Within the power generation industry, it is well known that Natural Gas Turbines offers significant advantages especially when compared to its reciprocating fossil fuel burning engine competition. One such advantage is that Natural Gas Turbines have greater burn efficiently and with less maintenance. Should the user of the natural gas turbine takes advantage of the combined cycle, they will then be able to extract a greater amount of power from the turbine. Natural Gas Turbines are the primary choice for the application that requires continuous base load power with the greatest fuel efficiency.
Numerous instances could occur where the amount of power that is needed that a Natural Gas Turbine produces will be short-term, rather than long-term. This will particularly be the instance when the application is centred on emergency disaster relief, plant shut-down for maintenance, or peak shaving.
When it comes to a mobile Natural Gas Turbine unit, they are the best choice for any of the instances that were just mentioned, due to its quick set up and break down. Depending on the size that is utilised, the site preparation that would be required for such a configuration would be fairly minimal. The minimal required foundation could be a gravel bed.
A GE’s TM 2500 is a Mobile Natural Gas Turbine option that comprises of four modular trailer units, and these exist for ease of deployment. 22.8MW would be the total power that could be produced from a Mobile Natural Gas Turbine, and it could be run on Natural Gas as well as liquid fuels. The Mobile Natural Gas Turbine’s four trailers would be arranged in a T-shaped formation. Such trailers would include the generator trailer, inlet filter trailer, exhaust trailer and the auxiliary trailer. Furthermore, the TM 2500 has the ability to be used in cycles of 60 HZ and 50 HZ.
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