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MS5002D Rotor Life Enhancement (RLE)

Abstract
The purpose of this Technical Bulletin is to inform Customers of the availability of the improved RLE design
for all MS5002D Gas Turbines. The new design consists of an improvement in cooling of the 1st stage turbine
wheel that, if applied to a new High Pressure (HP) rotor, will double the wheel life and consequently, the rotor
life, from the current 100kh to 200kh.

Serviceable Units
All MS5002D Gas Turbine models

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of any type, including but not limited to direct, consequential or special damages that may be alleged to have occurred as a result of applying
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Background
The improvement consists of the replacement of the 1st Stage Nozzle (S1N) and relevant support ring with
the one designed for the Fr52D+ (Power Crystal®). One of the features of the new support ring is the
introduction of 8 swirled holes that enhance the cooling of the 1st stage wheel forward side, as shown in the
figure below. Improved cooling of the 1st stage turbine wheel will increase the life of this component and,
consequently, the HP rotor life. If applied to a brand new rotor, the rotor life will double from the current
100kh to 200kh.

Fig.1 – Detail of the cooling hole in the S1N support ring

The limiting factor for the Fr52D HP rotor life is currently the 1st stage turbine wheel, whose temperature
profile dictates the rotor life of 100kh.
For a brand new rotor, with the introduction of the improved “Power Crystal type” wheel space cooling and
the consequent wheel metal temperature reduction, the rotor life is 200kh, which aligns the Fr52D HP rotor
life with that of all of the other frames.

For Fr52D rotors already in operation, the increase in rotor life resulting from the introduction of the
improvement may be less than 200kh, depending on the conditions experienced by the rotor up to the
upgrade.
For these cases, an engineering study is necessary to assess the residual life of the rotor prior to an RLE
upgrade.

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The RLE Kit consists of:

 1st stage nozzle support ring
 1st stage nozzles (sectors + external ring)
 1st stage shrouds
 Inner barrel with brush seal
 Creation/modification of the two cooling holes on the upper half of compressor discharge casing

Recommendations
GE Oil & Gas suggests updating FR52D Gas Turbines with the improved RLE design whenever the rotor
needs to be replaced in order to achieve the maximum benefit of this improvement.

In all other cases, to implement the improved design, an engineering study will be conducted to assess the
residual life of the rotor prior to an RLE upgrade.
Those interested in considering an RLE upgrade are asked to complete the data sheet contained in
Attachment #1 and submit it to your GE Service Manager or Contract Performance Manager, or send it by
email to the following address: TECsupport.TEN@ge.com

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The information that you provide should be representative of the most severe operating conditions
(maximum operating load and maximum operating speed on the hottest day of the year).

Please contact the local GE Service Manager or Contract Performance Manager to plan the modification
activities.

Planning Information
Manpower skills
No additional manpower with respect to a Major Inspection.

Parts
N/A

Special Tooling
N/A

Reference Documents
N/A

Scope of work
The scope of work varies depending on whether the activities can be paired with a scheduled outage.

Note: In order to keep the GE Oil & Gas global installed fleet database updated, it is kindly requested that the
COMPLIANCE RECORD and USER SATISFACTION SURVEY be completed and sent to the addresses specified in the forms.

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Contacts
For units under warranty or covered under a Contractual Service Agreement (CSA) please refer to your GE
Oil & Gas Project Manager.

For technical questions or application and commercial requests please contact:

TECsupport.TEN@ge.com
Please specify the Unit Serial Number and Technical Bulletin associated with the request and whether the
request is technical or commercial.

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Expense Policy
The recommendations contained in this Technical Bulletin are for information only. Unless otherwise
indicated in a Contractual Service Agreement (CSA) in force between the parties, all costs associated with
implementation of the recommendations are the Customer’s responsibility.

Warranty issues will be handled as per the terms of the applicable contract.

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Attachment 1
“Data request forms”

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HP ROTOR
Parameter Description of Parameter Data
Unit S/N -
Rotor S/N -
Total rotor Fired Hrs -
Total Fired Starts -
Total Fired Trips -
Type of Application (MD/GD) Mechanical Drive (MD) or Generator Drive (GD)
MANDATORY DATA

TTWS (°C) Wheel Space Temperature: 1st Wheel Forward 1

TTWS (°C) Wheel Space Temperature: 1st Wheel Forward 2
TTWS (°C) Wheel Space Temperature: 1st Wheel After 1
TTWS (°C) Wheel Space Temperature: 1st Wheel After 2
Ambient Temperature (°C) Ambient temperature
TCD (°C) Axial Compressor Discharge Temperature
PCD (barg) Axial Compressor Discharge Pressure
Rotor speed (rpm) Typical rotor speed
Typical Operational profile Typical Power output (MW) or Percentace of typical
Power output (MW) / %baseload load (100% is the baseload)
TTXD (°C) Exhaust gas temperature
Combustion Mode (SAC/DLN) Combustion type
Type of Cycle Simple Cycle/Combined Cycle

This form compiles the maximum conditions for your HP Rotor; please provide only the applicable data; the
data should be representative of the most severe operating conditions (maximum operating load and
maximum operating speed on the hottest day of the year).
Send the completed form by email to the following address: TECsupport.TEN@ge.com

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