Degradation of gas turbine performance in natural gas service

Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 95-102

  Kurz, Rainer ^a   Brun, Klaus ^b  

^a SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPONENT DEGRADATION; COMPONENT INTERACTION; DEGRADATION EFFECT; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; ENGINE PERFORMANCE MODELS; GAS TURBINE COMPONENTS; GAS TURBINE PERFORMANCE; INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OPERATING POINTS; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; SHAFT ENGINES;

CASCADES (FLUID MECHANICS); DEGRADATION; GAS INDUSTRY; GAS TURBINES; GASES; MACHINE DESIGN; MINING; NATURAL GAS; TURBOMACHINERY;

COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES;

EID: 70450119944     PISSN: 18755100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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