Predicting a Surge Event in a Compressor of a Turbomachine

A system for predicting a surge event in a compressor of a turbomachine, the system comprising:

• one or more computer processors associated with a turbomachine and operable to:
• receive a plurality of performance parameters of a compressor;
• analyze the plurality of performance parameters to determine corrected performance values of the performance parameters;
• based at least partially on the corrected performance values, determine a compressor efficiency;
• standardize the compressor efficiency for a standard mode of operation;
• ascertain historical performance data associated with the standard mode of operation;
• analyze the compressor efficiency based at least partially on the historical performance data;
• and
• based at least partially on the analysis of the compressor efficiency, selectively predict a surge event.

A system comprising:

• at least one turbomachine including a compressor;
• a controller in communication with the at least one turbomachine and operable to receive a plurality of performance parameters of the compressor;
• one or more computer processors operable to:
• receive the plurality of performance parameters of the compressor;
• analyze the plurality of performance parameters to determine corrected performance values of the performance parameters;
• based at least partially on the corrected performance values, determine a compressor efficiency;
• standardize the compressor efficiency for a standard mode of operation;
• ascertain historical performance data associated with the standard mode of operation;
• analyze the compressor efficiency based at least partially on the historical performance data;
• and
• based at least partially on the analysis of the compressor efficiency, selectively predict a surge event.