GAS SERVICE SOLUTIONS

GT24 XL Upgrade
Hot Gas Path Lifetime Optimization

Maintenance cost optimization based on proven hardware

Alstoms XL upgrade package for GT24 gas turbines offers longer service intervals without any compromise in performance.
In todays competitive environment, the reduction of maintenance costs for power plants is one of the key requirements of power producers. The GT24 XL upgrade is an evolutionary improvement that has been derived from the GT24 MXL upgrade and packs recent technological advances and many years of operational experience into an attractive maintenance cost reduction upgrade for Alstoms GT24 gas turbines.

Increased availability minor investment

The GT24 XL upgrade is designed to extend the hot gas path components lifetime and the gas turbines inspection interval by up to an additional 4,000 operating hours at the same performance level. This increases availability and reduces maintenance costs. The lifetime benets are based on improved coating and cooling schemes for turbine hot gas path components. The XL upgrade does not impact emission limits and can be implemented on site during a scheduled type C hot gas path inspection. Commercial operation of the rst GT24 MXL upgrade commenced in January 2007 and has since operated successfully. The XL upgrade package is suitable for gas and oil operation, and has also proven successful in fuel switchover machines.

Customer Benets
OPTIMIZED MAINTENANCE COSTS Increased gas turbine inspection intervals through hot gas path improvements: Improved coating Optimized cooling Optimized clearances

PWER/BPROS/GT24XL11/eng/THS/10.11/CH/7481 ALSTOM update 2012. All rights reserved. Information contained in this document is indicative only. No representation or warranty is given or should be relied on that it is complete or correct or will apply to any particular project. This will depend on the technical and commercial circumstances. It is provided without liability and is subject to change without notice. Reproduction, use or disclosure to third parties without Alstoms express written authority is strictly prohibited.

Extend type C hot gas path inspections

Increase availability
Having the GT24 XL upgrade package installed goes a long way towards meeting the markets demands for reduced maintenance costs. It translates into an extension of the inspection interval by up to an additional 4,000 operation hours, enhancing your gas turbines availability and optimizing the maintenance costs.

GT24

Inspection interval increases up to 4,000 operating hours Extended lifetime

XL

At same performance level

Technical concept and modications

The XL upgrade combines various modications to the turbine that allow a safe inspection interval increase without affecting reconditioning exchange scenario, performance and reliability. It is an evolutionary step, based on experience and concepts proven across Alstoms global eet. For example, the XL upgrade comes with an improved turbine coating, optimized cooling and tighter clearances that have been fully validated and are also proven in the eld.

GT24 XL your solution to reduce maintenance costs

Turbine improvements
ADVANCED COATING OPTIMIZED COOLING

The Thermal Barrier Coating (TBC) protects the hot gas path parts from the hot combustion gases, keeping metal temperatures on an acceptable level for maximum lifetime utilization. In order to support the inspection interval extension, TBC protection is enhanced both on the HP Turbine as well as on the rst two stages of the LP Turbine.

The cooling air distribution on Vane 1 is further improved. Oxidation protection on the Stator Heat Shields A (1st stage of the LP Turbine) is also enhanced.

TIGHTENED FIRST STAGE CLEARANCES

With the XL upgrade, clearances in the rst stage of the LP Turbine are further optimized based on extensive eld experience.

These improvements and optimizations together ensure that the hot gas path components lifetime is extended and enable you to cut maintenance costs.

GAS SERVICE SOLUTIONS GT24 XL UPGRADE

Evolution based on experience and expertise

The new service operating data counter (ODC)
The GT24 XL upgrade requires a new ODC based on a more differentiated view of cyclic events and operating hours in order to extend the inspection interval. Three alternative criteria are used to determine the C inspection interval: Weighted cyclic events (WCE): Account for the differing impact on components of high-load starts and stops or partial-load stops as well as sudden load jumps during a frequency response. Weighted operation hours (WOH): Recognize the varying impact of the fuel composition and grid support. Equivalent operating hours (EOH): Consider the combination of cyclic events and operating hours on component lifetime.

Summary
The GT24 XL turbine upgrade is designed for customers who prefer to keep the proven GT24 technology and want to benet from an extended service interval.

Cross eet experience

The technical performance and market acceptance of the XL operation experience has been proven in Alstoms GT eet. Validation experience First GT13E2 MXL upgrade implemented in 2002. First GT24 MXL upgrade implemented in 2007. Multiple C inspection intervals successfully completed by the eet leader. More than 70 units now operating with a successful MXL upgrade More than 1.5 million operating hours and over 10,000 starts.

To nd out more about the GT24 XL upgrade, please contact your local Alstom Service representative.

ALSTOM (Switzerland) Ltd. Brown Boveri Strasse 7 CH-5401 Baden

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PWER/BPROS/GT24XL11/eng/THS/10.11/CH/7481 ALSTOM update 2012. All rights reserved. Information contained in this document is indicative only. No representation or warranty is given or should be relied on that it is complete or correct or will apply to any particular project. This will depend on the technical and commercial circumstances. It is provided without liability and is subject to change without notice. Reproduction, use or disclosure to third parties without Alstoms express written authority is strictly prohibited.