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Title: U. S. S. R. orders 42 Coberra gas turbine compressors

Journal Article · · Diesel Gas Turbine Prog.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5749340

The Soviet foreign trading organization V.O. Machinoimport has ordered 42 Coberra gas turbine/compressors (costing pounds 100 million or $170 million) from COBERROW Ltd., a British consortium owned by Cooper-Bessemer of Canada, Rolls-Royce (1971) Ltd., and Williams Overseas Ltd. The turbocompressors will power six compressor stations on an 800-mile 56-in. gas pipeline running from western Siberia to the City of Chelyabinsk. Each 18,200-hp Coberra unit will consist of a Cooper-Bessemer RT48 2-stage power turbine direct-coupled to a C-B RF2BB30 pipeline centrifugal compressor and a Rolls-Royce Avon Mark 1534 industrial gas generator.

OSTI ID:
5749340
Journal Information:
Diesel Gas Turbine Prog.; (United States), Vol. 9
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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