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Thanks for your assistance. I have found this document from internet before. I
calculated the maintenance period for different fuel. I wanted to confirm my
calculation, because maintenance period seemed me very short.
Fuel Gas
1 year = 8760 hours
Maintenance Interval = 24000 / Maintenance Factor
Maintenance Factor = Factored Hours / Actual Hours
Maintenance Factor = (1)*(8760+0+0+0)/(8760) = 1
Max Maintenance Interval for Fuel gas = 24000 / 1 = 24000 hours
LDO
1 year = 8760 hours
Maintenancve Interval = 24000 / Maintenance Factor
Maintenance Factor = Factored Hours / Actual Hours
Maintenance Factor = (1,9)*(0+(1,5*8760)+0+0) /8760 =2,85
Max Maintenance Interval for LDO = 24000 / 2,85 = 8421 hours
HFO
1 year = 8760 hours
Maintenance Interval = 24000 / Maintenance Factor
Maintenance Factor = Factored Hours / Actual Hours
Maintenance Factor = (1,9)*(0+0+(2*8760)+0) / 8760 = 3,8
Max Maintenance Interval for HFO = 24000 / 3,8 = 6315 hours
For HFO 6315 hours means 263 days. Approximately each 9 months, unit needs
HGPI. I think this period is very short. In addition manual says if vanadium addition
system is in service, turbine wash should be performed every 250 hours. As well,
HFO should be treated by demulsifier system. I can not understand how HFO
operation has lower operation cost.

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