Working Groups
ETN Working Groups connect the key stakeholders in the gas turbine community to address the issues through projects of common interest.
ETN Working Groups connect the key stakeholders in the gas turbine community to address the issues through projects of common interest.
The topics of interest listed below were submitted by the Project Board, the ETN Working Groups and other ETN initiatives. They are intended to be used as assignment or Master’s thesis topics.
If required, ETN can provide support to identify potential collaboration with ETN Members in order to carry out studies associated to these topics.
For more details or to extend the list, please contact the ETN Office.
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ETN Technical Committees (TCs) cover the most crucial areas of future gas turbine technology development. They serve as forums where the ETN members meet to share experiences and discuss ideas and initiatives. Individual projects can later be developed after the creation of dedicated Working Groups.
The decarbonisation of gas-fired power generation will be required in the coming years to meet the significant CO2 reduction targets of those countries where gas is a major contributor to the energy mix, while retaining the operational flexibility needed to balance the increased levels of generation from intermittent renewables. This extends from new build plants with integrated CO2 capture technologies, enhancements to improve efficiency/increase exhaust CO2 levels (exhaust gas recycle), firing of low CO2/high H2 fuels, the retrofit with CO2 capture of existing installed plants and advanced cycles, including oxy-firing.
Improved performance of gas turbine components and intelligent system integration will enhance fuel efficiency and environmental performance of future power generation units.
To have gas turbines capable of operating in an efficient, safe and reliable manner utilising a wide range of fuels for a broad operational range whilst minimising polluting emission such as NOx and aiming at zero CO2 emissions.
Achieve full insight in the mechanisms that have a negative effect on the performance of the engine, the individual components specifically, and understand how these mechanisms can be positively influenced by an alternative operation/maintenance strategy. The interaction of the different mechanisms will also be considered.
With the knowledge collected, develop – in line with the requirements – alternative, improved alloy – coating combinations that can be used in the current and future turbine designs and that perform in accordance with the demands stated for that design.
Optimisation of the overall gas turbine power plant equipment effectiveness (reliability, availability, maintainability and performance), by a systematic coordination of all activities and an optimum use of the knowledge embedded in the organisation, in order to properly define the time to next service for flexible operating gas turbines and to go beyond 25000 hours of continuous operation.
TC5 does not just look at the technical detail of the gas turbine alone, but looks at the bigger picture. Profitable operation of the gas turbine based plants requires optimum interaction between all components on the plant and aligned operation and maintenance practices. In addition, plant design and processes need to adapt to evolving market requirements.
This can be achieved by developing best practices in different areas and methods to benchmark plant design and processes against these best practices. The result will allow to make risk based decisions through which an organization can optimally and sustainably manages its assets and asset systems, their associated performance, risks and expenditures over their life cycles, for the purpose of achieving their organizational strategic plan. This is needed to adapt in a flexible and competitive manner to uncertainty and changes in the market environment.
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