GE Energy

New enhancements for the 9FA Gas Turbine

Delivering higher performance and greater operational flexibility

GE Energys F-class gas turbines set the standard.

GE was the first to:
ntroduce F-class technology to the i industry ecord 100% reliability for an F-class r turbine over an 108-day period of continuous operation each 99.4% reliability on an F-class r turbine ecord 28 million fired hours on an r F-class turbine in worldwide service hip more than 1,000 F-class s turbines each 55% thermal efficiency in r F-class commercial combined cycle operation chieve 40% load with single digit a NOx and CO on an F-class turbine onstruct an F-class turbine for an c IGCC application

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Meeting customer needs

Customers are continually seeking ways to deliver greater operational flexibility and higher levels of performance, availability and reliability while minimizing operating costs and meeting increasingly rigorous environmental criteria. By accumulating data from the worlds largest F gas turbine fleet and using our performance database from GEs monitoring and diagnostic center, GE engineers are continually finding new ways to provide enhanced performance and operational flexibility for today and tomorrow.

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Advancing technology
offering additional customer value
Improved Performance
GE Energy has engineered a Cooling Optimization Package that is now available as a retrofit package for 9FA.03 models and as an optional package on all new 9FAs. Providing improved heat rate and output, this package maintains the 9FAs unmatched levels of reliability and availability. Benefits of the Cooling Optimization Package translate into lower operating costs and improved revenues for 9FA users in both simple-cycle and combined-cycle operation. The Cooling Optimization Package incorporates GEs advanced technology which is based on a keen understanding of the physics of the entire 9FA gas turbine cooling system. GE engineers from around the world focused on the turbines operational environment, which includes ambient conditions, load ranges and start sequencing, to develop this new package. The package offers customers improved output and efficiency by more effectively managing the temperature and volume of cooling airflow, minimizing pressure drops and diminishing the effect of turbine clearances. Cooling Optimization Package CC Heat rate reduction CC Output SC Heat rate reduction SC Output
With no additional impact on the life of the parts

technology leadership. With more than 28 million F-class hours of successful DLN operation and over fifteen million hours at or below 9 ppm NOx, GE has the experience and technology leadership to help meet customer emission objectives. GEs DLN2.6+ Combustion System is ecomagination certified and is enabled through GEs Mark* VIe control platform . The DLN 2.6+ Combustion System offers the following customer benefits and features. ower gas turbine emissions capable of 20 mg/Nm3 for L both NOx (@ 15% O2) and CO mproved turndown capability down to 35% of full load I lowers fuel costs and reduces cycling requirements during off-peak hours, resulting in fewer starts and faster dispatch capability units remain online and full load capacity can be reached more quickly nhanced fuel flexibility for varying fuel compositions E ncreased revenue potential from developing NOx credit I trading markets

up to 0.5% up to +0.7% up to 1.1% up to +1.2%

mproved system availability through 24,000 hour extended I combustion inspection interval The DLN 2.6+ Combustion System can be installed at a combustion, hot gas path or major inspection. Continuous dynamics monitoring and remote DLN tuning are available as an additional package benefit/feature. This system is also available as an option on new units.

Reduced Emissions
Economic and regulatory requirements are placing greater pressure on the operation of gas turbines. Higher fuel prices are driving a greater cyclic operation and increasing emission requirements are pressuring the amount of time a turbine may operate. Since its first installation in 2006 the DLN 2.6+ Combustion System from GE Energy has provided customers increased operational flexibility at a reduced cost of operation. This enhanced system builds upon decades of GE combustion

Increased Operational Flexibility

Power generation industry changes are driving the need for more operational flexibility. Varying business model operational profiles are transitioning from traditional baseload operation to mid/cyclic-operation, with nearly 50% of operating hours <100% load. The OpFlex* suite of offerings, enabled by GEs Mark VIe control platform, provides an array of products to improve plant operating performance and flexibility.
*Mark and OpFlex are registered trademarks of the General Electric Company.

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OpFlex Extended Turndown

providing low emission operational flexibility
The OpFlex Extended Turndown Package extends the operating range at which emissions levels can be maintained at lower load levels by increasing gas turbine turndown capability. By reducing the minimum turndown level, operators are able to reduce the amount of fuel consumed during off-peak hours and avoid shutdown/start-up costs. The package also minimizes maintenance requirements associated with shutdowns and allows the customer to respond to short demands for electricity.

OpFlex AutoTune
real-time tuning and boundary control for greater flexibility
As fuel availability and variability becomes more commonplace, customers will look to more flexible solutions. OpFlex Auto Tune, GEs latest operational flexibility enhancement, minimizes the need for seasonal combustor tuning in order to maintain emissions compliance. OpFlex AutoTune will provide customers with the ability to operate their units within their current fuel specification without the need for manual combustor retuning. This enhancement uses the next-generation of GEs Model Based Control. The new Control System provides more stabilized combustion characteristics so customers can capitalize on a wide range of ambient conditions and fuel variations without any system instabilities, maintenance impacts or increase in emissions. This enhancement provides the following key benefits. liminates combustion retuning due to changes in ambient E conditions and fuel variation nables continuous reliable operation of the unit with up to E +/-7.5% variation in modified Wobbe index emoves unplanned tuning, combustion dynamic and nonR compliance NOx and CO events

Benefits
educed fuel consumption to remain on-line during offR peak hours due to lower turndown level ncreased revenue resulting from improved dispatch I priority by staying online and eliminating startups and shutdowns ower greenhouse gas emissions due to reduced fuel L consumption ncreased potential of spinning reserve credits I inimized maintenance associated with cyclic operation M

9FA

Baseload

9FB

Baseload

ncreases reliability through improved dynamics stability I and fuel market leverage educes fuel costs by eliminating manual tuning R nhances turbine performance by maintaining firing E temperature target

20 mg/Nm3

30 mg/Nm3 to 50 mg/Nm3

mproves confidence that turbine operation can be I maintained within emission limits ncreases fuel supply flexibility leading to lower negotiated I fuel prices

50% GT Load
30 mg/Nm3

Applicability
OpFlex AutoTune is for GE 9FA gas turbines with DLN2.6+ combustors, Mark Ve or VI Control Systems with Combustion

OpFlex* Extended Turndown

40% GT Load 35% GT Load

38% GT Load

Dynamics Monitoring Systems.

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9FA Applications
Powering more than the grid
GE Energys wide range of flexible power generation applications for the 9FA gas turbine include combined-cycle, cogeneration and simple-cycle peaking in both cyclic and baseload operation using a wide range of fuels. WPP water desalination I luminum energy for smelters A efineries use of process gas and flare gas R for O&G upstream istrict Heating use of CHP (combined heat & power) D teel use of blast gas or Corex gas S

9FA fleet 200+ units sold, 170+ in operation in more than 25 countries
Data as of April 2009

More than 7 million fired hours and 74,000 fleet starts

Data as of April 2009

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System reliability and availability

leading the industry, maximizing customer operational time
GE is a leader in industrial application experience
Through an independent third party data source, ORAP* indicates that GEs F-class continues to lead F-technology gas turbines in reliability and availability. This high reliability and availability rate translates to increased operability and reduction in life-cycle cost for our customers.
Source: ORAP; All rights reserved: SPS

GT Equipment Reliability (July 07-June 08)

%

Served 2.3 days more per year of required operation

supporting alternate fuel choices and enabling customer self generation

2007

2Q08

GT Equipment Availability (July 07-June 08)

% 2007

Available 8 days more per year

2Q08

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To learn more about this offering, contact your GE Energy sales representative or visit www.ge-energy.com

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