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Development of an auxiliary system for a Gas
Turbine start-up which enhances reliability and
minimizes maintenance costs
We simulated the process of the gradual pre-heating by 4 consequent runs of transient heat
transfer analysis, the software used is a thermal model of Solidworks.
The 4 steps of heating are presenting as follow:
Atalya Glass
Advisor: M.Sc. Boris Lash
Mechanical Engineering
The main practical goal of this project is to reduce as much as
possible the harmful influence of the radical temperature
changes on the sensitive components life cycle during
startup time. This project deals with the development and
modeling of a fast start up system that provides a suitable
solution for the problem.
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Schematic Pre-heating System Design
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Results:
We get to see by the results that the preheating system is
effective in order to deal with the problems created by
temperatures deflections and also saving economic costs
(20,000$ savings per year).
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