GAS TURBINE CLEANING CHEMICALS

Chemical Solutions to Solve Compressor Fouling

One Power Services distributes ROCHEM® turbine, engine, and compressor cleaner
solutions for all gas turbine compressors for commercial professionals, as well as power
generating companies.

We are in the business of supplying a range of ROCHEM FYREWASH® F1, FYREWASH®

F2, FYREWASH® F3 & FYREWASH® F4, high quality and industry-proven solvents that
ensure compressors and turbines remain in an impeccable pristine conditions internally to
operate at its maximum efficiency.

One Power Services clients are range from companies in the power generation, oil and gas,
engineering and aerospace industries. Cleaning with our product improves gas turbine
efficiency and extends the time between major overhauls thus increasing its availability and
reliability life span by reducing maintenance cost too.

We offers the widest range of ROCHEM chemical solutions of FYREWASH® for on-line &
KRANKWASH® off-line solvent that are cost effective, type approved that effectively deal
with every operating and fouling condition. Our systems will ensure operations safety and
avoid unnecessary pollution risks and its eco-friendly safe to our surrounding environment.

HIGH PURITY PETROLUEM-BASED SOLVENT

The most popular cost-effective solvent-based compressor cleaner to deal with the heaviest oil and
carbon-based compressor fouling. The new F1 is user friendly.
RENEWABLE NATURAL SOLVENT CHEMICAL
The pine oil solvent and ultra-pure surfactants used in the FYREWASH® F2 formula make it a very
safe and user-friendly product for both online and offline compressor cleaning.
ULTRA PURE WATER BASED DETERGENT

FYREWASH® F3 was developed to have superior cleaning qualities to give the maximum possible
cleaning efficiency and effectiveness from a non-solvent chemical.
HIGHLY BIO-DEGRADABLE DETERGENT

FYREWASH® F4 was developed to give the maximum possible cleaning efficiencyand

effectiveness from a non-solvent chemical. FYREWASH® F4 is a non-hazardous.
ROCHEM FYREWASH® F1 - HIGH PURITY PETROLEUM-BASED
SOLVENT

ROCHEM FYREWASH® F1 - HIGH PURITY PETROLUEM-BASED SOLVENT for heavy

foulingis the most popular cost-effective solvent-based compressor cleaner. FYREWASH®F1 was
developed to give the maximum possible cleaning efficiency and effectiveness from a compressor
cleaning chemical. FYREWASH® F1 can be used for both online & offline washing providing the
operator with a high powered solution to compressor fouling. Approved & meets most major OEM’s
world-wide.

FEATURES and BENEFITS:

 Safely and effectively cleans compressors on-line when running at any speed and load.
 Extremely effective compressor cleaner.
 Leaves no chemical residue.
 100% safety record in thousands of gas turbines over millions of operating hours.
 On-line cleaning reduces damaging shutdown/start-up thermal cycles and starter wear and tear.
 Ideal for off-line cleaning due to high biodegradability.
 Non-flammable.
 Mixes readily with most antifreeze agents to allow low ambient temperature on-line/off-line
cleaning.
 Supplied in concentrated form to reduce transport and handling costs and minimise storage
requirements.
 Worldwide product support.
 Backed by Rochem’s unique high value product liability insurance.

ROCHEM FYREWASH® F2 - RENEWABLE NATURAL SOLVENT

CHEMICAL
ROCHEM FYREWASH® F2 - RENEWABLE NATURAL SOLVENT CHEMICAL, Water
based cleaner containing renewable solvent for on-line/off-line compressor cleaning. The pine oil
solvent and ultra-pure surfactants used in the FYREWASH® F2 formula make it a very safe and
user-friendly product for both online and offline compressor cleaning, itwas developed to be given
the maximum possible cleaning efficiency and effectiveness from a natural-solvent chemical.
Approved & meets most major OEM’s world-wide.

FEATURES and BENEFITS

 Safely and effectively cleans compressors on-line when running at
any speed and load.
 Extremely effective non-solvent cleaner.
 Meets the most stringent requirements of gas turbine
manufacturers.
 Ideal for light and frequent on-line washing of any type of
industrial, marine or aviation gas turbine to maintain in-service
output and fuel efficiency.
 On-line cleaning reduces damaging shutdown/start-up thermal
cycles and starter wear and tear.
 Ideal for off-line cleaning due to high biodegradability.
 Non-flammable.
 Mixes readily with most antifreeze agents to allow low ambient
temperature on-line/off-line cleaning.
 Supplied in concentrated form to reduce transport and handling
costs and minimise storage requirements.
 Worldwide product support.
 Backed by Rochem’s unique high value product liability insurance.

ROCHEM FYREWASH® F3 - ULTRA PURE WATER BASED DETERGENT

ROCHEM FYREWASH® F3 - ULTRA PURE WATER BASED DETERGENT, The best non
solvent cleaner FYREWASH® F3 was developed to have superior cleaning qualities to give the
maximum possible cleaning efficiency and effectiveness from a non-solvent chemical.
FYREWASH® F3 is a non-hazardous, user-friendly and highly biodegradable water-based cleaner.
For professional use only and it is CEFAS Approved for offshore use, these wipes are ideal for hand
cleaning of gas turbines blades and other gas turbine parts. Approved & meets most major OEM’s
world-wide.

FEATURES and BENEFITS:

 Safely and effectively cleans compressors on-line when running at
any speed and load.
 Extremely effective non-solvent cleaner manufacturers.
 Ideal for light and frequent on-line washing of any type of
industrial, marine or aviation gas turbine to maintain in-service
output and fuel efficiency.
 On-line cleaning reduces damaging shutdown/start-up thermal
cycles and starter wear and tear.
 Ideal for off-line cleaning due to high biodegradability.
 Non-flammable.
 Mixes readily with most antifreeze agents to allow low ambient
temperature on-line/off-line cleaning.
 Supplied in concentrated form to reduce transport and handling
costs and minimise storage requirements.
 Worldwide product support.
 Backed by Rochem’s unique high value product liability insurance.
 Can be supplied as wipes for cleaning many other gas turbine
parts.

ROCHEM FYREWASH® F4 - HIGHLY BIO-DEGRADABLE WATER-BASED

DETERGENT
ROCHEM FYREWASH® F4 - HIGHLY BIO-DEGRADABLE WATER-BASED
DETERGENT
FYREWASH® F4 was developed to give the maximum possible cleaning efficiency and
effectiveness from a non-solvent chemical. FYREWASH® F4 is a non-hazardous, user-friendly and
highly biodegradable water-based cleaner. FYREWASH® F4 is a highly biodegradable product,
according to OECD 301-A test and has no cloud point for complete temperature stability throughout
the compressor with a high temperature stability. Approved & meets most major OEM’s world-wide.

FEATURES and BENEFITS:

 Safely and effectively cleans compressors on-line when running at
any speed and load.
 Extremely effective non-solvent cleaner.
 Meets the most stringent requirements of gas turbine
manufacturers.
 No cloud point.
 Ideal for light and frequent on-line washing of any type of
industrial, marine or aviation gas turbine to maintain in-service
output and fuel efficiency.
 On-line cleaning reduces damaging shutdown/start-up thermal
cycles and starter wear and tear.
 Ideal for off-line cleaning due to high biodegradability.
 Non-flammable.
 Mixes readily with most antifreeze agents to allow low ambient
temperature on-line/off-line cleaning.
 Supplied in concentrated form to reduce transport and handling
costs and minimise storage requirements.
 Worldwide product support.
 Backed by Rochem’s unique high value product liability insurance.

Online and offline cleaning of steam turbines

 By TMI Staff & Contributors · On October 21, 2016

Fouling of steam turbine blades and vanes is a common problem. A complete and thorough cleaning
would require stoppage and opening up the turbine, which may mean shutting down a profitable
process. Online cleaning is possible that doesn’t require dismantling although the results are not
guaranteed.
Below are excerpts from a case study, “Successful Online and Offline Cleaning of Steam Turbines
With and Without Disassembly” by Bladimir Gomez Supervisor of PDVSA and Barry Snider of Small
Hammer Inc. at the 43rd Turbomachinery Symposium held in Houston in 2013.

Fouling of diaphragm guide vanes

At a facility, the steam turbines driving critical compressors were losing power and speed. The
governor/steam valve was unable to maintain desired rpm. Unit production reduced and revenue
loss was occuring. The cause of the problem was fouling of turbine rotor blades and static guide
vanes. The fouling was water soluble chemicals [NaCl, NaOH] bound with insoluble oxides [Fe, Si,
Al] > 50 ppb

Fouling typically occurs in stages prior to saturation. Below are some pros and cons of cleaning
methods:

Offline mechanical cleaning with aluminum oxide

 Guaranteed results
 Allows for inspection of rotor and other components
 Requires disassembly
 Extended downtime
 Utilizes multiple resources
 Intrusive

Offline slow-roll soak and flush with hot water

 No disassembly
 Short Downtime
 Low Risk
 No modification of facilities
 Results not guaranteed

Online Manipulation of Saturation Point

 No disassembly
 No downtime but some lost production
 Medium risk managing axial thrust
 No modification of facilities
 Results not guaranteed

Online Water Injection into Steam at Turbine Inlet

• No disassembly
• Medium risk managing axial thrust
• No downtime for cleaning but
• Requires modifications of facilities (downtime)
• Results not guaranteed
Slow-roll soak cleaning procedure
 Develop Plan for measuring conductivity (hardness) of water exiting turbine
 Shut down turbine/compressor and place on slow roll using turning gear
 Close all valves except for sentinel valve and leaving free flow open to/from condenser
 Slowly fill turbine to 100% by flooding condenser with hot water/condensate allowing
overflow from the sentinel valve
 Allow turbine to slow roll with water flowing for several hours while monitoring conductivity
(hardness). When conductivity becomes equal to water flowing in, cleaning is complete.
 Fouling occurs in stages prior to saturation

Solid deposits of both soluble and insoluble material can be safely and effectively removed from
turbine blades and guide vanes. There are removal methods available that do not require
disassembly of the turbine. The key mechanism for removing the solids without disassembly of the
machinery is to dissolve the soluble material thus releasing the insoluble material. This may be done
by:

1. Flushing with hot water while slow rolling the turbine or

2. Moving the saturation zone back through the fouling zone at normal RPM while monitoring
conductivity (hardness).