Optimize the performance of your turbines with GST Advantage RO with VARTECH Technology
In today's high-demand operational environments which are getting more and more severe, turbine metallurgy is almost on the verge of at its temperature limits, with combined cycle plants raising the potential for water contamination with startup times shrinking; this is when an outstanding turbine oil like GST Advantage RO with VARTECH Technology can make a difference, especially since, for both steam and gas turbines, reliability is critical. Chevron GST Advantage RO with VARTECH Technology helps one meet these challenges; here's how:
Among the many malicious elements attacking turbines, varnish can be the most destructive. The advanced lubrication chemistry used in VARTECH Technology inhibits the formation of varnish precursors, products of oil degradation that can deposit on internal surfaces and build up. One gets remarkable oxidation stability, less degradation and long oil life – a cutting edge approach to varnish control.
GST Advantage RO is formulated to help protect equipment from the varnish that causes valves to stick, bearings to fail, oil inlets and filters to clog, temperatures to spike, and turbines to prematurely shut down. It also slows oil degradation through the facilitation of water contamination removal to help prevent rust formation. It can also help in extending drain intervals, so one can synchronize oil changes with other scheduled maintenance and keep one’s turbines available and generating revenue.
Besides curbing varnish formation to help maintain peak performance, reliability, and productivity, GST Advantage RO is uniquely formulated to meet requirements for exceptional thermal and oxidative stability performance in several major manufacturers of turbines in non-geared gas and steam turbines where extreme temperatures can be experienced. It is additionally suitable for severe service industrial applications that require rust and oxidation inhibited (R&O) ISO 32 circulating oil with extended service capability.
Among other things, GST Advantage RO was also examined in multiple tests to evaluate product performance, namely Copper Corrosion Test ASTM D130, Membrane Patch Colorimetry (MPC) ASTM D7843, Thermal Stability Aging Test, Dry TOST ASTM D7873, and RPVOT ASTM D2272. These assessments established that GST Advantage RO oil is not only thermally stable, but also has low sludge and varnish tendencies with a long oil life. Moreover, GST Advantage RO also meets over a dozen OEM requirements, which help steam and gas turbines reach their maximum capabilities.
