Instrumentation, Controls & Electrical

Reduce costs by optimizing combustion in gas turbines

SPPA-D3000 Combustion Dynamics Monitoring Monitors and diagnoses the combustion behavior in gas turbines with a view to avoiding damage to the combustion chamber and optimizing combustion processes. Combustion Dynamics Monitoring can be used for all turbine types from GE, MHI, Alstom, Westinghouse and Siemens. The Task Pressure fluctuations can result in considerable damage to combustion chambers, can increase fuel consumption and have adverse effects on emissions. The aim is to monitor combustion behavior at a reasonable cost with such a degree of accuracy that pressure fluctuations can be avoided and turbines can be operated at their economic optimum. Our Solution Combustion chambers produce an individual "acoustic fingerprint". A change in this fingerprint points to incipient damage. The system stores the fingerprint and monitors and analyzes the process continually by means of noise monitoring. Consequently, this contributes to avoiding mechanical wear and to maintaining combustion at an optimum at all times, both in terms of economy and emissions. Combustion Dynamics Monitoring is robust and is comparatively simple to install and integrate into the I&C.

Diagnostic display of combustion chamber: An important element in comprehensive diagnostics designed to avoid damage

Your Benefit The ability to operate at an economic optimum means that a return on investment can be realistically expected within one to two years depending on operating mode. Reduced maintenance and repair costs Safety thanks to comprehensive diagnostics Higher overall turbine availability Lower emissions

Signal amplifier

Acoustic sensor

Darling tubes

Diagnostic Suite

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Technical variants 1. Stand-alone unit for monitoring combustion dynamics The system can be operated as a standalone unit. It comprises one probe per combustion chamber. These probes are connected to the computer in the control room via an amplifier unit. The measured signal for each combustion chamber is continuously monitored in four significant frequency ranges. The limit values for alarms and warnings can be individually configured. An alarm is generated if a defined limit value is exceeded allowing correction measures to be initiated promptly.

2. Combustion Dynamics Protection The system can also be integrated into the I&C in such a way that a load reduction is automatically triggered when a critical situation is identified. This means that turbine protection is independent of the reactions of operating personnel.

The "acoustic fingerprint" of the combustion chamber provides important information about combustion and emissions behavior.

Main technical components Acoustic sensors Sensor housings Signal amplifier Damping tubes Darling tubes (infinite acoustics)

3. Combustion Dynamics Protection with integrated Emissions Optimizer In the event of unstable combustion (humming), the fuel-to-air mixture can be automatically enriched such that the turbine can always be operated at an optimal operating point with respect to NOx emissions.

Cables and cable ducts Data acquisition and evaluation computers Workstation (for the control room) Software General features Local and centralized operation and monitoring Configurable limit values for alarms and warnings Data archiving and trend display Boolean gating of alarms
Data acquisition and evaluation computers: The heart of Combustion Dynamics Monitoring

Open interfaces, e.g. for OSI PI

Published by and copyright 2009: Siemens AG, Energy Sector Freyeslebenstrasse 1 91058 Erlangen, Germany Fossil Power Generation Instrumentation, Controls & Electrical Siemensallee 84 76187 Karlsruhe, Germany sppa-d3000.pg@siemens.com

For more information, contact our Customer Support Center. Phone: +49 180 524 70 00 Fax: +49 180 524 24 71 (Charges depending on provider) E-mail: support.energy@siemens.com

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