Interval Extension – Combustion System Upgrades

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(1200 ES)
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Enhanced operation reliability
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Reduced life cycle costs
Gas turbine customers continue to look for products to increase availability while reducing maintenance costs. GT Interval extension products have been specifically developed to address both these needs. Interval extension products were developed to extend the duration between planned maintenance inspection intervals, which can increase availability and in some cases, eliminate certain type of inspections (e.g. combustor inspections) and reduce maintenance costs.
In the example below a unit operating at 8.3k EBH turbine inspection intervals now operates at 25k EBH or 33k EBH turbine inspection intervals. This change in operation provides the following benefits:
- In a 100,000 hour duration, only 4 recommended scheduled outages compared to 12 outages, which can result in significant cost savings
- Extended duration of 25k EBH between outages which can result in improved availability
- Typically, interval extension products also come with advanced Siemens technologies that can help improve performance when coupled with TPU (Thermal Performance Upgrades) products
Note: EBH = Equivalent Base Load Hours, ES = Equivalent Starts, HGP = Hot Gas Inspection, MI = Major Inspection, CI = Combustor Inspection
Key recommended interval extension products: Compressor, Combustor and Turbine
The table below the key recommended interval extension products on the 3 main core focus areas: Compressor, Combustor and Turbine.
The following section highlights some of the available recommended interval extension options for the combustor section. These upgrades can be implemented during a CI or HGP or MI.
For turbine and compressor interval extension products, please refer to the following:
- Interval extension products: Turbine
- Interval extension products: Compressor
Advanced ULN Combustion System (33k EBH/ 1200 ES / 9 ppm NOₓ)
Applicable Frames: SGT6-5000F (FC, FD, FD2, FD3, F4, F5, F5EE)
Fuel Type: Gas only, dual fuel
Your benefits can include
- Reduced NOₓ emissions (as low as ~9 ppm)
- Enhanced operation reliability
- Increase in hours / starts between planned inspections (up to 33k EBH / 1200 ES)
- Reduced life cycle costs
- Increased firing temperature capability (+90oF from FD2 level)
- No Combustor inspection outages
Scope of Supply and Product Features
Core hardware is highlighted below; additional auxiliaries and controls modifications may be required
Advanced DLN Combustion System (33k EBH/ 1200 ES / 25 ppm NOₓ)
Applicable Frames: SGT6-5000F (FC, FD, FD2, FD3, F4, F5)
Fuel Type: Gas only, dual fuel
Your benefits can include
- Maintained emissions (~25 ppm) at higher firing temperatures
- Enhanced operation reliability
- Increase in hours / starts between planned inspections (up to 33k EBH / 1200 ES)
- Reduced life cycle costs
- Increased firing temperature capability (+70oF from FD2 level)
- No combustor inspection outages
Scope of Supply and Product features
Core hardware is highlighted below; additional auxiliaries and controls modifications may be required
DLN 1.1 Combustion System (33k EBH/ 1200 ES / 25 ppm NOₓ)
Applicable Frames: SGT6-5000F (FC, FD, FD2, FD3)
Fuel Type: Gas only
Your benefits can include
- Maintained emissions (~25 ppm) at higher firing temperatures
- Enhanced operation reliability
- Increase in hours / starts between planned inspections (up to 33k EBH / 1200 ES)
- Reduced life cycle costs
- Increased firing temperature capability (+20oF from FD2 level)
- No combustor inspection outages
Scope of Supply and Product features
Core hardware is highlighted below; additional auxiliaries and controls modifications may be required
Non-VGP Combustion System (16k EBH/ 600 ES / 25 ppm NOₓ) – New or Upgrade through Repair
Applicable Frames: SGT6-5000F (FC, FD, FD2, FD3)
Fuel Type: Gas only, dual fuel
Your benefits can include
- Reduced ES factors for fast starts
- Enhanced operation reliability
- Increase in hours between planned inspections (up to 16k EBH)
- Reduced life cycle costs
- Increased firing temperature capability (+20oF from FD2 level)
Scope of Supply and Product features
Core hardware is highlighted below