In cooperation with U.S. Department of Energy’s Morgantown Energy Technology Center, a Westinghouse-led team is working on the second part of an 8-year, Advanced Turbine Systems Program to develop the technology required to provide a significant increase in natural gas-fired combined cycle power generation plant efficiency. This paper reports on the Westinghouse program to develop an innovative natural gas-fired advanced turbine cycle, which, in combination with increased firing temperature, use of advanced materials, increased component efficiencies, and reduced cooling air usage, has the potential of achieving a lower heating value plant efficiency in excess of 60 percent.
Issue Section:
Gas Turbines: Electric Utilities and Cogeneration
Topics:
Advanced materials,
Combined cycles,
Cooling,
Cycles,
Energy generation,
Firing,
Gas turbines,
Heating,
Teams,
Temperature,
Turbines
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