Internal Gas Turbine Alignment

ACQUIP's laser internal gas turbine alignment service is extremely quick, accurate, effective and dramatically decreases the possibility of human error. This can mean shaving days off the process when compared to tight wire and optical methods.

When you apply laser internal gas turbine alignment, you get accuracy to within 1 micron. It is achieved by first shooting a laser line through the approximate center of the bearings, compressor, and shroud in order to create a static point of reference. Our adjustable bore specific bracketing system is then employed in order to probe the surface of each of the compressor section, shroud, or bearing brackets to ascertain the exact center position. Our proprietary bracketing can be used while the compressor blades are installed or removed.

The data points from the laser internal gas turbine alignment are recorded in the computer and adjusted for bearing preset conditions. The appropriate line for the machine is then determined and executed upon.

With ACQUIP, the internal gas turbine alignment process is quick, cost-effective, and produces precise repeatable readings.

The speed, accuracy, and effectiveness of the ACQUIP laser internal gas turbine alignment method can be applied to steam turbines of varying sizes as well.