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Gas Turbine Condition & Life AssessmentA comprehensive examination of performing condition & life assessments for gas turbines aimed at improving gas turbine operational & maintenance practices, minimising the likelihood of failures, prolonging asset life & reducing maintenance costs |
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Course Objectives
Key Learning Outcomes
- Develop a detailed knowledge on material systems employed in gas turbines
- Understand degradation mechanisms and how to predict them
- Determine optimal linkages between condition assessments, including mechanical and NDT, fracture mechanics and stress analysis using simulation
- Examine recent advances in the ability to model the creep and fatigue behaviour of advanced turbine materials
- Systematic and practical management of gas turbine components
- Examine and evaluate various tools required to produced technically proficient tenders for repair or replacement of high value components
- Risk management mechanisms in relation to repair and maintenance
- Key competencies for management decision making on overhaul scheduling and condition assessment techniques
VALUE ADD
This course will feature guest
presenter Dr Matthew Smillie -
a high temperature metallurgy
specialist, providing gas
turbine condition assessment
methodologies & case studies
"Genuine expertise in the area,
tremendous depth"
Plant Engineer, IPM Operation & Maintenance
"An insight into metallurgical
components and characteristics
of gas turbine components"
Mechanical Technician,
Verve Energy
About the Course
Assessment of the condition and remnant useful life of a number
of gas turbine components is a key factor in achieving safe and
economical operation of industrial gas-fired plant.
The durability and need to overhaul and replace parts such as blades
and strators, combustor liners and transition ducts, as well as manage
the safe usage of fracture critical rotating parts, such as discs and
shafts plays an important role in determining the frequency and scope
of maintenance intervals, the occurrence of forced outages and the
total lifetimes achieved.
These factors determine the Reliability, Availability and Maintainability
(RAM) of simple cycle and combined cycle turbines and contribute
significantly towards through life plant operating costs.
This course will review the current practices for condition assessment
and life management of gas turbine blades and vanes, as well as the
methods available for remnant life assessment of discs and shafts.
Who Should Attend
Gas, steam turbine owners and operators, operations and maintenance
engineers, mechanical engineers, power station managers, plant
operations managers, asset and generation engineers/management,
turbine engineers, gas turbine parts/components and suppliers.
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