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Gas Turbine Best Practices Be st Practice 6.1

Fig 6.1.5 Gas turbine configuration

Year Milestone
1900–30 Various works – expansion
turbines (Delaval, Parsons, etc.)
1930 Sir Frank Whittle granted gas turbine patent
1943 First successful gas turbine (jet engine)
1950s Industrial gas generators and
power turbines used in pipeline service (1st generation)
1960s Improved efficiency through use of
material and cooling improvements. Use in power
generation and industrial plants
1970s Development of 2nd generation – larger sizes,
higher efficiency (higher firing temperatures)
First uses of aero-derivative gas generators and
power turbine for ‘off shore’ applications
Increased availability
Increased preventive maintenance cycle time
1980s Extensive use of gas turbines in combined
cycles for co-generation
Aero-derivative types gain further acceptance
Continued efficiency increase (higher firing
temperatures) – retrofits of 1st generation units
Development of 3rd generation gas turbines
(use of advanced materials, processing,
coating and cooling techniques)
1990s Further acceptance of gas turbine as an
industrial prime mover
Simple cycle efficiencies approach 45%. Firing
temperatures approach 1400°C (2500°F)

Fig 6.1.6 Gas turbines e history of development

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