System and method for optimized gas turbine compressor cleaning and performance measurement
The present invention is directed to a system and method for optimizing a wash procedure. Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system for optimizing a wash procedure. In a first embodiment, a system comprises: means for collecting a sample of fouling, wherein the sample of fouling comprises one or more contaminates; means for identifying the one or more contaminates; and means for selecting one or more washing products for removing the one or more contaminates from a turbine. In an alternate embodiment, the present invention is directed to a method for optimizing a wash procedure. The method comprises: collecting a sample of fouling, wherein the sample of fouling comprises one or more contaminates; identifying the one or more contaminates; and selecting one or more washing products for removing the one or more contaminates from a turbine.
1. A system of optimizing a wash procedure for a combustion turbine engine, the engine having an engine inlet and an engine outlet, the system comprising:
means for collecting a sample of fouling contained in at least one of a water wash and water rinse sample, that has exited the engine outlet as a result of the washing procedure, wherein the sample of fouling comprises one or more contaminates;
means for identifying the one or more contaminates; and
means for selecting one or more washing products for removing the one or more contaminates from a turbine, wherein the one or more washing products are selected according to a contaminate solubility index of the identified one or more contaminates.
2. The system of claim 1 further comprising: means for washing the turbine using the selected one or more washing products for a predetermined amount of time.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sample of fouling a physical sample.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the collecting means comprises a solvent.
5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the collecting means comprises an abrasive paper.
6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the collecting means comprises a scraper.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the identifying means comprises a mass spectrometer.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more washing products are commercially available.
9. The system of claim 2 , further comprising: means for collecting a first set of data regarding one or more turbine parameters.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more turbine parameters comprises turbine thrust.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more turbine parameters comprises turbine output.
12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more turbine parameters comprises turbine pressure.
13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more turbine parameters comprises fuel flow.
14. The system of claim 9 further comprising: means for collecting a second set of data regarding one or more ambient conditions.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more ambient conditions includes ambient weather temperature data.
16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more ambient conditions includes ambient weather humidity data.
17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more ambient conditions includes ambient weather pressure data.
18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more ambient conditions includes location data.
19. The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more ambient conditions includes season data.
20. The system of claim 14 further comprising: means for comparing first and second data sets before the turbine is washed with first and second data sets collected after the turbine is washed; and means for formulating an optimized wash procedure.
21. The system of claim 20 , further comprising: a turbine washing unit.
22. The system of claim 21 , wherein the system controls the turbine washing unit.
23. The system of claim 20 , further comprising: means for formulating a performance trend of the turbine.