In today’s competitive environment, reducing power plant maintenacne costs is a key requirement of power producers. The GT8C XL turbine upgrade is an evolutionary improvement, based on extensive field experience and proven concepts. The upgrade features improved blading as well as additional coatings that offer extended C-inspection intervals from 24,000 to 32,000 EOH.
These improvements and optimizations help ensure that the hot gas path components’ lifetimes are extended, and enable operators to reduce maintenance intervals and associated costs without compromising performance. Key benefits include:
• Same excellent performance • Extended inspection intervals by 8,000 EOH
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Outage Applicability B-Minor
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GT8C XL turbine upgrade package: Improved components of turbine stage 1 and 2