Solar and Allison receive ATS contracts

Journal Article · Wed Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1995 · Turbomachinery International

OSTI ID:171398

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded contracts to Solar Turbines Incorporated and Allison Engine Company, for development of advanced power generation engines in the under-20-MW category, as part of Phase III of the Advanced Turbine Systems (ATS) program. The contracts are for construction of complete prototype engines. Solar`s contract, announced on September 15, is for development of 5- and 15-MW engines. Allison`s contract, announced October 17, is for a family of engines in the 4.5- to 11-MW range. Solar`s 5- and 15-MW engines will be variations on the same design, with the smaller engine being the focus of engineering work, and the larger one scale up from it. The Solar ATS engine will be a two-shaft, simple-cycle engine. Efficiency targets are 42% for the 5-MW engine and 43% for the 15-MW model. The NOx target is `single digits.` The Allison ATS engine family will cover the power range from 4.5-11MW. The engines will be two-shaft, simple-cycle units. The DOE target for (LHV) simple cycle efficiency is 15% over the best current technology, which would mean something close to 40%. Allison`s target for NOx is a ppm figure in the single digits. 1 fig.

• OSTI ID: 171398
• Journal Information: Turbomachinery International, Journal Name: Turbomachinery International Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 36; ISSN 0149-4147; ISSN TUINDP
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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