Performance benefits using Siemens advanced compressor cleaning system

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 763-769

  Leusden, Christoph Pels ^a   Sorgenfrey, Christoph ^a   Dümmel, Lutz ^b  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^b Kraftwerk Oberburg GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PLANTS; CLEANING; EROSION; GAS FUELS; OPTIMIZATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ADVANCED COMPRESSOR CLEANING SYSTEMS (ACCS); DROPLETS; EQUIVALENT OPERATING HOURS (EOH); NOZZLE SYSTEMS;

COMPRESSORS;

CLEANING; COMPRESSOR;

EID: 11244329233     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1787512     Document Type: Article

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