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Article: New gas turbine designs push the envelope.
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- Mechanical Engineering-CIME
- Article date:
- August 1, 1997
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A trio of new gas turbines point the way to more efficient and cleaner power generation for utilities, mechanical drives for industry, and compressors for pipelines and platforms.
Industrial gas-turbine manufacturers continue to refine their machines to perform beyond predecessors' limits. This was borne out by the three newly designed gas turbines showcased at the 42nd annual Turbo Expo, sponsored by ASME's International Gas Turbine Institute and held in Orlando, Fla., in June. The Cyclone from European Gas Turbines (EGT), ABB's GTX100, and AlliedSignal's ASE120 all draw on previously proven designs that have been refined to make them more fuel-efficient, less ...