On-site machining of damaged gas turbine shaft in Saudi Arabia
Fiat TG 20 B-7/8 gas turbine for Saudi Electric Company
Saudi Electric Company (SEC) contacted Goltens Red Sea (Saudi) about damage to the shaft on a Fiat TG 20 B-7/8 Gas Turbine at their Narjan Power Plant. Goltens dispatched an In-Situ machining specialist to perform and initial inspection of the damaged shaft and confirmed that Goltens could repair the damage.
Recognizing that moving a turbine rotor of this size is a complicated process that poses great risk to the delicate machinery, Goltens proposed to SEC that the rotor be removed from the engine casing and placed in a stand for machining. This solution presented less risk to the machinery and avoided the time and expense of transport to and from a workshop.
Calibration of the damaged shaft
MPI Crack tests being performed on Journal
Machining in process to restore journal surface
Exhaust side journal post polishing
Compressor side journal post polishing
Repaired gas turbine journal after polishing
TURBINE SHAFT INSPECTION
Once SEC had disassembled the engine and placed the rotor in the stand, Goltens inspected the shaft damage on the compressor and exhaust bearing journals. Goltens visually inspected and calibrated the shaft, performed MPI crack tests and checked the shaft for hardness values. Inspection Results:
- MPI tests showed no cracks on compressor or exhaust side journals
- Hardness checks found hardness values within acceptable limits between 239Hb and 309Hb
- Visual inspection showed heavy scoring on the compressor side bearing journal and minor scoring on the exhaust side bearing journal
COMPRESSOR JOURNAL REPAIRS:
As the damage on the compressor bearing journal was more significant, Goltens’ In-Situ machinists needed perform fine grinding and honing on the journal to remove the heavy scoring.
Goltens managed to remove the scoring taking only 0.25mm from the shaft diameter.
Hardness and crack tests were completed again with no cracks found and hardness at acceptable levels.
EXHAUST JOURNAL REPAIRS:
As the damage to the exhaust side was less severe, Goltens was able to remove the lighter scoring without grinding the journal. Goltens technicians were able to polish the journal to restore the journal with only honing and machine polishing.
Subsequent crack and hardness tests showed the exhaust journal surface to be acceptable.
PROJECT FACTS
| NAJRAN POWER PLANT | |
|---|---|
| Engine Type: | Gas Turbine |
| Engine Maker: | MAK FIAT |
| Engine Model: | TG 20 B- 7/8 |
ON-SITE MACHINING WORK SCOPE
- Performed flatness checks with laser equipment
- Machining of the 3,429mm OD flange
- Ongoing monitoring of flatness and verification that final result was less than 0.17 mm.
- Marking and drilling of 96 – 41.27mm diameter holes at required pitch
ON-SITE TURBINE SHAFT REPAIR RESULTS
Goltens completed the repairs to the full satisfaction of SEC removing the absolute minimum from the shaft diameter.
Goltens’ proven ability to perform the machining repairs on- site allowed SEC to avoid the cost and delay of transport, minimizing downtime, as well as limit the risk exposure of transporting the equipment.
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