This paper presents an analysis of the uncertainties in the determination of gas turbine health, which arise by using a method of Gas Path Analysis. This method uses field measurements to estimate, through a mathematical model of the gas turbine thermodynamic cycle, the characteristic geometric and performance parameters, which are indices of gas turbine health. The investigated sources of uncertainties are the inaccuracy of measurements and the necessity of fixing a priori a number of characteristic parameters. This fact implies that variations occurring on these parameters in the actual gas turbine cause an estimation error on the characteristic parameters used as problem variables. The analysis leads to the selection of the appropriate measurements to be used in the gas turbine health determination and identification of both the most critical measurements and parameters.
Gas Turbine Field Performance Determination: Sources of Uncertainties
PINELLI, Michele;SPINA, Pier Ruggero
2000
Abstract
This paper presents an analysis of the uncertainties in the determination of gas turbine health, which arise by using a method of Gas Path Analysis. This method uses field measurements to estimate, through a mathematical model of the gas turbine thermodynamic cycle, the characteristic geometric and performance parameters, which are indices of gas turbine health. The investigated sources of uncertainties are the inaccuracy of measurements and the necessity of fixing a priori a number of characteristic parameters. This fact implies that variations occurring on these parameters in the actual gas turbine cause an estimation error on the characteristic parameters used as problem variables. The analysis leads to the selection of the appropriate measurements to be used in the gas turbine health determination and identification of both the most critical measurements and parameters.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
