How we can estimated the derating factors for a Power Plant

[ograte]

I´m asking some help from the Forum, about how we can estimated the life derating Power and Efficiency of a new Combined Cycle Power Plant for the next 20 years.I appreciated the information of statistic or papers about this subjet.

Thanks OGRATE

 

[poetix99]

A very good reference for steam turbine performance is:

"Evaluating and Improving Steam Turbine Performance", K.C. Cotton
ISBN 0-9639955-1-0
Libr. of Congress 93-091089
publ. by Cotton Fact, Inc. tel 518.384.7885, 518.371.6259

The second edition has added materials specifically for combined cycle power plants.