Operation, Maintenance, and Repair of Land-Based Gas Turbines

Operation, Maintenance, and Repair of Land-Based Gas Turbines provides a toolkit for practitioners seeking to make technoeconomic decisions on life extension of power turbine equipment. The work describes essential degradation modes affecting critical components and proven methods of restoration. Sections discuss key elements of life extensions for aging units and components, together with critical reviews of available methodologies. Coverage includes advanced nondestructive testing methods essential for effective life extension programs, including lessons learned from firsthand experience working with multiple machine designs, classes and operating conditions.The final sections cover a body of solutions intended to refocus ORM processes on overcoming the shortfalls caused by volatilities and system restructuring.
- Reviews best practices for practitioners seeking to make decisions on gas turbine maintenance, repair and operations
- Analyzes components and major sections in terms of functionality, critical features, residual properties and service caused damages
- Explains the applicability and limitations of special processes and advanced non-destructive testing methods

Hiyam Farhat is an Engineering Manager and international energy expert with expertise in gas turbine Maintenance, Repairs and Overhauls (MRO). She holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Wright State University, USA, and has qualifications in Mechanical Design, Non-Destructive Testing (level III) from American Society of Non-destructive testing (ASNT), Radiation Safety, Weld and Brazing inspections from American Welding Society (AWS), and Industrial Controls & Troubleshooting. Her experience in the last two decades has mainly been in the aviation, oil and utilities sectors for industry leaders such as General Electric and Ansaldo Energia where she has contributed to upgrades, repair strategies and reliable life extension methods. She has worked on a vast range of Aero engines, heavy duty, light industrial and aeroderivative gas turbines. Her role as Engineering Manager has consolidated her knowledge in areas of metallurgy, special processes, advanced NDT, failure investigations, effective repair strategies and life extension methods.

1. Introduction to Gas Turbines (GT)2. Critical gas turbine components: vanes and blades3. Materials and Coatings Technologies4. Maintenance: Availability and Reliability5. Typical Service Induced Damages and Repair Strategies6. Repair Processes and Limitations7. NDT Processes: Application and Limitations8. Lifetime Extension: Assessment and Considerations9. Failure Analysis10. Systems and Technologies: Evolution and Impact11. Bibliography