With the gas turbine compressor rotor blade re-staking complete, reinstallations and close-out inspections began. While reinstalling the transition pieces, MD&A detected misalignments from a previous ...

Utilization of additive manufacturing for gas turbine component design has been demonstrated to accelerate design cycle times, reduce development test times, provide increased test data and serve to ...

Turbine compressors historically have been coated as an afterthought. Initially, silicone aluminum paint and diffused nickel cadmium were the only coatings available for application to both rotating ...

It has been shown that the surface finish of the airfoils can be satisfactorily restored by using suitable compressor coatings. Recent developments in such coatings have been made to improve upon the ...

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), ...

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 ...

Installing a recycle valve in parallel with the antisurge valve of a turbine-driven multistage (low pressure/high pressure) centrifugal compressor, in combination with control system modifications, ...

Siemens — which designed and built this 375-MW gas turbine, said to be “the world`s biggest and most powerful” — will add the Rolls-Royce Energy assets, including aero-derivative gas turbine and ...

Failure analysis of gas and compressor turbine blades encompasses the systematic investigation of damage phenomena that compromise blade integrity. This field integrates diverse approaches including ...

The history of the gas turbine can be traced back to 150 BC, when a Greek inventor, philosopher, and geometrician, Hero, who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, invented a toy called the “Aeolipile.” The toy ...

The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline consortium has sought invites to tender for a contract to supply six gas turbine turbo compressor units to serve two compressor stations in Greece and Albania. Two separate ...