IEC 60953-4:2026 ED1

Rules for steam turbine thermal acceptance tests - Part 4: Routine testing IEC 60953-4:2026 ED1

Publication date:   Sep 22, 2026

Scope

IEC 60953-4:2026 is intended to establish a Supplementary Standard for routine test of steam turbines. The rules given in this document follow the guidance given in IEC 60953-0, but contain amendments and supplements regarding the analysis and supervision of relative performance by routine testing of steam turbine.
General principles for the preparation, performance evaluation, trends of performance parameters and the determination of the measurement uncertainty of periodic routine tests are given in this document.
This document is applicable to routine testing covering a wide range of accuracy on steam turbines of every type, rating and application, operating with superheated or saturated steam.
This document is not intended for application in acceptance tests of new units or retrofits and its application for such is strongly not recommended.
The purpose of this document is to cover the existing steam turbine components which influence the efficiency of the power plant. This document helps the parties determine the most appropriate parameters that characterize the relative performance change and that could be used as long-term performance monitoring and analysis.