Many gas turbines are constantly at work in different facilities, but the maintenance strategies for keeping them up and running are largely the same. We\u2019ve made a list of a few gas turbine maintenance strategies to consider to help your facility thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
This might be an obvious suggestion, but make sure you know what you\u2019re working with! Having a clear understanding of your current assets and procedures is essential to setting up a viable strategy. If you haven\u2019t put pen to paper yet for your strategy, make that a priority. You can work out the gaps and kinks after writing everything down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Proactive maintenance is everything in an industrial environment. For gas turbines, you can avoid unnecessary downtime by fixing problems before they arise through condition-based maintenance. You\u2019ll see many touting the benefits of time-based maintenance, but condition-based maintenance is more effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Time-based maintenance may cause you to replace components before they\u2019ve worn down, meaning you\u2019re wasting hours of use. When you change out parts based on condition, you know you\u2019re getting the most out of them before replacements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just as optimum organizational processes exist, optimum maintenance processes also exist. Collect data on your gas turbine in order to determine how to optimize these processes, like condition-based maintenance. You won\u2019t know exactly the right time to replace a component until you can see your turbine\u2019s performance data, with components showing varying degrees of wear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n