System and method for optimized gas turbine compressor cleaning and performance measurement
View Patent ↗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, the system comprises: means for collecting a sample of fouling, the sample comprising 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 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 method of optimizing a wash procedure for a turbine, the method comprising:
collecting a sample of fouling, wherein the sample of fouling comprises one or more contaminates;
identifying the one or more contaminates;
determining a contaminate solubility index of the one or more contaminants;
selecting one or more washing products for removing the one or more contaminates from a turbine, wherein the one or more washing products are identified according to the contaminate solubility index of the identified one or more contaminates; and
washing the turbine using the selected one or more washing products for a predetermined amount of time.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sample of fouling is a water wash and water rinse sample.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sample of fouling a physical sample.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the physical sample is taken using solvent.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the physical sample is taken using abrasive paper.
6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the physical sample is taken using a scrapper.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more contaminates are identified using a mass spectrometer.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more washing products are commercially available.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: collecting a first set of data regarding one or more turbine parameters.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more turbine parameters comprises turbine thrust.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more turbine parameters comprises turbine output.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more turbine parameters comprises turbine pressure.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more turbine parameters comprises fuel flow.
14. The method of claim 9 further comprising: collecting a second set of data regarding one or more ambient conditions.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more ambient conditions includes ambient weather temperature data.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more ambient conditions includes ambient weather humidity data.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more ambient conditions includes ambient weather pressure data.
18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more ambient conditions includes location data.
19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more ambient conditions includes season data.
20. The method of claim 14 further comprising: comparing first and second data sets collected before the turbine is washed with first and second data sets collected after the turbine is washed; and formulating an optimized wash procedure.
21. The method of claim 20 , further comprising: controlling a turbine washing unit using the formulated wash procedure.
22. The method of claim 21 , further comprising: formulating a performance trend of the turbine.
23. A method of optimizing a turbine wash procedure, the method comprising:
collecting a sample of fouling, wherein the sample of fouling comprises one or more contaminates;
identifying the one or more contaminates;
selecting one or more washing products for removing the one or more contaminates from a turbine;
washing the turbine using the selected one or more washing products for a predetermined amount of time;
collecting a first set of data regarding one or more turbine parameters;
collecting a second set of data regarding one or more ambient conditions;
comparing first and second data sets collected before the turbine is washed with first and second data sets collected after the turbine is washed;
formulating an optimized wash procedure;
controlling a turbine washing unit using the formulated wash procedure; and
developing a performance trend of the turbine.
24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the performance trend of the turbine includes data regarding performance from before and after the wash procedure.