Gas turbine on site services

QinetiQ offers a professional, reliable and totally independent performance validation on gas turbines. This provides the assurance needed to ensure an asset can continue to perform and extend its life. With access to over 200 Gas Turbine experts we can also provide expert consultancy and witnessing services on all performance related aspects of gas turbines and power stations.

We have extensive experience with all major manufacturer’s models in production today as our staff have been involved in performance tests on power station units all over the world.

Performance Testing
We provide comprehensive and independent performance testing and test validation of

• Gas turbine simple cycle performance
• Gas turbine combined cycle performance
• Facility performance
• Power station component performance

All tests are carried out providing

• High accuracy, calibrated test equipment
• Experienced performance test team
• On site preliminary reporting
• Comprehensive final reporting

Our own high accuracy test equipment ensures that measurement accuracy is better than ±0.5 % and ±1.0 % for power output and heat rate respectively for a typical performance test. Although high precision, our test equipment is compact, providing flexibility regarding test locations and transportation.

All our projects are managed according to standard procedures, which ensure adherence to safe work. We conduct performance tests in accordance with applicable national and international standards such as ISO 2314 and ASME PTC 22.

Our personnel benefit from over 50 years of experience in gas turbine development and research. Over 200 QinetiQ turbine experts can offer independent experience and assistance in all gas turbine related areas, including

• Performance optimisation
• Performance monitoring
• Gas turbine comparisons to assist purchase decisions
• Running cost calculations
• Independent ageing and deterioration calculations
• Review of contracts and test procedures
• Assistance in conducting reliability runs