AE94.

2 UPGRADING PROJECT

Stefano Traverso

Federico Bonzani

Product Development AE94.2 Project Manager Head of Turbomachinery stefano.traverso@aen.ansaldo.it federico.bonzani@aen.ansaldo.it

19th AE94 2 Users Conference AE94.2

Kuala Lumpur, December 2nd 2010

Contents

New development for Ansaldo Energia AE94.2

Frame Development and P d t O F D l t d Product Overview i AE94.2-Evo1 details AE94.2-Evo2 overview y Summary and Conclusion

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New development for Ansaldo Energia AE94.2

Frame Development and Product Overview F D l t dP d tO i AE94.2-Evo1 details AE94.2-Evo2 overview y Summary and Conclusion

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Product Development Roadmap

1090C 33MAC 1075C 33MAC 1060C 41MAC UP TO 1075C 41MAC 1075 C

Availability Optimized

Future Upgrades

Evo olution

AE94.2-Evo2 AE94 2 Evo2 AE94.2-Evo1

New Compressor

AE94.2-6+ AE94 2 6+ 94.2-6 94.2 3 94.2-3 Basis 1060C TT1 TT1+ CMF+ 1075C HCO p p Opt.Comp. 1075C

Opt. HGP components. New Burner 15ppm (methane)

New 3D Turbine B&V

1090C

1090C

19992004

2007

2010

2013
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Year of introduction

Technical Features for new AE94.2 Evo1/Evo2

Evo1/2 Burner (HW7 package) 15ppm@1090CISO

Evo1/2

Mixing chamber (HW3 package) extensive TBC protecting layer

Evo2

Turbine (HW4 package) New AE3D Turbine (I-IV stages) Turbine (HW2 package)

Evo1

Optimized Turbine ( stages) p (I-II g )

Evo2

Compressor (HW5 package) New AE3D Compressor (I-V stages)

Hot Gas Casing (HW3 package) Evo1/2 extensive TBC protecting layer Optimized cooling flows

Upgrades Packages over AE94 2 units AE94.2 it

TT1 1090C 1090 o or MAC41@up to 1075C 1075

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AE94.2 : Development Packages Benefits

GT Version TT1 Power(*) Efficiency(*) Availability

94.2-6 +15C 15C +7.3MW +0.2pt% 2004

94.2-6+ +15C 15C +10.6MW +0.5pt% 2008

94.2-Evo1 +30C 30C +14.6MW +0.6pt% 2010

94.2-Evo2 +30C 30C +29MW +2.0pt% 2013

TT1+ CMF+ HCO 6+ HW2 HW3 HW7 HW5 HW4 TT1+ CMF+ Hydraulic Clearence Optimisation IGV & CV16 Optimized Enhanced Turbine B&V coatings Enhanced inner casing coatings Enhanced mixing chamber coatings New Burner 15ppm (methane) New 3D compressor New 3D turbine Blades & Vanes Upgrading Packages

Benefit expected over 94.2-3@1060C @ Single Cycle, ISO conditions, Natural gas firing

All Upgrades Packages are Fully Retrofittable over 94.2-3 / 94.2-6

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Contents

New development for Ansaldo Energia AE94.2

Frame Development and P d t O F D l t d Product Overview i AE94.2AE94.2-Evo1 details AE94.2-Evo2 overview y Summary and Conclusion

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HW2 : Vanes and Blades package

New coatings (BC and TBC)

TARGETS Improve thermo-mechanical behavior +15C TT1 @ 33MAC +5C TT1 @ 41MAC
Vane #1

Potential life extension for Blade 1 and Blade 2. 33MAC @ 1090C 41MAC @ 1065C

Vane #2

Blade #1

New HW2 vs previous design

Blade #2
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HW3 : Improved combustion chamber

New coatings on IC and MC

Reduced thermal stresses Improved reliability I d li bilit

Inner casing

Reduced damages Reduced Red ced maintenance cost

Mixing chamber
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HW7 : New Low NOx Burner

Benefit (natural gas firing) Compared to HR3-Burner further NOx reduction NOx emission below 15ppm Enhanced combustion stability Further F rther flashback resistance Scope New diagonal swirler Enhanced pilot flame system Enhanced ignition system

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AE94.2 Evo1 : Summary

Upgrade Scope (HW2 & HW3 upgrade packages) Advanced coatings (BC & TBC) on turbine blades and vanes Advanced coatings (BC & TBC) on mixing chamber and inner casing New advanced low NOx burner for natural gas firing Benefit Turbine inlet temperature increase from 1075C to 1090C 1075 C 1090 C Open/Combined cycle improvements: Increase in GT power output Increase in GT exhaust energy / Combined Cycle efficiency NOx emission below 15ppm (natural gas firing) Maintenance Interval Extension 41MAC @ 1065C (for base load units): Increased efficiency & power output (+5C TT1 respect to MAC41@ 1060C) Reduction of maintenance costs
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New development for Ansaldo Energia AE94.2

Frame Development and P d t O F D l t d Product Overview i AE94.2-Evo1 details AE94.2AE94.2-Evo2 overview y Summary and Conclusion

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HW4 : New AE3D GT Blades & Vanes

New aerodynamic features y

Reduced stage losses by fully 3D design reduction of trailing edge thickness Expansion line optimization

blades Vanes 8 completely new 3D bl d & V l t l

New GT application on Evo2 Retrofit on AE94.2-3 and AE94.2-6
Increased power and efficiency Increased maintenance intervals @1075C (41MAC@1075C)

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HW4 : AE3D Performance Benefits

Fully Retrofittable over 94.2-3 / 94.2-6 y

Optimized 3D aerodynamic d i airfoil design Enhanced base material and coatings Reduced cooling/leakage air flows

AE3D AE3D AE3D AE3D 3 AE3D

AE3D AE3D AE3D

GT +8 MW Efficiency(*) GT +1.2pt%

Power(*) P

AE3D AE3D

(*) expected values for 94.2-6 upgrade @1075C ISO conditions, Single Cycle, Methane firing.
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HW4 : Roadmap toward AE3D Turbine B&V

12/13 : Product Validation 04/13 : AE3D Turbine Blades & Vanes available 04/12 : Product commercialization 09/10 : Concurrent Engineering with casting suppliers start g pp 01/10 : Product specification 03/09 : Project Start

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HW5 : Fully 3D Compressor Blades & Vanes

Five front stages fully 3D design g y g Completely retrofitable on AE94.2 range gas turbine with same rotor disks di k too +4% inlet mass flow @same efficiency Low mass flow variations against ambient temperature High turndown capabilities Wet W t compression capabilities i biliti

April A il 12 : P d t commercialization Product i li ti

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AE94.2 Evo2 : Summary

Upgrade Scope (HW4, HW3 and HW5 upgrade packages) New Ansaldo Energia 3D turbine blades and vanes, New aerodynamic optimized 1-5 compressor stages, Advanced coatings (BC & TBC) on mixing chamber and inner casing Benefit Evo2 Turbine inlet temperature fixed to 1090C 1090 C +10.0% increased power output in Simple Cycle(*) +8.0% increased power output in Combined cycle(**) 8.0% cycle( ) more than +1.4pt% increased efficiency in Simple Cycle (Up to 4.0% higher exhaust mass flow provide more power output in case of existing combined cycle or combined cycle extension compared to HW4 package only) Maintenance Interval Extension @ 1075C (41MAC for base load units)

(*) ISO conditions, methane firing

(**) w/o design limit in Combined plant parts

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New development for Ansaldo Energia AE94.2

Frame Development and P d t O F D l t d Product Overview i AE94.2-Evo1 details AE94.2-Evo2 overview Summary and Conclusion y

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Summary & Conclusion

Ansaldo Energia Upgrade present and future packages for AE94 2 AE94.2 have been presented. All upgrade packages are modular, can be combined and are completely retrofitable. Extended maintenance interval MAC41 up to 1075C ISO (by HW2 or HW4 and HW3 packages). d k ) Decreasing combustion emissions by new VeLoNoxTM low NOx Burner (15ppm for methane firing units) units). Further development is ensured.

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AE94.2 UPGRADING PROJECT

MANY THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION

19th AE94 2 Users Conference AE94.2

Kuala Lumpur, December 2nd 2010