Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for quantification of a gas turbine inlet filter blockage
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Application No.: US15432353Application Date: 2017-02-14
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Publication No.: US10401881B2Publication Date: 2019-09-03
- Inventor: David Spencer Ewens , John Raffensperger
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
- Main IPC: F01D21/00
- IPC: F01D21/00 ; F02C3/04 ; F02C7/05 ; G05D7/06 ; G01M15/14 ; G01F9/00 ; F02C9/00

Abstract:
Embodiments of the disclosure can relate to quantification of gas turbine inlet filter blockage. In one embodiment, a method can include receiving data associated with an inlet flow conditioning system associated with a turbine in a power plant. The method may further include determining an inlet flow associated with the turbine, based at least in part on operational data from the turbine. The method may further include determining an effective area of the inlet flow conditioning system, based at least in part on the inlet flow associated with the turbine. The method can further include determining a fouling rate of the inlet flow conditioning system, based at least in part on a difference between the effective area of the inlet flow conditioning system and a corresponding effective area of the inlet flow conditioning system determined at a prior operation. The method may further include identifying a corrective recommendation for the inlet flow conditioning system, based at least in part on the fouling rate and a performance target of the turbine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180230907A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFICATION OF A GAS TURBINE INLET FILTER BLOCKAGE Public/Granted day:2018-08-16
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