Take a New Look at Westinghouse Combustion Turbines
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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In April of 1987, the Combustion Turbine Systems Division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation was relocated from its prior headquarters in Concordville, Pennsylvania to the World Headquarters of Westinghouse Power Generation located at The Quadrangle, on Alafaya Trail, across from the University of Central in Orlando, Florida. This brochure was prepared shortly after the move, first, as an internal communications document, and then reprinted for general distribution. It features an interview with Augie Scalzo, a long-time gas turbine engineer and engineering manager. After the move to Orlando, Scalzo was named Technical Director of Combustion Turbine Operations.<br /><br />Scalzo started his career with Westinghouse's Aviation Gas Turbine Division in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1953 and then moved to the Small Steam & Gas Turbine Division headquarters in Lester, Pennsylvania, where he continued his work on industrial and power generation gas turbines. Around 1970, he was appointed Manager of Gas Turbine Engine Engineering, and was generally considered to be the "Father of the W501." This highly successful family of large power generating gas turbines, introduced at around 40MW in 1968, is still the basis of the design of large gas turbines rated at upwards of 300MW.
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Original 7-page brochure, July 1987: Private Collection of Harry Jaeger.
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Steam-Cooled 501G Rated 230 MW with 2600°F Rotor Inlet Temperature
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Turbines
The item is a copy of a reprinted article from the <em>Gas Turbine World</em> magazine issue for November-December of 1994. The subject of the article is the Westinghouse-Mitsubishi 501G gas turbine that had been introduced at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Gas Turbine Conference earlier that year. The 501G was a new gas turbine engine design featuring the results of a joint design effort of Westinghouse Power Generation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) of Japan. Other input to the design was provided by other members of a multi-national alliance, which included FiatAvio of Italy and Rolls-Royce of the United Kingdom. The 501G was touted as the "largest and most efficient" gas turbine in the world. Introductory simple-cycle power rating was 230MW and simple-cycle efficiency was 38.5 percent (8,860 Btu/kWh, gas, LHV, ISO conditions). The combined cycle performance being quoted at the time was 345MW with a heat rate of 5,883 Btu/kWh (58% efficiency). The 501G was last of the long line of Westinghouse gas turbines before the company was acquired by Siemens AG of Germany in 1998. The first 501G was built at Westinghouse's factory in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and installed at the McIntosh Station in Lakeland, Florida, in 1998.
Farmer, Robert
Original 8-page magazine article: Farmer, Robert. "Steam-Cooled 501G Rated 230 MW with 2600°F Rotor Inlet Temperature." <a href="http://www.gasturbineworld.com/" target="_blank"><em>Gas Turbine World</em></a>, Vol. 24, No. 6, November-December 1994: Private Collection of Harry Jaeger.
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation, The Quadrangle, Orlando, Florida
Evolution of Heavy-Duty Power Generation and Industrial Combustion Turbines in the United States
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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A paper published in 1994 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Written by A. J. Scalzo, R. L. Bannister, M. DeCorso, and G. S. Howard, this paper provides a concise compilation of the history of Westinghouse Electric's combustion turbine technology, from its origins in the early development of a U.S.-built aviation gas turbine for jet propulsion during World War II, through the early industrial applications starting in 1948, and continuing through decades of evolution of the heavy duty power generation machines up to and including the advanced 160MW W501F.
Scalzo, A. J.
Bannister, R. L.
DeCorsO, M.
Howard, G. S.
Reprinted 19-page academic paper: Scalzo, A. J., R. L. Bannister, M. DeCorso, and G. S. Howard. 1994. "Evolution of Heavy-Duty Power Generation and Industrial Combustion Turbines in the United States." <em>Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo</em>: Private Collection of Harry Jaeger.
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation, The Quadrangle, Orlando, Florida
150 MW Class 501F Design to Begin Full Load Factory Testing This Summer
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Turbines
This article was published by the <em>Gas Turbine World</em> magazine in the May-June 1989 issue. It reports on the status of the new Westinghouse 501F advanced gas turbine that was jointly developed with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). At the time, the prototype or first-build was being completed at the MHI factory in Japan. The 150MW-class 501F was the first new gas turbine design to be offered by Westinghouse Electric Corporation following the move of the Combustion Turbine Operations department of the Power Generation Business Unit (PGBU) to Orlando, Florida, in 1987.<br /><br />Originally called the Westinghouse Electric Company, George Westinghouse (1846-1914) founded his manufacturing company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1886. In 1889, he renamed his business The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. Westinghouse's primary products include turbines, generators, motors and switchgear related to the generation, transmission, and use of electricity. The company changed its name to Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1945. In 1981, the company began to relocate its division headquarters for the Steam-Turbine Generator Divisions from Pennsylvania (turbines from Lester and generators from Pittsburgh) to Orlando, Florida. The Power Generation Business Unit (PGBU) building was located in The Quadrangle, at 4400 Alafaya Trail. Originally, Westinghouse had purchased a large plot of land for future development that extended westward from Alafaya Trail to Rouse Road. The original headquarters was located on several acres of that land parcel close to Alafaya Trail.<br /><br />In 1994, after a major corporate management shuffling, and a top-level decision to change from an industrial manufacturing company to primarily a broadcasting/communications company, Westinghouse bought the CBS Network and changed its name to the CBS Corporation. As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings in the area were leased and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation of Germany in 1998, additional buildings (Quad II and Quad III) were added to the original complex at the Quadrangle. From 1998 to 2003 the Orlando operation was known as Siemens-Westinghouse, after which the name of Westinghouse was dropped. The operation has been known as Siemens from that time forward.
Farmer, Robert
Original 7-page magazine article: Farmer, Robert. "150 MW Class 501F Design to Begin Full Load Factory Testing This Summer." <a href="http://www.gasturbineworld.com/" target="_blank"><em>Gas Turbine World</em></a>, Vol. 19, No. 3, May-June 1989: Private Collection of Harry Jaeger.
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation, The Quadrangle, Orlando, Florida