RAM STUDY

PURPOSE
 Identifying the lowest reliability of the component (shortest MTBF) and the longest repair
time (MTTR)
 Identify possible causes of production losses and can examine suitable system alternatives.
 Increase availability of the equipment or system, by preventing or minimizing the un-planned
shutdown
 safe and reliable to operate within the framework of reliability based maintenance
RAM GAS TURBINE
 Gas Turbines
Starting Power Control and Lubrication
Gas Generator Miscellaneous
System Turbines Monitoring System
 Instruments  Air Inlet  Rotor  Instruments  Check Valves  Hood
 Start Energy  Compr Rotor  Stator  Cabling &  Reservoir  Purge Air
(Battery, air)  Compr Stator  Casing Junction Seating
 Starting Unit  Combustion  Instruments Boxes System
 Start Control Chambers  Radial  Control Unit  Turbine
 Burners/Fuel Bearing  Actuating w/Motor
Nozzles  Thrust Devices  Filter
 Fuel Control Bearing  Monitoring  Cooler
 Fuel Filter  Seals  Internal  Valves
 Fuel Turbine  Exhaust Power Supply  Piping
 Fuel  Valves  Valves  Instruments
Scrubber/  Oil
 Coalesce  Oil Seal
 HP Turbine Turbine
 Instrument  Seals
 Casing
 Thrust
Bearing
 Radial
Bearing
 Seals
 Valves
 Piping
FAILURE MECHANISM

Based on OREDA 2002

FAILURE MECHANISM
FAILURE RATE OF
MAINTAINABLE ITEMS
Failure Rate / Year
No Maintainable Item
Critical Degraded Incipient Unknown Total
1 Valves 0.3177 0.2423 0.5101 0.0102 1.0803
2 Unknown 0.3058 0.2332 0.4909 0.0098 1.0397
3 Other 0.1888 0.1440 0.3031 0.0061 0.6419
4 Instrument, temperature 0.1649 0.1257 0.2646 0.0053 0.5605
5 Control unit 0.1616 0.1232 0.2594 0.0052 0.5493
6 Air inlet 0.1367 0.1043 0.2195 0.0044 0.4649
7 Burners / fuel nozzles 0.1287 0.0981 0.2065 0.0041 0.4374
8 Instrument, pressure 0.1266 0.0965 0.2032 0.0041 0.4303
9 Subunit 0.1266 0.0965 0.2032 0.0041 0.4303
10 Piping 0.0945 0.0721 0.1518 0.0030 0.3215
FAILURE RATE OF
MAINTAINABLE ITEMS MTBF (Year)
No Maintainable Item
Critical Degraded Incipient Unknown Total
1 Valves 3.1 4.1 2.0 97.7 0.9
2 Unknown 3.3 4.3 2.0 101.5 1.0
3 Other 5.3 6.9 3.3 164.5 1.6
4 Instrument, temperature 6.1 8.0 3.8 188.3 1.8
5 Control unit 6.2 8.1 3.9 192.2 1.8
6 Air inlet 7.3 9.6 4.6 227.1 2.2
7 Burners / fuel nozzles 7.8 10.2 4.8 241.3 2.3
8 Instrument, pressure 7.9 10.4 4.9 245.3 2.3
9 Subunit 7.9 10.4 4.9 245.3 2.3
10 Piping 10.6 13.9 6.6 328.4 3.1
FAILURE RATE MOVING PART
Failure Rate / Year
No Maintainable Item
Critical Degraded Incipient Unknown Total
1 Seals 0.0533 0.0406 0.0855 0.0017 0.1811
2 Radial bearing 0.0153 0.0116 0.0245 0.0005 0.0519
3 Rotor 0.0090 0.0068 0.0144 0.0003 0.0305
4 Compressor rotor 0.0075 0.0057 0.0120 0.0002 0.0254
5 Thrust bearing 0.0072 0.0055 0.0115 0.0002 0.0244
6 HP turbine 0.0057 0.0043 0.0091 0.0002 0.0193
FAILURE RATE MOVING PART
MTBF (Year)
No Maintainable Item
Critical Degraded Incipient Unknown Total
1 Seals 18.8 24.6 11.7 583.0 5.5
2 Radial bearing 65.5 85.9 40.8 2034.9 19.3
3 Rotor 111.4 146.1 69.4 3459.3 32.8
4 Compressor rotor 133.7 175.3 83.3 4151.1 39.3
5 Thrust bearing 139.3 182.6 86.8 4324.1 41.0
6 HP turbine 175.9 230.7 109.6 5462.0 51.7
CONCLUSION
 Mechanical Parts (e.g valve) is highest contributor unreliable Gas Turbine
 Life Time of Gas Turbine as long as 20 years (actually more than 20 years)
 MDT per year : 24 – 560 hours (1 – 24 days)
 PdM Task can be performed every 4 month (quarterly)