The combined cycle application of aeroderivative gas turbines
In recent years aeroderivative gas turbines have become an effective alternative to heavy industrial gas turbines. Marketing of aeroderivatives has focused on their simple cycle efficiency advantage. The use of aeroderivatives in combined cycle, however, has also been demonstrated to be competitive, with high net plant efficiency and moderate cost per installed kW. Aeroderivative gas turbines are also capable of achieving high baseload plant availabilities because of the maintenance philosophy of rapid gas turbine or module exchange on site. In this paper the rationale for choosing an aeroderivative over a conventional industrial gas turbine is discussed. Factors affecting the decision to opt for either a simple or combined cycle facility are considered. The economic case is made for combined cycle plant incorporating aeroderivatives, showing a lower total cost of ownership that the alternatives, including an assessment of the key factors necessary to make them viable. The paper continues with a description of an advanced single string power train concept. Implementation of the power train is presented, and its incorporation into an optimized 40 MW Class power station described. Reduction in cost of electricity and installed cost per kW are considered, as well as reduction in project lead time.
- Research Organization:
- Rolls-Royce plc, Bedford, England (GB)
- OSTI ID:
- 20013569
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1998 International Joint Power Generation Conference, Baltimore, MD (US), 08/23/1998--08/26/1998; Other Information: PBD: 1998; Related Information: In: Proceedings of the 1998 international joint power generation conference (FACT-Vol.22). Volume 1: Fuels and combustion technologies; Gas turbines; Environmental engineering; Nuclear engineering, by Gupta, A.; Natole, R.; Sanyal, A.; Veilleux, J. [eds.], 921 pages.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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