This paper presents a 37/42 Mw compound open-cycle-type TG3000 gas turbine, designed by the author’s company, which is one of the most powerful gas turbines ever built and in industrial operation. The first unit started industrial operation in September 1962 in Italy at Chivasso Power Plant; three more units, destined for a power plant in Belgrade, are being bench-tested or under assembly. The paper illustrates the considerations which led the author’s company to choose the power and the cycle arrangement of the gas turbine, the main construction and design features of the single components as well as the initial operating results.
Volume Subject Area:
General
Topics:
Energy generation,
Gas turbines,
Cycles,
Power stations,
Construction,
Design,
Manufacturing
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