TIGER: Knowledge Based Gas Turbine Condition Monitoring

Given the critical nature of gas turbines in most industrial plants, their availability is of prime importance. Associated maintenance costs can also be extremely high and hence, it is a high priority to find ways of reducing maintenance costs and increasing the availability of the gas turbine. Routine preventative maintenance techniques have been used for many years to minimise major problems by routinely checking and taking care of small problems. This has produced some good results, but it is desirable to do even better.