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553H1684 BE Class Degradation Curve

This document outlines GE's expectations for performance loss in gas turbines following normal maintenance procedures over time. It states that performance loss will be calculated relative to guaranteed levels and outlines operating and testing standards, including maintaining logs, site visits, agreed test procedures, and shutting down turbines for inspection and cleaning before testing within 100 fired hours. Curves show projected performance losses of up to 6% in output and 1.5% in heat rate over 70,000 fired hours when following GE's recommended maintenance procedures.

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553H1684 BE Class Degradation Curve

This document outlines GE's expectations for performance loss in gas turbines following normal maintenance procedures over time. It states that performance loss will be calculated relative to guaranteed levels and outlines operating and testing standards, including maintaining logs, site visits, agreed test procedures, and shutting down turbines for inspection and cleaning before testing within 100 fired hours. Curves show projected performance losses of up to 6% in output and 1.5% in heat rate over 70,000 fired hours when following GE's recommended maintenance procedures.

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Expected “B & E Class” Gas Turbine Only Performance Loss Following Normal

Maintenance and Off-Line Compressor Water Wash


The aged performance effects represented by these curves are based on the following:

 Performance is relative to the guarantee level.


 All gas turbine equipment shall be operated and maintained in accordance with GE’s recommended
procedures for operation, preventive maintenance, inspection and both on-line and off-line
cleaning.
 All operations shall be within the design conditions specified in the relevant technical specification.
 A detailed operational log shall be maintained for all relevant operational data, to be agreed
amongst the parties prior to commencement of contract.
 GE technical personnel shall have access to plant operational data, and site visits prior to conducting
a performance test. The owner will clean and maintain the equipment. The degree of cleaning and
maintenance will be determined based on the operating history of each unit, atmospheric
conditions experienced during the period of operation, the preventive and scheduled maintenance
programs executed, and the results of the GE inspection.
 The gas turbine will be shut down for inspection and off-line compressor water wash, as a minimum,
immediately prior to performance testing to determine performance loss. The gas turbine
performance test shall occur within 100 fired hours of these actions.
 Demonstration of gas turbine performance shall be in accordance with test procedures that are
mutually agreed upon.

6.0%
Output Equation: y = (a) (x)^b + (c) (x)^d
5.5% a = 0.000384
b = 0.416457653 Output
5.0% c = 0.0010056
d = 0.2278801
4.5%

4.0%
Performance Loss (%)

3.5%

3.0%

2.5%

2.0%
Heat Rate
1.5%
Heat Rate Equation: y = (a) (x)^b + (c) (x)^d
a = 0.000160
1.0% b = 0.417
c = 0.0009082
0.5% d = 0.1846007

0.0%
0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000
Gas Turbine Fired Hours

S. Palaniswamy GE Company Proprietary 553H1684


25-Aug-2020 This document contains proprietary information to the GE Company and may not be used Rev. Org
or disclosed to other except with written permission of GE Company Page 1 of 1

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