Preservation of power plant boilers/heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) during short- and long-term shutdowns**This chapter is based on the guidelines recently produced by the European Technology Development (ETD) (Robertson et al., 2013); they cover the whole plant including the gas turbine, auxiliary equipment, fuel systems, electrical equipment and turbine systems.

2014 ◽  
pp. 318-332
Author(s):  
A. Shibli ◽  
D.G. Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Electrical Equipment ◽  
Steam Generators ◽  
Auxiliary Equipment ◽  
Whole Plant ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
European Technology

The Effect of Ambient Conditions on the Performance of Supplementary Fired Gas-Steam Combined Cycle

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Kermani ◽  
B. Rad Nasab ◽  
M. Saffar-Avval
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Ambient Temperature ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Ambient Pressure ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Site Location ◽  
Steam Generators ◽  
Steam Cycle

The effect of ambient conditions, ambient temperature and site location of the power plant (the altitude or ambient pressure), on the performance of a typical supplementary fired (SF) gas-steam combined cycle (CC) is studied, and its performances are compared with that of the unfired case. The CC used in the present study is comprised of two V94.2 gas turbine units, two HR-steam generators and a single steam cycle. For the cases studied, it is observed that SF can increase the total net power of the CC by 5% and the efficiency for the fired-cycle is observed to be about 1% less than that of unfired-cycle case. The variations of the total net power with ambient temperature for both supplementary fired and unfired cases (slope w.r.t. the ambient temperature) are almost identical.

scholarly journals Gas Turbine Compressor Washing State of the Art — Field Experiences

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Pierre Stalder
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Atmospheric Conditions ◽  
Maintenance Program ◽  
On Line ◽  
Gas Turbine Compressor

Technology development in gas turbine compressor washing over the last 10 years and today’s state of the art technology is presented in this paper. Based on various long term field tests and observations, correlation between rate of power degradation and atmospheric conditions can be established. Questions about compressor on line washing with water alone against the use of detergents, as well as washing frequencies are also addressed in this paper. Performance degradation behavior between gas turbines of different sizes and models can be explained with an index of sensitivity to fouling. The implementation of an optimised regime, of on line and off line washing in the preventive turbine maintenance program is important, it will improve the plant profitability by reducing the costs of energy production and contribute to a cleaner environment.

scholarly journals Developing Functional Relationships between Soil Waterlogging and Corn Shoot and Root Growth and Development

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2095
Author(s):  
Charles Hunt Walne ◽  
K. Raja Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Growth And Development ◽  
Simulation Models ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Corn Hybrids ◽  
Functional Relationships ◽  
Soil Waterlogging ◽  
Whole Plant ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Corn Plants

Short- and long-term waterlogging conditions impact crop growth and development, preventing crops from reaching their true genetic potential. Two experiments were conducted using a pot-culture facility to better understand soil waterlogging impacts on corn growth and development. Two corn hybrids were grown in 2017 and 2018 under ambient sunlight and temperature conditions. Waterlogging durations of 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 days were imposed at the V2 growth stage. Morphological (growth and development) and pigment estimation data were collected 15 days after treatments were imposed, 23 days after sowing. As waterlogging was imposed, soil oxygen rapidly decreased until reaching zero in about 8–10 days; upon the termination of the treatments, the oxygen levels recovered to the level of the 0 days treatment within 2 days. Whole-plant dry weight declined as the waterlogging duration increased, and after 2 days of waterlogging, a 44% and 27% decline was observed in experiments 1 and 2, respectively. Leaf area and root volume showed an exponential decay similar to the leaf and root dry weight. Leaf number and plant height were the least sensitive measured parameters and decreased linearly in both experiments. Root forks were the most sensitive parameter after 14 days of waterlogging in both experiments, declining by 83% and 80% in experiments 1 and 2, respectively. The data from this study improve our understanding of how corn plants react to increasing durations of waterlogging. In addition, the functional relationships generated from this study could enhance current corn simulation models for field applications.

Analysis of Long-Term Gas Turbine Operation With a Model-Based Data Reconciliation Technique

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Rudolf ◽  
Manfred Wirsum ◽  
Martin Gassner ◽  
Stefano Bernero
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Data Reconciliation ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Operating Data ◽  
Term Operation

The continuous monitoring of gas turbines in commercial power plant operation provides long-term engine data of field units. Evaluation of the engine performance is challenging as, apart from variations of operating points and environmental conditions, the state of the engine is subject to changes due to the ageing of engine components. The measurement devices applied to the unit influence the analysis by means of their accuracy, which may itself alter with time. Furthermore, the available measurements do usually not cover all necessary information for the evaluation of the engine performance. To overcome these issues, this paper describes a method to systematically evaluate long term operation data without the incorporation of engine design models since the latter do not cover performance changes when components are ageing. Key focus of the methodology thereby is to assess long-term emission performance in the most reliable manner. The analysis applies a data reconciliation method to long-term operating data in order to model the engine performance including non-measured variables and to account for measurement inaccuracies. This procedure relies on redundancies in the data set due to available measurements and the identification of suitable additional constituting equations that are independent of component ageing. The resulting over-determined set of equations allows for performing a data set optimization with respect to a minimal cumulated deviation to the measurement values, which represents the most probable, real state of the engine. The paper illustrates the development and application of the method to analyse the gas path of a commercial gas turbine in a combined cycle power plant with long-term operating data.

Real Time Prognostic Strategies: Application to Gas Turbines

2011 ◽  
Vol 312-315 ◽  
pp. 601-606
Author(s):  
M. Yadegari
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Health Management ◽  
System Behavior ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Healthy Working ◽  
The World ◽  
Short And Long Term

Gas turbines are increasingly deployed throughout the world to provide electrical and mechanical power in consumer and industrial sectors. A health management system can incorporate prognostic algorithms to effectively interpret and determine the healthy working span of a gas turbine. The research project’s objective is to develop real-time monitoring and prediction algorithms for simple cycle natural gas turbines to forecast short and long term system behavior.

Systematic Evaluation of US Navy LM2500 Gas Turbine Condition

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce D. Thompson ◽  
Ben Wainscott
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Engine Vibration ◽  
The Us ◽  
Us Navy ◽  
Mechanical Faults ◽  
System Data ◽  
Short And Long Term

From an operational availability stand point, the US Navy is interested in the short term reliability of its ship based LM2500 gas turbine engines. That is the likelihood that an engine will operate successfully through a six-month deployment (usually 1500 to 2000 operational hours). From a maintenance and cost of ownership standpoint both the short term and long term reliability are of concern. Long term reliability is a measure in time (in operating hours) between engine removals. To address these requirements US Navy Fleet support maintenance activities employ a system of tests and evaluations to determine the likelihood that an LM2500 will meet its short and long-term goals. The lowest level inspection is the pre deployment inspection, which attempts to identify primarily mechanical faults with the engine. Gas Turbine Bulletin inspections are used to determine if predefined wear out modes exists. Performance evaluations can be performed which determine the ability of the LM2500 and its control system to meet expected power requirements. Lube oil system data can be analyzed to determine if excessive leakage or excessive scavenge temperatures exist. Engine vibration characteristics can be reviewed to identify the source of both synchronous and non-synchronous vibration and determine if corrective measures need to be taken. This paper will discuss how the lowest level inspections feed the more sophisticated analysis and how these inspections and evaluations work to provide a systematic method of insuring both short and long term LM2500 reliability.

Development and Evaluation of Ceramic Components for 8000-kW Class Hybrid Gas Turbine

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sazo Tsuruzono ◽  
Makoto Yoshida ◽  
Toshifumi Kubo ◽  
Takashi Ono ◽  
Takero Fukudome
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Tensile Creep ◽  
Development Organization ◽  
New Energy ◽  
Ceramic Components

An 8000 kW class hybrid gas turbine (HGT) project, administered by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and sponsored by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), has been started in July 1999 in Japan[1]. The target of this project is improvement in thermal efficiency and output power by using ceramic components, and earlier commercialization of the gas turbine system. Ceramic components are used for stationary parts subjected to high temperature, such as combustor liners, transition ducts, and first stage turbine nozzles. The gas turbine development was conducted in cooperation with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI). Kyocera started a study on fabricating the ceramic HGT components after evaluating their shape, placement, and fabrication methods. For these ceramic components, we are using the SN282 silicon nitride material developed and used for ceramic gas turbine components in the previous ceramic gas turbine project (300kW CGT)[2-4]. We have started to accumulate the strength evaluation data, using test bars cut from the aforementioned components, and begun long term tensile creep testing to confirm the reliability of the ceramic components.

Systematic Evaluation of U.S. Navy LM2500 Gas Turbine Condition

2002 ◽  
Vol 124 (3) ◽  
pp. 580-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. D. Thompson ◽  
B. Wainscott
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Engine Vibration ◽  
Mechanical Faults ◽  
System Data ◽  
Short And Long Term

From an operational availability stand point, the U.S. Navy is interested in the short term reliability of its ship based LM2500 gas turbine engines. That is the likelihood that an engine will operate successfully through a six-month deployment (usually 1500 to 2000 operational hours). From a maintenance and cost of ownership standpoint both the short-term and long-term reliability are of concern. Long-term reliability is a measure in time (in operating hours) between engine removals. To address these requirements U.S. Navy Fleet support maintenance activities employ a system of tests and evaluations to determine the likelihood that an LM2500 will meet its short and long-term goals. The lowest level inspection is the predeployment inspection, which attempts to identify primarily mechanical faults with the engine. Gas Turbine Bulletin inspections are used to determine if predefined wear out modes exists. Performance evaluations can be performed which determine the ability of the LM2500 and its control system to meet expected power requirements. Lube oil system data can be analyzed to determine if excessive leakage or excessive scavenge temperatures exist. Engine vibration characteristics can be reviewed to identify the source of both synchronous and nonsynchronous vibration and determine if corrective measures need to be taken. This paper will discuss how the lowest level inspections feed the more sophisticated analysis and how these inspections and evaluations work to provide a systematic method of insuring both short and long-term LM2500 reliability.

Gas Turbine Compressor Washing State of the Art: Field Experiences1

2000 ◽  
Vol 123 (2) ◽  
pp. 363-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-P. Stalder
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Atmospheric Conditions ◽  
Maintenance Program ◽  
On Line ◽  
Gas Turbine Compressor

Technology development in gas turbine compressor washing over the last 10 years and today’s state of the art technology is presented in this paper. Based on various long term field tests and observations, correlation between rate of power degradation and atmospheric conditions can be established. Questions about compressor on line washing with water alone against the use of detergents, as well as washing frequencies are also addressed in this paper. Performance degradation behavior between gas turbines of different sizes and models can be explained with an index of sensitivity to fouling. The implementation of an optimized regime of on line and off line washing in the preventive turbine maintenance program is important. It will improve the plant profitability by reducing the costs of energy production and contribute to a cleaner environment.

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