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Yves LORANCHET: Officier Mécanicien de 1re classe de la Marine Marchande - Managing Director, Tuma Systems
INTRODUCTION
Producing all or part of your own electrical energy is a question frequently addressed by manufacturers, with a variety of often complementary objectives in mind:
to avoid interruptions to the national network;
reduce the cost of energy consumed ;
save energy.
Among heat engines capable of driving an alternator, the gas turbine offers remarkable advantages:
ease of installation ;
simultaneous generation of electricity and heat that can be used either directly or indirectly in industrial processes;
can run on a variety of fuels;
high operational safety ;
easy maintenance.
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Gas turbine application in industry
Different types of turbines
Main gas turbine manufacturers
This table is limited to turbines up to 30 MW, and does not include turbines with recuperators and steam injection. Performances are indicative and given for ISO conditions (atmospheric pressure of 760 mmHg, ambient temperature of 15°C and relative air humidity of 60%), the power being that delivered to the alternator terminals. The manufacturers listed are, to the best of our knowledge, those present on...
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