Dual-drive cogen package tucks savings into tight space

Journal Article · Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985 · Energy Manage.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5057999

When Detroit Diesel Allison plant in Romulus, MI, began looking into cogeneration as a means of cutting energy costs, space was their biggest problem. A division of General Motors, the company produces a broad range of diesel engines and service parts. And although its Romulus operations cover 2.6 million square feet of manufacturing, warehousing, and engineering areas, an equipment-crowded powerhouse posed the principal design challenge for Western Engine Company's Power Systems Division, Itasca, IL. Total bus supply for peak demand operations at Romulus is 20 MW. The former power system configuration consisted of the electric utility, one coal-fired steam boiler, and two natural gas or package boilers which can burn either natural gas or Number 2 fuel oil. To cogenerate power in the small space available, Western Engine used a combined cycle 10-MW power source, including a dual-engine drive and a double-end drive generator. The prime movers are two Allison 501-KB5 gas turbines selected for their efficiencies in the 10-MW target range, and a Murray-Coppus steam turbine rated for continuous duty at 500 psig pressure, 700 F temperature. The steam turbine has a nominal 4500 hp output at 1800 rpm. Payback for the company's capital investment is calculated at two years.

• OSTI ID: 5057999
• Journal Information: Energy Manage.; (United States), Vol. 9:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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