  
N. Yamaguchi ◽  
S. Umemura
Keyword(s):  
Performance Test ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
Axial Flow ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Test Program ◽  
General Design ◽  
Axial Flow Compressor ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Flow Compressor

As part of the Westinghouse-MHI 501F development program, a new 16-stage axial flow compressor has been designed. Reported here are elements of the aerodynamic and mechanical design as well as general design features. Overall performance test results are also presented, which indicate that the compressor met or exceeded all expectations amenable to measurement during the full load shop test program.

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