Gas Turbine Handbook: Principles and Practice 3rd Edition, ISBN-13: 978-0881735154

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Gas Turbine Handbook: Principles and Practice 3rd Edition, ISBN-13: 978-0881735154

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• 451 pages
• Publisher: Fairmount Press; 3 edition (2006)
• Authors: Tony Giampaolo
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881735154
• ISBN-13: 978-0881735154

Contents

PREFACE ………………………………………………………………………………….. xi

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ……………………………………………………………xiii

Chapter 1—THE GAS TURBINE EVOLUTION ………………………….. 1

History ……………………………………………………………………….. 1

Technical Improvements ………………………………………………. 7

Chapter 2—APPLICATIONS ………………………………………………………11

Jet Engines ………………………………………………………………………..11

Mechanical Drive ………………………………………………………………. 15

Chapter 3—HARDWARE ………………………………………………………….. 23

Similarities and Differences ………………………………………………. 23

Compressors …………………………………………………………………….. 27

Turbines …………………………………………………………………………… 27

Combustors ………………………………………………………………………. 35

Bearing Design …………………………………………………………………. 39

Chapter 4—GAS TURBINE SYSTEMS THEORY ……………………….. 45

Gas Turbine Operating Cycle …………………………………………….. 45

Component Effi ciencies ……………………………………………………… 49

Compressor ………………………………………………………………………. 52

Burner Section ………………………………………………………………….. 64

Turbine …………………………………………………………………………….. 66

Chapter 5—GAS TURBINE CONTROLS …………………………………… 71

Gas Turbine Controls ………………………………………………………… 71

Chapter 6—ACCESSORIES (Lube Oil, Coolers, Power) ………………. 85

Starting Systems ………………………………………………………………. 85

Ignition Systems ……………………………………………………………….. 90

Lubrication Systems …………………………………………………………. 94

Characteristics of Lube Oils …………………………………………….. 100

Chapter 7—PARAMETER CHARACTERISTICS ………………………. 105

Vibration ………………………………………………………………………… 105

Vibration Measurement …………………………………………………… 107

Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) ……………………………………… 109

Rotor Speed …………………………………………………………………….. 109

Oil Pressure & Temperature ………………………………………………111

Chapter 8—GAS TURBINE INLET TREATMENT ……………………..115

The Environment ……………………………………………………………..115

Inlet Air Filters …………………………………………………………………117

Filter and Gas Turbine Match ………………………………………….. 122

Inlet Air Cooling ……………………………………………………………… 122

Chillers …………………………………………………………………………… 130

Chapter 9—GAS TURBINE EXHAUST TREATMENT ……………… 131

Water Injection ……………………………………………………………….. 137

Steam Injection ……………………………………………………………….. 138

Selective Catalytic Reduction …………………………………………… 139

Chapter 10—GAS TURBINE ACOUSTICS

AND NOISE CONTROL ………………………………………………….. 145

Combustion Turbines—Lots of Power in a Little Space ………. 145

Some Fundamentals of Acoustic ……………………………………….. 148

Noise Criterion ……………………………………………………………….. 154

Noise Control ………………………………………………………………….. 155

Chapter 11—MICROTURBINES ……………………………………………………….. 169

Microturbines …………………………………………………………………………… 169

Applications …………………………………………………………………………….. 170

Hardware …………………………………………………………………………………. 172

Chapter 12—DETECTABLE PROBLEMS ………………………………………….. 183

Gas Path Analysis …………………………………………………………… 184

Turbine Blade Distress ……………………………………………………. 187

Compressor Fouling ………………………………………………………… 195

Combustor Distress & Plugged Fuel Nozzles …………………….. 199

Foreign/Domestic Object Damage …………………………………….. 199

Worn Air/Oil Seals …………………………………………………………… 201

Fuel Control Problems …………………………………………………….. 202

Chapter 13—BOROSCOPE INSPECTION ……………………………….. 205

Objectives & Expectations ……………………………………………….. 205

A Back-up to Confi rming Suspected Problems …………………… 208

Assessing Damage to the Compressor,

Combustor, and Turbine …………………………………………………… 209

Chapter 14—CASE HISTORY 1 ………………………………………………. 229

Chapter 15—CASE HISTORY 2 ………………………………………………. 249

Chapter 16—CASE HISTORY 3 ………………………………………………. 261

Chapter 17—CASE HISTORY 4 ………………………………………………. 269

Chapter 18—THE GAS TURBINE’S FUTURE …………………………. 279

Appendix A

1. Gas Turbine Manufacturers

(Names, Addresses, Phone Numbers) …………………………………….. 287

2. Microturbines Manufacturers …………………………………………………. 304

Appendix B

1. Accessory Manufacturers

(Names, Addresses, Phone Numbers) …………………………………….. 305

Appendix C

1. Stanford Research Institute Chart ……………………………………………. 326

2. PWA Material Chart ………………………………………………………………… 328

3. Formulas (Interrelationship of Engine Parameters) …………………. 346

4. Hazardous Area Classifi cation ………………………………………………… 354

5. Air Filter Selection Guideline Checklist ………………………………….. 355

6. Air/Oil Cooler Selection Guideline Checklist …………………………. 358

7. Gaseous Fuel Properties ………………………………………………………….. 363

8. Liquid Fuel Properties …………………………………………………………….. 370

9. List of Symbols ……………………………………………………………………….. 372

10. Conversion Factors …………………………………………………………………. 375

11. Inlet Water Cooling (Fogging) …………………………………………………. 380

12. Overall A-weighted Sound Level Calculation …………………………. 383

13. Occupational Noise Exposure ………………………………………….. 385

14. Elden F. Ray, Jr., P.E. Resume …………………………………………..387

15. Microturbine and Power Converter Manufacturers ………………… 389

Appendix D

1. Technical Societies …………………………………………………………………… 391

2. Technical Articles ……………………………………………………………………. 396

Index ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 427

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