Combustion Turbine: Normal Operations

Identify safety precautions that should be observed during a pre-startup inspection of a combustion turbine. Describe checks and inspections that an operator should make before starting up a simple cycle combustion turbine. Describe procedures for starting up a simple cycle combustion turbine. Identify, in order, the major events that happen during the startup of a simple cycle combustion turbine. Identify conditions that are monitored during the startup of a simple cycle combustion turbine. Describe procedures for shutting down a simple cycle combustion turbine. Identify, in order, the major events that happen during the shutdown of a simple cycle combustion turbine. Identify conditions that are monitored during the shutdown of a simple cycle combustion turbine. Identify and describe equipment and conditions that operators typically monitor during normal operation of a simple cycle combustion turbine. Describe inspection and maintenance tasks that operators typically perform to keep a combustion turbine in good working order.