GAS TURBINE MAINTENANCE

 FEATURES TO ENHANCE MAINTENANCE

 SPLIT CASING FOR COMPRESSOR

 SPLIT CASING FOR BEARINGS

 REMOVAL OF COMBUSTOR

 BORESCOPE INSPECTION HOLES

OPERATING SCHEDULING
 TYPES OF FUELS
 NATURAL GAS, DISTLLATE, CRUDE, RESIDUAL

 STARTING FREQUENCY
 ONE START EQUIVALENT ONE FIRED HOURS

 LOAD CYCLE
 BASE LOAD AND PEAK LOAD

 ENVIRONMENT
 CORROSIVE ATMOSPHERE

 MAINTENANCE PRACTICES
RUNNING INSPECTION

 OBSERVATIONS MADE WHILE A UNIT IS RUNNING

 THIS IS THEN COMPARED TO THE DATA WHEN UNIT WAS

NEW

 DEVIATION FROM THE EXPECTED MAY INDICATE

COMPONENT DETERIORATION

 DATA CAN BE COLLECTED FOR START UP OR STEADY

STATE CONDITION
RUNNING INSPECTION - START UP TIME

 A GOOD REFERENCE IS THE START UP CURVE WHEN THE UNIT

IS NEW

 EXPECTED PARAMETERS TO BE FOUND IN THESE CURVE:

 SPEED
 FUEL FLOW
 FCV OPENING
 LOAD
 TEMPERATURE
 PRESSURE
LOAD VS EXHAUST TEMPERATURE
 HIGH EXHAUST TEMPERATURE CAN BE AN
INDICATION OF;

 DETERIORATION OF INTERNAL PARTS

 EXCESSIVE INTERNAL LEAKS

 FOULED COMRESSOR

 INCREASED POWER REQUIRED BY THE DRIVEN

EQUIPMENT
FACTORS AFFECTING MAINTENANCE

 NUMBER OFCOLD START

 THIS IS DUE TO THE REPETITIVE THERMAL

STRESS THE MACHINES IS EXPOSED WHEN IT
IS STARTED FROM COLD , MORE SIGNIFICANT
FOR MACHINE USED FOR LOAD PEAKING,
MAINTENANCE INTERNAL IS SHORTENED
FACTORS AFFECTING MAINTENANCE

 FAST ACCELERATION AND LOAD UP

 WHEN THIS MODE OF ACCELERATION AND LOAD UP IS

USED, THE MACHINE IS SUBJECTED TO A HIGHER
STRESS IF COMPARED TO RUNNING ON NORMAL RATE,
IT IS TO BE AVOIDED WHEN THERE IS NO DEMAND FOR
SUCH FAST LOAD UP
FUEL FLOW AND PRESSURE
 OBSERVE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FUEL AND
LOAD

 DEVIATION FROM EXPECTED MAY INDICATE

 FUEL NOZZLE FOULING

 FUEL METERING DEVICE DAMAGE OR OUT OF

CALIBRATION

 M INOR LEAK
FACTORS AFFECTING MAINTENANCE

 MACHINE TRIPPING
 WHEN THE MACHINE IS TRIPPED, INSTEAD OF NORMAL
SHUTDOWN, IT WILL BE SUJECTED TO FAST COOLING,HENCE
THE METAL UNDERGO GREAT THERMAL STRESS, THIS CYCLIC
EFFECT WILL SHORTEN THE USEFULL LIFE OF THE HOT GAS
PATH COMPONENTS

 THE CAUSES FOR MACHINE TRIP MUST BE MINIMISED BY

CONTINOUS MONITORING OF THE RUNNING PARAMETERS
EXHAUST TEMPERATURE AND SPREAD VARIATION

 MEASUREMENT AND MONITORING SHOULD BE DONE ON

A REGULAR BASIS

 LARGE CHANGES OR INCREASING DEVIATION TREND

MAY POINT TO

 DETERIORATION COMBUSTION SYSTEM

 FUEL DISTRIBUTION PROBLEMS

PEAK LOAD

 WHEN A MACHINE IS RUN AT PEAK LOAD, ITS EXHAUST

TEMPERATURE IS AT THE HIGHEST COMPARED TO WHEN
RUNNING AT BASE LOAD. DUE TO THIS HIGH TEMPERATURE,
TURBINE BLADES LIFE IS ALSO SHORTENED. HENCE IT HAS TO
BE REPLACED EARLIER THAN IT SHOULD BE
STANDBY INSPECTION

 BATTERY SYSTEM
 LUBRICATION SYSTEM: FILTER,LEVELS, POSSIBLE LEAK
TRACES
 CONTROL AND REGULATING SYSTEM - FILTER
 FUEL SYSTEM
 AIR FILTER
 EXHAUST DUCT AND PLENUM
 GENERAL CLEANING
COMBUSTION INSPECTION

 COMBUSTION LINERS
 TRANSISTION PIECES
 CROSSFIRE TUBES
 FUEL NOZZLES
 FLAME DETECTORS
 SPARK PLUGS
 FILTER CARTRIDGE
 LEAKS
 GENERAL CLEANING
HOT GAS PATH INSPECTION
 HOT GAS PATH INSPECTION INCLUDES COMBUSTION INSPECTION AND
VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE TURBINE NOZZLES AND BUCKETS
 REMOVING OF UPPER HALF OF COMBUSTION WRAPPER,TURBINE
SHELL AND INNER DIAPHRAGM

 REMOVING OF FIRST STAGENOZZLES

 CHECK;
 PARTS AND COMPONENTS SAME AS THOSE FOR COMBUSTION
INSPECTION
 STAGE 1,2,3 NOZZLES FOR ERROSION,CORROSION,CRACKS AND ETC
 STAGE 1,2,3 BUCKETS FOR EROSION,CORROSION,CRACKS AND ETC
 CLEARANCE BETWEEN TURBINE TIPS AND SHROUDS
 INSPECTION ON SOME OTHER PARST ARE ALSO
RECOMMENDED,SUCH AS
 NOZZLE THERMOCOUPLES
 INLET PLENUM,INLET CASING
 EXHAUST PLENUM AND DUCT
 COUPLINGS
 LEAKS
 STARTING DEVICE
 FUEL GAS STRAINER
 GENERAL CLEANING
MAJOR INSPECTION

 AXIAL FLOW COMPRESSOR STATOR AND ROTOR PARTS

 TURBINE BUCKETS
 TURBINE WHEELS
 BEARING LINERS,SEALS AND JOURNAL
 DEFLECTOR AND SEALS

 WORK SCOPE:
 SAME AS THOSE FOR CI AND GPHI
 REMOVING OF UPPER HALF CASING AND BEARING COVERS
 REMOVING OF ROTOR
 STARTING DEVICE
 ACCESSORY COUPLING ASSEMBLY
 AUXIALIARY GEAR BOX
 LEAKS
 GENERAL CLEANING