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4. Test Conditions

The test conditions are defined by:

Q1 = test flow

Q2 = designed flow

N1 = test speed

N2 = designed speed

H1 = test Head

H2 = designed Head

HP1 = test power

Fig.10 – Calculated Operating Point
HP2 = designed power

Where:
5.1 – Overhaul Planning

The overhaul planning goes through hour meters and

(Q1/ Q2) = (N1/ N2)
performance analysis. The overhauls are scheduled to
happen when the machines reach 30000 hours of
(H1/ H2) = (N1²/ N2²)
continuous operation. In Campo Grande compressor
station one of the compressor reached 3000 hours in April
(HP1/ HP2) = (N1³/ N2³)
2006 and another one in August of the same year. The
analyses indicated that the second compressor was
presenting excessive vibration and the first one had all the
variables in perfect conditions, so the decision was to
5. Test Results postpone the first one to 35000 hours and to anticipate the
second one. With this decision TBG skipped to remove a
The test results are used in maintenance planning as well machine in perfect conditions and be obliged to wait to
as in overhaul planning. Now we are going to exemplify remove the other one, because once you change a turbine
hoe this results are used through the reading of a case. you decrease your operational availability.

6. Authors Biography
Alexsander Moreira Alves Valeriano is responsible for the
operational planning for TBG. He has 8 years experience
in pipeline simulation, operational planning and
simulation softwares development. He has 3 years
experience in Power plants Projects. He has authored a
paper for Rio Pipeline Conference, 2003 titled
“IMPLANTATION OF GASBOL ADVANCED
FUNCTIONS SYSTEM” and a paper in PSIG 2004 titled
“USE OF INTEGRATED SYSTEMS AND DATA
ESCHANGE”.

Fig. 09 – Operating Point In SCADA