System and method for evaluating efficiency losses for turbine components

A method of evaluating a turbine component, the method comprising:

• obtaining data relating to respective surface conditions at a plurality of different surface locations of the turbine component;
• and
• calculating the total profile efficiency loss for the turbine component based on the data relating to the respective surface conditions at the different surface locations;
• wherein calculating the total profile efficiency of the turbine component includes calculating the local profile efficiency loss percentage for each of the surface conditions at the different surface locations.

A method of evaluating a turbine component, the method comprising:

• obtaining data relating to respective surface conditions at a plurality of different surface locations of the turbine component;
• and
• calculating the total profile efficiency loss for the turbine component based on the data relating to the respective surface conditions at the different surface locations;
• wherein calculating the total profile efficiency of the turbine component includes calculating respective local profile efficiency loss percentages for each of the surface conditions at a plurality of sub-areas of at least one of the different surface locations.

A method of evaluating a turbine component, the method comprising:

• obtaining data relating to respective surface conditions at a plurality of different surface locations of the turbine component;
• and
• calculating the total profile efficiency loss for the turbine component based on the data relating to the respective surface conditions at the different surface locations;
• wherein calculating the total profile efficiency loss for the turbine component includes calculating a sand grain roughness number (Ks) for each surface condition at the different surface locations.

A method of evaluating a turbine component, the method comprising:

• obtaining data relating to respective surface conditions at a plurality of different surface locations of the turbine component;
• and
• calculating the total profile efficiency loss for the turbine component based on the data relating to the respective surface conditions at the different surface locations;
• wherein calculating the total profile efficiency loss for the turbine component includes calculating a sand grain roughness number (Ks) for each surface condition at a plurality of sub-areas of at least one of the different surface locations.

A computerized system for evaluating a turbine component, the system comprising:

• a data input that receives data relating to respective surface conditions at a plurality of different surface locations of the turbine component;
• and
• a processor that calculates the total profile efficiency loss for the turbine component based on the data relating to the respective surface conditions at the different surface locations;
• wherein the received data relating to surface conditions at each of the different surface locations is data relating to surface roughness, surface condition type, and severity of the surface condition.

A computerized system for evaluating a turbine component, the system comprising:

• a data input that receives data relating to respective surface conditions at a plurality of different surface locations of the turbine component;
• and
• a processor that calculates the total profile efficiency loss for the turbine component based on the data relating to the respective surface conditions at the different surface locations;
• wherein the processor calculates the total profile efficiency of the turbine component by at least calculating the local profile efficiency loss percentage for each of the surface conditions at the different surface locations.

A computerized system for evaluating a turbine component, the system comprising:

• a data input that receives data relating to respective surface conditions at a plurality of different surface locations of the turbine component;
• and
• a processor that calculates the total profile efficiency loss for the turbine component based on the data relating to the respective surface conditions at the different surface locations;
• wherein the processor calculates the total profile efficiency of the turbine component by at least calculating respective local profile efficiency loss percentages for each of the surface conditions at a plurality of sub-areas of at least one of the different surface locations.

A computerized system for evaluating a turbine component, the system comprising:

• a data input that receives data relating to respective surface conditions at a plurality of different surface locations of the turbine component;
• and
• a processor that calculates the total profile efficiency loss for the turbine component based on the data relating to the respective surface conditions at the different surface locations;
• wherein the processor calculates the total profile efficiency loss for the turbine component by at least calculating a sand grain roughness number (Ks) for each surface condition at the different surface locations.

A computerized system for evaluating a turbine component, the system comprising:

• a data input that receives data relating to respective surface conditions at a plurality of different surface locations of the turbine component;
• and
• a processor that calculates the total profile efficiency loss for the turbine component based on the data relating to the respective surface conditions at the different surface locations;
• wherein the processor calculates the total profile efficiency loss for the turbine component by at least calculating a sand grain roughness number (Ks) for each surface condition at a plurality of sub-areas of at least one of the different surface locations.