Steam-Cooled 501G Rated 230 MW with 2600°F Rotor Inlet Temperature
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Title
Steam-Cooled 501G Rated 230 MW with 2600°F Rotor Inlet Temperature
Alternative Title
Steam-Cooled 501G Rated 230 MW with 2600°F Rotor Inlet Temperature
Subject
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Turbines
Description
The item is a copy of a reprinted article from the Gas Turbine World 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.
Creator
Farmer, Robert
Source
Original 8-page magazine article: Farmer, Robert. "Steam-Cooled 501G Rated 230 MW with 2600°F Rotor Inlet Temperature." Gas Turbine World, Vol. 24, No. 6, November-December 1994: Private Collection of Harry Jaeger.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1994-11
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1994-12
Date Issued
ca. 1994-12
Contributor
Jaeger, Harry
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 8-page magazine article: Farmer, Robert. "Steam-Cooled 501G Rated 230 MW with 2600°F Rotor Inlet Temperature." Gas Turbine World, Vol. 24, No. 6, November-December 1994.
Is Part Of
Westinghouse Electric Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
5.98 MB
Medium
8-page magazine article
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, The Quadrangle, Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Science Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Robert Farmer and published by Gas Turbine World.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Gas Turbine World and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Jaeger, Harry
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Westinghouse Electric Corporation Archives
External Reference
"History." Westinghouse Nuclear. http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/About/History.
"Westinghouse Power Generation Booklet." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6422.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
8-page magazine article
Collection
Citation
Farmer, Robert, “Steam-Cooled 501G Rated 230 MW with 2600°F Rotor Inlet Temperature,” RICHES, accessed April 18, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6597.