What makes gas turbines lose performance? This is an interesting question that many people will try to answer given their own theories and experiences. The reason for this is quite simple: Gas ...

Gas turbines are critical in modern power generation and propulsion systems, with compressor performance being paramount to overall efficiency. Compressor airfoils and blades, essential for ...

All turbo machinery is subject to degradation that, over time, will affect the system’s efficiency and operational performance. Precise monitoring of turbo machinery performance with continuous torque ...

Takao Koga, Kobelco EDTI Compressors Inc. A fuel gas boosting compressor is the “blood pump” for gas turbine power plants because if the fuel gas compressor fails, the gas turbine power plant stops ...

Several tests conducted on various configurations of a two-stage supersonic ejector to capture low-pressure gas and discharge it for re-injection into a higher-pressure stream for use as fuel gas ...

An inlet air cooling (IAC) system offers one of the most cost-effective ways to improve gas turbine (GT) performance—especially during the peak hours of hot summer months. After all, GT output depends ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The industry leading 118MW H-100 gas turbine, packaged for mechanical drive applications under the partnership of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI)(TOKYO:7011), ...

A networked energy system in which the electricity, heat and transport sectors are viewed comprehensively as a complex unit requires the use of various different energy converters. Gas turbines can be ...