MAN Turbines

General Overview

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Turbine Types (Based upon Usage)
Mechanical Drive Turbines
• Drives mechanical equipments.
• Typically, employes two shaft configuration.
• Aerodynamic coupling between HP and Load Turbine.
• Operates over a variable speed range (Load Turbine).
• Comparatively bigger starting motor required.
• Optimized variable load efficiency.
• Highly flexible due to operational requirement.
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Power Generation Turbines
• Drives electrical generator.
• Single shaft configuration.
• All equipments directly coupled.
• Operates at fixed speed.
• Modest sized starting motor required.
• High efficiency at full load.
• Standardized specification.
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Single Shaft vs Dual Shaft Mechanical Drive Turbines

Single Shaft Dual Shaft

• For single shaft mechanical drive turbines, speed
variation is dependent upon gas turbine design.
• Power output limited by – surge line characteristics or
over temperature of gas turbine.
• Range of speed variation and flow variation is
comparatively low. IGV addition at centrifugal
compressor inlet improves the flow variation capability.
• Complicated operation – centrifugal compressor needs
to be in depressurized state for start – up.
• Very good speed control even during line upset
condition.
• Low installation and operational cost.
• Preferred for high load factor of gas lines (Full load
operation).
• Speed variation is dependent on speed – power
characteristics of the load.
• Power output limited by – surge line characteristic of
driven compressor.
• Range of speed variation and flow variation is much
better.
• Simple operation – centrifugal compressor can be
started while pressurized.
• Difficult to prevent overspeed of centrifugal
compressor during line upset.
• A bit high installation and operational cost than single
shaft turbines.
• Preferred for low load factor of gas lines (Part load
operation).

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Aerodynamic Coupling
• Twin shaft gas turbines – shaft not connected directly. Load turbine driven by exhaust gas of HPT.
• Mechanically independent system - coupled by flow of exhaust gases.
• Operation of HPT influences the load turbine through exhaust gas medium.
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