Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Degradation of Compressor Blades of Gas Turbines in Coastal and Industrial Environment



CATEGORY: GAS TURBINES
Degradation of Compressor Blades
 of Gas Turbines in Coastal and Industrial Environment
Type
Journal Article
Author
Salmi Mohd Yunus
Author
Saiful Adilin Sekari
URL
Volume
1133
Pages
371-375
Publication
Advanced Materials Research
Date
1/2016
Abstract
Gas turbine compressor blades tend to degrade in their operation over time. Many factors contribute to the degradation mechanisms and its acceleration. Such factors include site location, site conditions, including the aspect of air quality, water washing practice, etc. Researchers with Materials Engineering Group of TNB Research Sdn Bhd examined 2 units of gas turbine compressor located near the sea around Peninsula of Malaysia, to determine the degradation mechanisms of the blades.
All these gas turbine units are located in different industrial environment. The first gas turbine unit, so called GTA is located in coastal, petrochemicals production and crude oil refining environment. The second gas turbine unit, so called GTB, located in coastal and industrial environment. The surrounding industries of GTB including oil refinery, chemical, ship fabrication and etc. Authors report the degradation type of those gas turbine units’ compressor blades with their contributing factors.

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