UTILITY ADVANCED TURBINE SYSTEMS (ATS) TECHNOLOGY READINESS TESTING

Technical Report · Thu Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/790741· OSTI ID:790741

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The overall objective of the Advanced Turbine System (ATS) Phase 3 Cooperative Agreement between Ge and the US Department of Energy (DOE) is the development of the GE 7H and 9H combined cycle power systems. The major effort will be expended on detail design. Validation of critical components and technologies will be performed, including: hot gas path component testing, sub-scale compressor testing, steam purity test trials, and rotational heat transfer confirmation testing. Processes will be developed to support the manufacture of the first system, which was to have been sited and operated in Phase 4 but will now be sited and operated commercially be GE. This change has resulted from DOE's request to GE for deletion of Phase 4 in favor of a restructured Phase 3 (as Phase 3R) to include full speed, no load (FSNL) testing of the 7H gas turbine. Technology enhancements that are not required for the first machine design but will be critical for future ATS advances in performance, reliability, and costs will be initiated. Long-term tests of materials to confirm design life predictions will continue. A schematic of the GE H machine is shown. This report summarizes work accomplished from 4Q97 through 3Q98.

• Research Organization: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: FC21-95MC31176
• OSTI ID: 790741
• Report Number(s): FC21-95MC31176--19
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
COMBINED CYCLES
COMPRESSORS
DESIGN
GAS TURBINES
HEAT TRANSFER
PERFORMANCE
POWER SYSTEMS
RELIABILITY
STEAM
TESTING
TURBINES
VALIDATION