Details of new 6600 KW Taurus 70 gas turbine
Solar Turbines has released more details on the development of the new Taurus 70 gas turbine, a two-shaft industrial engine with rated output of 6635 kW at 33% thermal efficiency. The first unit of this latest configuration of gas turbine series will begin factory tests in mid-1994, with the first field evaluation units scheduled for shipment at the end of 1994. Production shipments will begin in mid-1995. The Taurus 70 engine has a 14-stage axial-flow compressor, compared to a 12-stage unit used in the Taurus 60 engines, introduced in 1989-90. The standard configuration for the Taurus 70 gas turbine will be a low-emissions SoLoNO[sub x] engine equipped with Solar's dry, lean-premixed annular combustor technology. Solar has been able to increase the power capability of engines derived from the original 3000 kW Centaur turbines up to the introductory 6600 kW of the Taurus 70 engine configuration, a rating increase of more than 100%. 3 figs., 1 tab.
- OSTI ID:
- 7244576
- Journal Information:
- Diesel and Gas Turbine Worldwide; (United States), Vol. 26:5; ISSN 0278-5994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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