Turbine Life Extension
For SGT-200 Industrial Gas Turbines
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Component life cycle management is of primary importance when dealing with
maintenance activities, particularly with rotating equipment where failures could
lead to extensive collateral damage, loss of operation, extended downtime and
loss of revenue.
Siemens Experience
With nearly 60 years experience in
the support of its range of small
gas turbines, Siemens Energy
Sector Service division, in Lincoln,
has been able to use all of that
experience to develop a life
extension program for the
6.45MW(e) SGT-200-1S product
(formerly known as the Tornado
Single Shaft).
Having sold 430 units since its
introduction in 1982, the SGT 200
fleet has now accrued over 25
million running hours.
Life Expectation
The life expectation of a gas turbine’s
long life components, such as outer
casings or compressor rotor parts, may
typically be 100,000 running hours or
10,000 starts which equates to a service
life of 12 years or possibly longer. Being
able to predict the life expectation of
parts is essential when scheduling
maintenance activities where accurate
planning can maximize equipment
usage, minimize downtime activities and
reduce cost. However, it relies on the
turbine history records being maintained
and kept updated to ensure product
traceability and data integrity.
The gas turbine OEM is uniquely placed
to keep and maintain such detailed
history records from original build
through the known life of the turbine
fleet. Siemens uses this historical data
combined with advances in analytical
methods to review the expected finite
life of components and develop programs
to extend the in-service life of the gas
turbine fleet.
Traceability
Siemens can help to benefit those
customers who involve the OEM in their
maintenance planning and service
activities, with the offer of inclusion of
the design updates this life extension
program provides, which may also help
reduce operational risk. However, it must
be stressed that this can only be applied
where a component’s historical
information is maintained, life extension
can only be applied to equipment with a
traceable history.
No matter how long third party service
providers have been operating, they do
not have the benefit of Siemens’
proprietary design information, nor the
long term historical fleet data, to be able
to provide the same level of detailed
support as an OEM.
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 Specific Analysis of the operation and Recommendations
maintenance history by: Associated Modifications &
Obsolescence Health & Review of the O&M records and the Upgrades:
Safety
turbine duty cycle Controls upgrade to the
Selective component sampling Siemens S7-300TM micro
Cost
Reduction Benefit by Fuel analysis & air quality sampling etc. controller.
Mods & Ups Reliability
Fuel System update to
Detailed Check:
incorporate STAR
Air Intake Filtration and ductwork Integrated fuel valve for
Performance
Environment IGVs and actuator system smoother running.
Turbine rotor and stator blading HEPA intake air filtration
Burners upgrade – improved
filtration to reduce blade
Combustor assemblies
Continued investment by Siemens into fouling and power loss.
the advanced analysis of component life Casings
DLE upgrade for low NOx
has demonstrated that many of the long Drive train & couplings emissions to meet current
life components can achieve up to and future legislation
This will establish the current life
150,000 hours. This can be done without
capability and what scope of work, Update by exchange units
compromising safety allowing a further
including the latest modifications and for reduced downtime and
operational cycle before replacement.
upgrades, will be recommended to attain inclusion of latest
However, it is subject to the condition
the customer’s required turbine life developments
that the parts have been maintained
extension. Product Improvement and
correctly over their operational life and
that accumulated operating hours have Potential Benefits may include: Product Safety Bulletin
been recorded accurately. inclusion
An opportunity to upgrade previous
technology to the latest standard Remote Monitoring
Alternatively Siemens can offer the
and/or materials System to utilize the
following solution where there is a lack
technical capability of our
of traceable history. Maintain or improve power and/or
24hr Help desk and, with
efficiency
Solution the appropriate support
Reduced operational risk by Trend contract, monthly trend
To be able to offer life extension, the Analysis / Condition Health analysis/condition
unit will need to be assessed to ensure Monitoring monitoring reports
its integrity; this may typically cover the
Reduced downtime Long Term Service
following scope of supply:
Environmental legislation compliance Agreement to provide the
Reduced Life Cycle Cost benefits of a fully inclusive
support contract

For a customer concerned

with the safe operation of
his plant, the best way to
ensure that decisions are
based on Siemens’
proprietary information is
by agreeing and planning
the maintenance
program with the OEM.

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