760314: 100,000 HP Gas Turbine Load Test Facility - Technical Paper

Event: 1976 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition

Authors

Gas Turbine Div., General Electric Co.

Thomas F. Smith

Gas Turbine Div., General Electric Co.

Abstract

Content: The problem of testing large gas turbines at full load in the factory has been solved with the construction of a load test facility utilizing a gas turbine compressor as the load absorption device. Design philosophy and features are reviewed, and a summary, of operating experience to date is presented.

Meta Tags

Topics: Gas turbines
Test facilities
Compressors

Affiliated or Co-Author: Gas Turbine Div., General Electric Co.

Details

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/760314

Pages: 12

Citation: Allen, R., and Smith, T., "100,000 HP Gas Turbine Load Test Facility," SAE Technical Paper 760314, 1976, https://doi.org/10.4271/760314.

Additional Details

Publisher: SAE International

Published: Feb 1, 1976

Product Code: 760314

Content Type: Technical Paper

Language: English