GENERAL ELECTRIC LM6000

The 'General Electric LM6000' is a turboshaft gas turbine. The LM6000 is derived from the CF6-80 aircraft turbofan. It has additions and modifications designed to make it more suitable for marine propulsion, industrial power generation, and marine power generation use. These include an expanded turbine section to convert thrust into shaft power, supports and struts for mounting on a steel or concrete deck, and reworked controls packages for power generation. It has found wide use including peaking power plants, fast ferries and high speed cargo ship applications.
The LM6000 provides 54,610 shaft horsepower (40,700 kW) from either end of the low-pressure rotor system at 3,600 rpm, eliminating the need for a conventional power turbine. Its high efficiency and installation flexibility make it ideal also for a wide variety of utility power generation and industrial applications, especially peaker and cogeneration plants.
GE has several option packages for industrial LM6000s, including ''SPRINT'' (SPRay INTercooling), water injection (widely known as "NOx water"), and spray mist evaporative cooling (SMEC). All of these options are designed to increase efficiency and power of the turbine. The SMEC system is a water fogger system that sprays a fine mist of water into inlet air before the air filters. This system is high maintenance and may be replaced by chillers in newer units. The SPRINT system injects demineralized water into the turbine between the low pressure and high pressure compressors. The water injection system injects water into the primary or secondary fuel nozzle inputs, usually on natural gas fired engines.
The base GE LM6000 is rated to provide more than 40 MW with a thermal efficiency of around 40% at ISO conditions. With options, this can be increased to around 44MW rated power or more.

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★ LM2500

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★ GE LM6000 website