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Title: System definition and analysis gas-fired industrial advanced turbine systems

Abstract

The objective is to define and analyze an engine system based on the gas fuel Advanced Turbine from Task 3. Using the cycle results of Task 3, a technical effort was started for Task 6 which would establish the definition of the engine flowpath and the key engine component systems. The key engine systems are: gas turbine engine overall flowpath; booster (low pressure compressor); intercooler; high pressure compressor; combustor; high pressure turbine; low pressure turbine and materials; engine system packaging; and power plant configurations. The design objective is to use the GE90 engine as the platform for the GE Industrial Advanced Turbine System. This objective sets the bounds for the engine flowpath and component systems.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
568995
Report Number(s):
DOE/MC/30244-5808
ON: DE98002017; TRN: AHC29805%%16
DOE Contract Number:
AC21-93MC30244
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: May 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
03 NATURAL GAS; GAS TURBINE ENGINES; FLUID MECHANICS; FLUID FLOW; GAS COMPRESSORS; DESIGN; NATURAL GAS; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; NITROGEN OXIDES; AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT; CARBON MONOXIDE; COOLING SYSTEMS

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Holloway, G.M. System definition and analysis gas-fired industrial advanced turbine systems. United States: N. p., 1997. Web. doi:10.2172/568995.
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abstractNote = {The objective is to define and analyze an engine system based on the gas fuel Advanced Turbine from Task 3. Using the cycle results of Task 3, a technical effort was started for Task 6 which would establish the definition of the engine flowpath and the key engine component systems. The key engine systems are: gas turbine engine overall flowpath; booster (low pressure compressor); intercooler; high pressure compressor; combustor; high pressure turbine; low pressure turbine and materials; engine system packaging; and power plant configurations. The design objective is to use the GE90 engine as the platform for the GE Industrial Advanced Turbine System. This objective sets the bounds for the engine flowpath and component systems.},
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year = {Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997},
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