Pratt & Whitney Power Systems, Inc.

POWER SYSTEMS BULLETIN

REVISION NOTICE
NO. 98M01
REVISION B
TITLE

FT8 Lubrication System Oil Criteria

MODEL APPLICATION

FT8®

REASON FOR REVISION

• Add expanded viscosity limit to Gas Turbine LO requirements.

• Deleted the 50 ppm Total Solids requirement in the Gas Turbine, Generator, and Hydraulic Start
Pac LO requirements.

A copy of this Revision Notice and any further revision notices must be filed as a permanent record with
your copy of the Subject Bulletin, including Attachment(s) and/or Supplement(s).

THIS IS A COMPLETE REVISION - The subject attached Bulletin No. 98M01 constitutes the
complete instructions. The contents are in accordance with the following list of effective pages.

PAGE REVISION DATE

1 B November 30/10

2 through 5 A August 01/07

6 and 7 B November 30/10

Distribution Code
4109, 4111

Date November 30/10

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POWER SYSTEMS BULLETIN

NO. 98M01

TITLE

FT8 Lubrication System Oil Criteria

EQUIPMENT

FT8®

TYPE OF BULLETIN

Informational

BULLETIN COMPLIANCE

Recommended

Distribution Code Internal Reference No.

4109, 4111 JK/BIW Mbul 98-1. Doc

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1. Planning Information

Summary

This bulletin contains information on spectrographic oil analysis for metal wear and
lubrication system cleanliness for the gas turbine and ancillary equipment.

A. MODELS AFFECTED

FT8, Gas Turbine (GG, Gas Generator and PT, Power Turbine) Project/Sites (All)

B. REASON FOR BULLETIN

The purpose of this bulletin is to provide recommended guidelines to FT8 and GG8
operators for oil system wear metal content and particulate levels.

C. MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION

Recommended: As Required

Incorporate if the condition of existing part indicated compliance is required.

D. REFERENCES

(1) FT8® Technical Publications Compact Disc (CD)

(2) FT8® Gas Turbine Power Plant Operating Instructions

For MicroNet™ Digital Controls

(3) TWINPAC® and SWIFTPAC® Commissioning Manual

(4) GG8 Illustrated Parts Catalog PN 807423

(5) GG8 Shop Manual PN 807422

(6) GG8 Maintenance Manual PN 807421

(7) PT8 Illustrated Parts Catalog PN 807426

(8) PT8 Shop Manual PN 807425

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(9) PT8 Maintenance Manual PN 807424

(10) SB No.6: Oil, Lubricant (Synthetic) – Approval Of, And Oil Sampling
Procedure Of

(11) Brush Electric Generator Manual

(12) Berendsen Fluid Power Manual

E. PUBLICATIONS AFFECTED

None

F. NECESSARY TOOLS

No new Tool(s) are necessary.

G. ADDED DATA

Not applicable.

NOTE: XXXX refers to the PWPS Project Number

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2. Accomplishment Instructions

A. Wear Metal Analysis – Spectrographic Oil Analysis Program (SOAP) Sampling

(GG8 and PT8 only)

(1) The mechanical health of oil wetted components within the gas generator, power
turbine and associated ancillary equipment can be monitored through the use of
the Spectrographic Oil Analysis Program (SOAP).

(2) SOAP analysis is only effective when used in a repetitive and consistent manner
to develop a trend of wear metal content in the oil.

(3) Due the large number of variables between operators such as operating
environment, oil consumption rates, reservoir size, filter differences, operating
profiles, and analysis equipment, it is not possible too establish a universal set of
firm limits.

(4) The wear metal levels in Table 1 are provided as a guide to alert the operator that
excessive wear may be taking place within the system. If the levels that are
shown in Table 1 are exceeded, the equipment should be inspected to try and
determine the cause of the wear metal generation.

(5) Additional precaution should be taken to make sure that other systems used for
monitoring the mechanical health of the gas turbine, such as the vibration
system and chip detectors, are operating properly.

Ag A1 Cr Cu Fe Mg Mn Mo Ni Si Ti V
PPM >2 >2 >2 >2 >5 >1 >1 >1 >1 >2 >1 >1

TABLE 1. WEAR METAL LEVELS GUIDE

NOTE: Once the cause of high wear metal content is identified, the oil reservoir
should be cleaned and flushed as described in the FT8 Commissioning
Manual. Refer to Reference (3).

B. System Cleanliness

(1) Proper lubrication system cleanliness must be maintained to achieve the desired
durability of oil wetted components within the gas generator, power turbine and
ancillary equipment.

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(2) It is recommended that in addition to the viscosity and Total Acid Number (TAN)
analysis, oil samples obtained at the normal intervals be analyzed for particle
count.

(3) For the recommended ISO 4406 Cleanliness Code, refer to Paragraph 2. C.

(4) Should actual particle count levels exceed the recommended ISO code, a thorough
inspection of the system should be conducted to determine the contamination
source.

(5) There are four primary sources of contamination:

(a) Contaminated new oil
(b) Built-in contamination
(c) Ingress contamination
(d) Internally generated contamination

C. Recommended Lube Oil Sampling and Oil Change for the Gas Turbine, Electric
Generator and Hydraulic Start Pac System.

(1) Gas Turbine Lube Oil System, refer to Reference (6), Section 6, Maintenance
(Engine In Enclosure), Reference (10) and as follows:
(a) Oil sampling intervals are as follows:

NOTE: Oil samples should be taken as soon as possible after gas

turbine is shut down.
NOTE: Oil samples can be taken from the oil tank drain valve,
GG gearbox drain port, or oil tank fill port.
• Take oil samples every 500 hours of gas turbine operation (including
synchronous condensing operation), but reduce to 100 hours of
operation if oil degradation limits are approached.
• Take oil samples annually for units that operate less than 500 hours
per year.
NOTE: The gas turbine is protected by pressure side lube oil filters
(GG and PT), but this monitoring will also help maintain the
ancillary equipment in the lube oil skid enclosure.

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b) Change oil when properties are at limits, no set intervals are required.

c) Oil Limits:
Kinematic Viscosity: 26.4 cSt @ 40°C, New Oil Viscosity
90% - 160% New Oil Viscosity @ 40°C, allowable
range
Total Acid No. 2.0 maximum
Particulate Size ISO 4406 Cleanliness Code of 18/16/14 to be
maintained (NOTE: Previous GT LO Particulate
Size was 16/14/11)
Water Content 1000 ppm maximum
Nominal Specific Gravity (for reference) 1.0044

(2) Electric Generator Lube Oil System, refer to Reference (11) and as follows:
(a) Oil sample interval is as follows:
• Take oil sample every six mouths (independent of operating hours).

(b) Change oil every 20,000 hours operation or 30 months, which ever occurs
first.

(c) Oil Limits:

Kinematic Viscosity: 32.0 cSt @ 40°C ± 10%, allowable range
30.4 cSt @ 40°C / 5.1 cSt @ 100°C, typical for
reference
Total Acid No. 1.6 maximum
Particulate Size ISO 4406 Cleanliness Code of 20/18/15 to be
maintained (NOTE: Previous Gen LO Particulate
Size was 16/14)
Water Content 400 ppm maximum (NOTE: Previous Water
Content was 50 ppm)
Nominal Specific Gravity (for reference) 0.867

(3) Hydraulic Start Pac System, refer to Reference (12) and as follows:
(a) Oil sample interval is as follows:
• Take oil sample every three to six mouths independent of operating
hours.
(b) Change oil when properties are at limits, no set intervals are required.
However, if the oil properties start reaching their limits sooner than
normal the reservoir may need to be cleaned of silt and sludge.

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(c) Oil Limits:

Kinematic Viscosity: 12-80 cSt, pump Mfr. range
33.0 cSt @ 40°C / 6.3 cSt @ 100°C, typical for
reference
Total Acid No. 2.0 maximum
Particulate Size ISO 4406 Cleanliness Code of 20/18/15 to be
maintained (NOTE: Previous HYD Start Pac
Particulate Size was 16/14)
Water Content 400 ppm maximum (NOTE: Previous Water
Content was 50 ppm)
Nominal Specific Gravity (for reference) 0.876

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