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Transient Behavior in Variable Geometry Industrial Gas Turbines: A Comprehensive Overview of Pertinent Modeling Techniques

by
Muhammad Baqir Hashmi
1,
Tamiru Alemu Lemma
1,*,
Shazaib Ahsan
1 and
Saidur Rahman
2,3
1
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan 32610, Malaysia
2
Research Center for Nano-Materials and Energy Technology (RCNMET), School of Science and Technology, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya 47500, Malaysia
3
Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Entropy 2021, 23(2), 250; https://doi.org/10.3390/e23020250
Submission received: 9 August 2020 / Revised: 11 October 2020 / Accepted: 14 October 2020 / Published: 22 February 2021
(This article belongs to the Section Thermodynamics)

Abstract

Generally, industrial gas turbines (IGT) face transient behavior during start-up, load change, shutdown and variations in ambient conditions. These transient conditions shift engine thermal equilibrium from one steady state to another steady state. In turn, various aero-thermal and mechanical stresses are developed that are adverse for engine’s reliability, availability, and overall health. The transient behavior needs to be accurately predicted since it is highly related to low cycle fatigue and early failures, especially in the hot regions of the gas turbine. In the present paper, several critical aspects related to transient behavior and its modeling are reviewed and studied from the point of view of identifying potential research gaps within the context of fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) under dynamic conditions. Among the considered topics are, (i) general transient regimes and pertinent model formulation techniques, (ii) control mechanism for part-load operation, (iii) developing a database of variable geometry inlet guide vanes (VIGVs) and variable bleed valves (VBVs) schedules along with selection framework, and (iv) data compilation of shaft’s polar moment of inertia for different types of engine’s configurations. This comprehensive literature document, considering all the aspects of transient behavior and its associated modeling techniques will serve as an anchor point for the future researchers, gas turbine operators and design engineers for effective prognostics, FDD and predictive condition monitoring for variable geometry IGT.
Keywords: fault detection and diagnostics; industrial gas turbine; transient model; variable geometry; variable inlet guide vanes fault detection and diagnostics; industrial gas turbine; transient model; variable geometry; variable inlet guide vanes

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Hashmi, M.B.; Lemma, T.A.; Ahsan, S.; Rahman, S. Transient Behavior in Variable Geometry Industrial Gas Turbines: A Comprehensive Overview of Pertinent Modeling Techniques. Entropy 2021, 23, 250. https://doi.org/10.3390/e23020250

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Hashmi MB, Lemma TA, Ahsan S, Rahman S. Transient Behavior in Variable Geometry Industrial Gas Turbines: A Comprehensive Overview of Pertinent Modeling Techniques. Entropy. 2021; 23(2):250. https://doi.org/10.3390/e23020250

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Hashmi, Muhammad Baqir, Tamiru Alemu Lemma, Shazaib Ahsan, and Saidur Rahman. 2021. "Transient Behavior in Variable Geometry Industrial Gas Turbines: A Comprehensive Overview of Pertinent Modeling Techniques" Entropy 23, no. 2: 250. https://doi.org/10.3390/e23020250

APA Style

Hashmi, M. B., Lemma, T. A., Ahsan, S., & Rahman, S. (2021). Transient Behavior in Variable Geometry Industrial Gas Turbines: A Comprehensive Overview of Pertinent Modeling Techniques. Entropy, 23(2), 250. https://doi.org/10.3390/e23020250

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