GE’s GT11DxC compressor upgrade delivers more power for increased generation revenues and additional capacity. This boost in power won’t raise the turbine inlet temperature or increase the thermal stress on components. By using an improved aerodynamic design, the compressor blades have been further optimized. A large part of the existing compressor hardware remains unchanged—in particular the vanes, casings, channel heights, and number of stages. The implementation can be fully retrofit, and can be installed at the site during a scheduled inspection to reduce overall replacement downtime. Additional benefits include:
• Increased gas turbine performance of up to 3.3 MW
• Greater operational range due to permanently available additional output
• Consistently high reliability, availability, and maintainability of the unit A-Visual