Experimental Validation of a Gas Turbine Cycle Model Based on a Simultaneous Solution Method

This paper presents the second phase of a work intended to set up a methodology for the performance analysis of gas turbine internal components starting from a limited amount of design and field test data. In the work phase presented here, the developed gas turbine mathematical model and the solution method have been calibrated and validated by means of design data and measurements carried out on a 5 MW industrial gas turbine. The results obtained using the simultaneous solution method demonstrate the validity of developed computer code as an aid in the diagnosis of gas turbine operating condition.