Advanced Integrated Monitoring

GTAnalysis provides advanced state-of-the-art real time monitoring systems for gas turbine based electric generators. The real time monitoring systems for Thermal Performance, Combustion Dynamic Monitoring (CDM), Mechanical Vibration, and Bearing and Lubrication enable close attention to the operating details of your plant equipment.

Operating unaware of internal component trends can result in loss of generation impacting contracts, increasing outage time when failures occur, and ultimately a loss in revenue. It is all too common that mechanical vibration alerts operators of an occurring compressor failure too late. We combined artificial intelligence methods to reduce a number of critical parameters and to detect the developing component failure.

It is not unreasonable to expect a 3 million dollar repair for a 7FA compressor. Without early detection, compressor failures can impact collateral stage failure. Instead of one localized failure, repair becomes extensive and costly.

The GTIntelligentAnalyzer continually reduces data, breaking each component down in hierarchy to achieve usually unavailable results such as efficiencies and turbine firing levels These are  then correlated to normal operation with mechanical dynamics. Artificial intelligence is utilized to evaluate developing and imminent component failures. Additional benefits of Integrated Monitoring:

• Prevention of compressor failures

• Prevention of combustor transition piece damage and failures.

• Pre to post outage evaluation

• Remote Performance Engineering Services available

• Remote Combustion Tuning Services available

• These examples are just a few items that would come up, but the significance of the extended staffing program is in its low cost design through a longer term relationship and known encountered procedures. The closer attention and resulting performance derived cost savings in your equipment operation would be significant when compared to the labor cost of an immediate unexpected hidden operational issue that evolved over time. Please inquire if this program makes sense to you.