SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAS TURBINE OPERATION

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and method for maintaining certain gas turbine operational characteristics over the product life of a gas turbine engine.SOLUTION: A system 10 includes a controller 38 configured to control one or more parameters of a gas turbine engine 12 on the basis of feedback and a predicted lifespan of one or more components of the gas turbine engine 12 to substantially maintain at least one of the power output and the heat rate above a threshold level in response to the degradation or the fouling of the gas turbine engine 12.