Gas Turbine Performance Deterioration.
Abstract
With privatization and intense competition in the utility and petrochemical industry, there is a strong incentive for gas turbine operators to minimize and control performance deterioration, as this directly affect profitability. The area of gas turbine recoverable and nonrecoverable performance deterioration is comprehensively treated in this paper. Deterioration mechanisms including compressor and turbine fouling, erosion, increased clearances, and seal distress are covered along with their manifestations, rules of thumb, and mitigation approaches. Permanent deterioration is also covered. Because of the importance of compressor fouling, gas turbine inlet filtration, fouling mechanisms, and compressor washing are covered in detail. Approaches for the performance monitoring of steady-state and transient behavior are presented along with simulations of common deterioration modes of gas turbine combined cycles. As several gas turbines are used in cogeneration and combined cycles, a brief discussion of heat recovery steam generator performance monitoring is made.
Description
Tutorialpg. 139-176
Subject
TurbomachinesCollections
Citation
Meher-Homji, Cyrus B.; Chaker, Mustapha A.; Motiwala, Hatim M. (2001). Gas Turbine Performance Deterioration.. Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /163330.