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Materials Series – Failures Encountered in Aeroderivative Gas Turbines

  • Principal Associate
  • 03.08.2023
  • Principal Associate

Aeroderivative gas turbines provide a rapidly despatched generating asset which can assist in grid stability,  increasingly required as renewals such as wind and solar become dominant.

This webinar includes:

  • An understanding of aeroderivative gas turbines
  • Their benefits and disadvantages
  • RCA methodology
  • Damage mechanisms encountered

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