MERCURY 50
Recuperated Gas Turbine Generator Set
General Specifications
Gas Turbine
• Mercury™50 Recuperated Gas Turbine
• Industrial, Single-Shaft
• 10-Stage Axial Compressor
– Variable Inlet Guide Vanes and
Stators
– Compression Ratio: 9.9:1
– Inlet Airflow: 39.2 lb/sec
(17.9 kg/sec)
– Vertically Split Case
• Combustion Chamber, Annular Type
– Ultra-Lean-Premix Combustion
System
– 8 Fuel Injectors
– Single Torch Ignitor System
• Proximity Probe Vibration Transducers
• Turbine
– 2-Stage, Reaction
– Clockwise Rotation
• Bearings
– 2 Radial: Viscous Damped
Roller Bearings
– 1 Thrust/Radial: Viscous Damped
Split Inner Race Ball Bearing
Recuperator
• Primary Surface Type
Main Reduction Drive
• Epicyclic
– 1500 or 1800 rpm (50 or 60 Hz)
– Vibration Monitoring: Acceleration
Transducer
Generator
• 4 Pole, 3 Phase, 6 Wire,
Wye Connected, Synchronous with – Self-Cleaning Filters
Permanent Magnet Exciter
• Available Construction Type:
– Open Drip-Proof
• Sleeve Bearings
• Vibration Monitoring: Velocity
Transducers
• Class F Temperature Rise
• Class B Temperature Rise*
* Option
• NEMA Class F Insulation with F Rise
• Continuous Duty Rating Voltages:
– 3300, 6600, 11,000 (50Hz)
– 4160, 6900, 12,470, 13,800V(60
Hz)
Package
• Mechanical Construction
– Steel Base Frame with Drip Pans
and Generator Alignment
– 316L Stainless Steel Piping
• Start System
– Direct Drive AC Motor with
VFD Control
• Package Electrical Certification
– NEC, CSA Class 1, Group D, Div 2
• Fuel System
– Natural Gas
– Landfill Gas*
– Digester Gas*
• Integrated Lube Oil System
– Main/Pre/Post Lube
PumpBackupLube Pump
– Air and Oil Cooler
– Water/Oil Lube Oil Cooler*
– Integral Lube Oil Tank
– Lube Oil Tank Heater
– Simplex Lube Oil Filter
– Duplex Lube Oil Filters*
– Oil Mist Eliminator
– Vent Flame Trap
• Air Inlet and Exhaust Systems
– Carbon Steel
– Stainless Steel*
– Barrier Type Filters
– Inlet and Exhaust Silencers
– Inlet Evaporative Cooler*
– Inlet Chiller Coils*
• Enclosure
– Complete Package
– Fire Detection and CO2
Suppresion System
Power Generation
• Turbine Compressor Cleaning
Systems
– On-Crank
– Portable Cleaning Tank*
• Package Power
– 120VDC Battery/Charger System*
• Turbotronic ® 4 On-skid Gas Turbine
Control System
– Combination Gas Turbine and
Control System
– Standard Display with Discrete Event
Log, Strip Chart, Historical Trend,
Mainteneace Screen
– Vibration and Temperature Monitoring
– English Display Text and Labels
– Spanish, Portuguese, German,
French or Simplified Chinese
Display Text and Labels*
– Auxiliary and Remote Display/
Control Terminals*
– Auto Synchronizing
– KW Import Control
– KVAR/Power Factor Control*
– ControlNet Redundant Media,
Ethernet, Data Highway Plus or
Modbus RS232C/422/485 Supervisory
Interface*
– Heat Recovery Application Interface*
– Multi-Unit Applications: Load Shed
Control, Import/Export or kW/KVAR
Control Panels*
– InSight System™ Equipment Health
Management
– Printer/Logger
• Documentation
– Drawings
– Quality Control Data Book
– Test Reports
– Operation and Maintenance Manuals
• Factory Testing of Turbine and Package
– Non-Dynamic
– Dynamic
 MERCURY 50
Recuperated Gas Turbine Generator Set
Power Generation

Nominal Performance* Application Performance Available Power

5500
Output Power 4600 kWe Steam (Unfired) 6.0 tonnes/hr
(13,125 lb/hr)
Heat Rate 9350 kJ/kWe-hr 5000

(8865 Btu/kWe-hr) Steam (Fired) 47.1 tonnes/hr

1536 °C (2800°F) (103,865 lb/hr) 4500
Exhaust Flow 63 700 kg/hr

Power (kW)
Chilling (Absorp.) 5140 kW
(140,400 lb/hr) (1460 refrigeration tons)
4000

Exhaust Temperature 365°C 3500

(690°F)
3000

*ASSUMPTIONS 2500
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
Nominal rating – per ISO  Ambient Temperature (Deg F)
At 15°C (59°F), sea level DSM50PG_002M

No inlet/exhaust losses
Relative humidity 60%
Natural gas fuel with  
LHV = 35 MJ/Nm3 (940 Btu/scf)
Heat Rate Thermal Efficiency
11000 42.
No accessory losses
Engine efficiency: 38.5%   10500 40
(measured at generator terminals)
Heat Rate (Btu/kW-hr)

10000 38

Thermal Efficiency (%)

9500
36

9000
34

8500
32

8000
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 30.
Ambient Temperature (Deg F) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
DSM50PG_004M
Ambient Temperature (Deg F)
DSM50PG_003M

Enclosure Access and Maintenance Space 3.4 m

(11’ 0”)
MINIMUM SPACE CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR
ENCLOSURE ACCESS DOORS AND
GENERATOR ROUTINE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
3.4 m
REMOVAL
(11’ 3”) AREA

MINIMUM
CLEARANCE
3.2 m 4.0 m
REQUIRED
(10’ 5”) FOR (13’ 0”)
ENGINE REMOVAL

11.1 m 4.9 m
(36’ 6”) (16’ 0”)
Package Height: 3.7m (12’ 3”)
Package Weight: 45 700 kg (100,700 lb) DSM50PG-003C

Solar Turbines Incorporated

P.O. Box 85376
FOR MORE INFORMATION
San Diego, CA 92186-5376 U.S.A. Telephone: (+1) 619-544-5352
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DSM50PG/0113/EO