New Enhancements for the 9FA Gas Turbine

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GE Energy

New enhancements for

the 9FA Gas Turbine

Delivering higher perormance and greater operational fexibility

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2 9FA NEW ENHANCEMENTS

GE was the frst to:

introduceF-classtechnologytothe

industry

record100%reliabilityoranF-class

turbineoveran108-dayperiodo

continuousoperation

reach99.4%reliabilityonanF-class

turbine

record28millionfredhoursonan

F-classturbineinworldwideservice

shipmorethan1,000F-class

turbines

reach55%thermalefciencyin

F-classcommercialcombinedcycle

operation

achieve40%loadwithsingledigit

NOxandCOonanF-classturbine

constructanF-classturbineoran

IGCC application

GEEnergysF-classgasturbinessetthestandard.

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Meetingcustomerneeds

9FA NEW ENHANCEMENTS 3

Customersarecontinuallyseekingwaystodelivergreater

operationalexibilityandhigherlevelsoperormance,

availabilityandreliabilitywhileminimizingoperatingcosts

andmeetingincreasinglyrigorousenvironmentalcriteria.By

accumulatingdataromtheworldslargestFgasturbineeet

andusingourperormancedatabaseromGEsmonitoring

anddiagnosticcenter,GEengineersarecontinuallyfnding

newwaystoprovideenhancedperormanceandoperational

exibilityortodayandtomorrow.

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Improved Perormance

GEEnergyhasengineeredaCoolingOptimizationPackage

thatisnowavailableasaretroftpackageor9FA.03models

andasanoptionalpackageonallnew9FAs.Providing

improvedheatrateandoutput,thispackagemaintainsthe

9FAsunmatchedlevelsoreliabilityandavailability.Benefts

otheCoolingOptimizationPackagetranslateintolower

operatingcostsandimprovedrevenuesor9FAusersinboth

simple-cycleandcombined-cycleoperation.

TheCoolingOptimizationPackageincorporates

GEsadvancedtechnologywhichisbasedonakeen

understandingothephysicsotheentire9FAgasturbine

coolingsystem.GEengineersromaroundtheworldocused

ontheturbinesoperationalenvironment,whichincludes

ambientconditions,loadrangesandstartsequencing,to

developthisnewpackage.Thepackageoerscustomers

improvedoutputandefciencybymoreeectivelymanaging

thetemperatureandvolumeocoolingairow,minimizing

pressuredropsanddiminishingtheeectoturbine

clearances.

ReducedEmissionsEconomicandregulatoryrequirementsareplacinggreater

pressureontheoperationogasturbines.Higheruelpricesaredrivingagreatercyclicoperationandincreasingemission

requirementsarepressuringtheamountotimeaturbine

mayoperate.

Sinceitsfrstinstallationin2006theDLN2.6+Combustion

SystemromGEEnergyhasprovidedcustomersincreased

operationalexibilityatareducedcostooperation.This

enhancedsystembuildsupondecadesoGEcombustion

Advancingtechnologyoeringadditionalcustomervalue

technologyleadership.Withmorethan28millionF-class

hoursosuccessulDLNoperationandoverfteenmillion

hoursatorbelow9ppmNOx,GEhastheexperience

andtechnologyleadershiptohelpmeetcustomer

emissionobjectives.GEsDLN2.6+CombustionSystemis

ecomaginationcertifedandisenabledthroughGEsMark*

VIecontrolplatorm.

TheDLN2.6+CombustionSystemoerstheollowing

customerbeneftsandeatures.

Lowergasturbineemissionscapableo20mg/Nm3 or

bothNOx(@15%O2) and CO

Improvedturndowncapabilitydownto35%oullload

lowersuelcostsandreducescyclingrequirements

duringo-peakhours,resultinginewerstartsandaster

dispatchcapabilityunitsremainonlineandullload

capacitycanbereachedmorequickly

Enhanceduelexibilityorvaryinguelcompositions

IncreasedrevenuepotentialromdevelopingNOx credit

tradingmarkets

Improvedsystemavailabilitythrough24,000hourextended

combustioninspectioninterval

TheDLN2.6+CombustionSystemcanbeinstalledata

combustion,hotgaspathormajorinspection.Continuous

dynamicsmonitoringandremoteDLNtuningareavailable

asanadditionalpackagebeneft/eature.Thissystemisalso

availableasanoptiononnewunits.

IncreasedOperationalFlexibility

Powergenerationindustrychangesaredrivingtheneedormoreoperationalexibility.Varyingbusinessmodel

operationalproflesaretransitioningromtraditional

baseloadoperationtomid/cyclic-operation,withnearly50%

ooperatinghours

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9FA NEW ENHANCEMENTS 5

OpFlexExtendedTurndownprovidinglowemissionoperationalexibility

TheOpFlexExtendedTurndownPackageextendsthe

operatingrangeatwhichemissionslevelscanbemaintained

atlowerloadlevelsbyincreasinggasturbineturndown

capability.Byreducingtheminimumturndownlevel,

operatorsareabletoreducetheamountouelconsumed

duringo-peakhoursandavoidshutdown/start-upcosts.

Thepackagealsominimizesmaintenancerequirements

associatedwithshutdownsandallowsthecustomerto

respondtoshortdemandsorelectricity.

Benefts

Reduceduelconsumptiontoremainon-lineduringo-

peakhoursduetolowerturndownlevel

Increasedrevenueresultingromimproveddispatch

prioritybystayingonlineandeliminatingstartupsand

shutdowns

Lowergreenhousegasemissionsduetoreduceduel

consumption

Increasedpotentialospinningreservecredits

Minimizedmaintenanceassociatedwithcyclicoperation

OpFlexAutoTunereal-timetuningandboundarycontrolorgreaterfexibility

Asuelavailabilityandvariabilitybecomesmore

commonplace,customerswilllooktomoreexiblesolutions.

OpFlexAutoTune,GEslatestoperationalexibility

enhancement,minimizestheneedorseasonalcombustor

tuninginordertomaintainemissionscompliance.OpFlex

AutoTunewillprovidecustomerswiththeabilitytooperate

theirunitswithintheircurrentuelspecifcationwithoutthe

needormanualcombustorretuning.Thisenhancement

usesthenext-generationoGEsModelBasedControl.The

newControlSystemprovidesmorestabilizedcombustion

characteristicssocustomerscancapitalizeonawiderangeoambientconditionsanduelvariationswithoutanysystem

instabilities,maintenanceimpactsorincreaseinemissions.

Thisenhancementprovidestheollowingkeybenefts.

Eliminatescombustionretuningduetochangesinambient

conditionsanduelvariation

Enablescontinuousreliableoperationotheunitwithupto

+/-7.5%variationinmodifedWobbeindex

Removesunplannedtuning,combustiondynamicandnon-

compliance NOxandCOevents

Increasesreliabilitythroughimproveddynamicsstability

anduelmarketleverage

Reducesuelcostsbyeliminatingmanualtuning

Enhancesturbineperormancebymaintainingfring

temperaturetarget

Improvesconfdencethatturbineoperationcanbe

maintainedwithinemissionlimits

Increasesuelsupplyexibilityleadingtolowernegotiated

uelprices

Applicability

OpFlexAutoTuneisorGE9FAgasturbineswithDLN2.6+

combustors,MarkVeorVIControlSystemswithCombustion

DynamicsMonitoringSystems.

20 mg/Nm3

Baseload

50%GT Load

40%GT Load

35%GT LoadOpFlex*

ExtendedTurndown

30 mg/Nm3

9FA

30 mg/Nm3

to50 mg/Nm3

Baseload

38%GT Load

9FB

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6 9FANEWENHANCEMENTS

GEEnergyswiderangeoexiblepowergeneration

applicationsorthe9FAgasturbineincludecombined-cycle,

cogenerationandsimple-cyclepeakinginbothcyclicand

baseloadoperationusingawiderangeouels.

IWPPwaterdesalination

Aluminumenergyorsmelters

Refneriesuseoprocessgasandaregas

orO&Gupstream

DistrictHeatinguseoCHP(combinedheat&power)

SteeluseoblastgasorCorexgas

PulpandPapermanuacturingprocess

9FAApplicationsPoweringmorethanthegrid

9FA eet 200+ units sold, 170+ inoperation in more than 25 countriesDataasoApril2009

More than 7 million fred hours and

74,000 eet startsDataasoApril2009

GE is a leader in industrial

application experience

supporting alternate fuel choices and

enabling customer sel generation

GT Equipment Reliability(July 07-June 08)

Served 2.3 daysmore per year of

required operation

Available 8 daysmore per yearGT Equipment Availability

(July 07-June 08)

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%

2007

2007

2Q08

2Q08

Systemreliabilityandavailabilityleadingtheindustry,maximizingcustomeroperationaltime

Throughanindependentthirdpartydatasource,ORAP*

indicatesthatGEsF-classcontinuestoleadF-technologygas

turbinesinreliabilityandavailability.Thishighreliabilityand

availabilityratetranslatestoincreasedoperabilityandreduc-

tioninlie-cyclecostorourcustomers.

Source:ORAP;Allrightsreserved:SPS

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