SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED GAS TURBINE COMPRESSOR CLEANING AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT

• US 20100116292A1
• Filed: 01/14/2010
• Published: 05/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: EcoServices, LLC (Singapore Technologies Engineering Limited)
• Original Assignee: Gas Turbine Efficiency Sweden AB
• Inventors: WAGNER, THOMAS
• Granted Patent: US 8,273,184 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 134/18
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 3/00 Cleaning by methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam B08B9/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 3/02 Cleaning by the force of jets or sprays
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 9/00 Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto B08B6/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 25/002 Cleaning of turbomachines
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 29/705 Adding liquids
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 50/60 Efficient propulsion technologies, e.g. for aircraft

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a system and method for optimizing a wash procedure. Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system for optimizing a wash procedure. In a first embodiment, the system comprises: means for collecting a sample of fouling, the sample comprising one or more contaminates; means for identifying the one or more contaminates; and means for selecting one or more washing products for removing the one or more contaminates from a turbine. In an alternate embodiment, the present invention is directed to a method for optimizing a wash procedure. The method comprises: collecting a sample of fouling, wherein the sample comprises one or more contaminates; identifying the one or more contaminates; and selecting one or more washing products for removing the one or more contaminates from a turbine.

Claims

1. A method of optimizing a wash procedure, the method comprising:

collecting a sample of fouling, wherein the sample of fouling comprises one or more contaminates;

identifying the one or more contaminates; and

selecting one or more washing products for removing the one or more contaminates from a turbine.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

washing the turbine using the selected one or more washing products for a predetermined amount of time.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the sample of fouling is a water wash and water rinse sample.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the sample of fouling a physical sample.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the physical sample is taken using solvent.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the physical sample is taken using abrasive paper.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the physical sample is taken using a scrapper.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more contaminates are identified using a mass spectrometer.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more washing products are commercially available.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more washing products are identified according to a contaminate solubility index of the identified one or more contaminates.

11. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

collecting a first set of data regarding one or more turbine parameters.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more turbine parameters comprises turbine thrust.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more turbine parameters comprises turbine output.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more turbine parameters comprises turbine pressure.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more turbine parameters comprises fuel flow.

16. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

collecting a second set of data regarding one or more ambient conditions.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the one or more ambient conditions includes ambient weather temperature data.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the one or more ambient conditions includes ambient weather humidity data.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the one or more ambient conditions includes ambient weather pressure data.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the one or more ambient conditions includes location data.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein the one or more ambient conditions includes season data.

22. The method of claim 16 further comprising:

comparing first and second data sets collected before the turbine is washed with first and second data sets collected after the turbine is washed; and

formulating an optimized wash procedure.

23. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

controlling a turbine washing unit using the formulated wash procedure.

24. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

formulating a performance trend of the turbine.