Gas Turbine Power Generation

Overview

This program will train personnel on the operation and maintenance of gas turbines and associated equipment including combined cycle operation.

Who Benefits:

Engineers, trainers, maintenance staff, plant operators.

Language Availability:

Web: English
Video: English & Spanish
CD-ROM: English

Format:

• Web (SCORM Version)
• Video
• MPEG
• CD-ROM
• VCD

Video Support Material:

Reproducible student workbook and instructor guide available with each module.

View the Learning Objectives

Program Segments

2501 Major Components Design and Construction

Gas turbine cycles; single shaft and two shaft arrangements; exhaust heat recovery, combined cycle; compressors, axial flow, centrifugal; compressor stall; combustor arrangements; turbine construction, blade cooling; factors affecting turbine efficiency; exhaust frame assembly; gas turbine starting arrangements.

2502 Gas Turbine Support Systems

Oil systems, lubricating and hydraulic; combustion system; fuel system, oil, gas; air systems, cooling, sealing, atomizing, purge; primary air inlet system; denox systems, environmental limits; cooling systems.

2503 Operation of Gas Turbines

Operating manoeuvers; start-up prerequisites; start-up procedure, start-up curve; purge control, ignition; load changes, governor control; exhaust temperature control; shut-down procedure, turning gear; operating hazards, mechanical, thermal, combustion.

2504 Control & Protection Systems

Monitoring conditions; indications and logging information; alarms - annunciators; permissive conditions and relays; protection devices; control equipment; computer controlled systems.

2505 Aero-Derivative Gas Turbines

Suitability for peaking and black start; the aero jet engine; gas generator; free turbine; multi-shaft arrangements; shaft speeds N₁, N₂, N₃; auxiliary systems; compressed air starting; start-up and operating procedures; indications and controls.

2506 Routine Maintenance

On-line running maintenance; predictive maintenance, plotting trends; performance testing, fuel consumption, heat rate; vibration analysis, unbalance; preventive maintenance, planned outages, scheduled taks, inspection, replacement, repair; frequency of inspection; procedure for combustion inspection, borescope.

2507 Major Maintenance

Good work practices, standard procedures, preparation for task; hot gas path inspection, procedure for disassembly, marking components, measuring clearances, inspection of components, replacement, reassembly; dye penetrant test; major overhaul, checking the compressor, turbine & compressor, rotor removal, inspection of thrust & journal bearings, blade inspection & clearances, setting packing seals, spare parts requirements.

2508 Combined Cycle Operations

Heat contained in exhaust gas, heat recovery; control of exhaust gas temperature, gt load, inlet guide vanes, auxiliary burners; typical combined cycle configurations, steam turbines for combined cycle, hrsg steam bypass to condenser; start-up & control of combined cycle unit.

2509 Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG)

Heat transfer, natural circulation, forced circulation; typical hrsg construction, economizer, evaporator, superheater; steam fundamentals, saturation, wet steam, superheat, re-heat, steam temperature control; multi-pressure hrsg's, dampers, gas by-pass, monitoring gas temperatures; condensate & feedwater system & controls; make-up, boiler water chemical control, chemical additives.

2510 Generator and Electrical Systems

Generator construction; hydrogen cooling, air cooling; excitation systems, control of Mvars; synchronizing, parallel operation; auxiliary power supplies; generator protection.