Test Facilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GE Energy carries out mechanical tests on all its gas turbines. Complete turbocompressors and

 

 

FLORENCE PLANT

 

 

 

 

turbogenerators, including all auxiliary equipment, can be full-load tested on outdoor test beds

 

 

Stand Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TO INDOOR STANDS FOR GAS TURBINE TESTS 1 - 4

 

 

Evaporating

 

complying with API, ASME, VDI and ISO international standards at the Florence or Massa plants.

 

 

 

2BVTN

STANDS 5 - 8

 

TO INDOOR

Towers

 

 

 

 

 

 

TO OUTDOOR

 

AND OUTDOOR

 

 

 

 

 

2HM

STANDS 1 - 4

 

STANDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even complete modules can be tested at the Massa plant and than shipped without being this

 

 

 

2BVTN

TO OUTDOOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAS

 

 

 

Steam generator

 

 

assembled because of its proximity to the Massa harbor. The test beds are equipped with

 

 

STORAGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air cooler

STANDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUTDOOR

 

 

 

 

 

computer Data Acquisition Systems capable of collecting thermodynamic and mechanical data

 

 

 

 

b

 

Condenser

STATION

MEASURING

 

 

 

 

 

e

 

 

 

 

 

 

a

 

 

 

 

and computing in real time. Test facilities include a high pressure feed system for gas mixtures

 

 

COGENERATION

COMPRESSED

d

 

 

 

NATURAL

 

 

c

 

 

 

GAS

(inert and flammable gases), a gas chromatograph for gas analysis, a 60 Hz generator, low and

 

 

GAS

AIR

Back

a,b,c,d Steam System

FROM

 

 

SYSTEM

S TAT ENS DT S

 

 

 

PLANT

SYSTEM

Pressure

 

FROM INDOOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AND OUTDOOR

DOMESTIC

 

 

 

 

 

I N D O O R

 

STANDS

NETWORK

 

 

 

LIQUID

ELECTRIC

 

 

 

 

high pressure gas coolers, and steam and lube oil supply. The cooling towers allow closed-loop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

e

Cooling Water

 

 

tests up to 130 MW. GE Energy also tests complete plants on site upon customer request.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLORENCE PLANT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outdoor string and load test stands

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

3

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NTRO OOM B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O R

LU B E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O I L

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TA N K

 

 

 

 

 

2

1

 

C O N T R O L

 

 

R O O M

6

 

A

M O B I L E

 

 

VA C U U M

 

 

S Y S T E M

 

 

I N D O O R

 

 

T E S T

 

 

S TA N D S

7 a

8

7 b

Centrifugal/ axial compressor test

 

Shop electric generator + gear box

Gas turbine test

FLORENCE PLANT

 

 

 

 

Indoor stands for gas turbine tests

 

MASSA PLANT

4

1

C O N T R O L

2

Outdoor stands for gas turbine tests

A

and turbogroup full load tests

 

 

R O O M

 

 

L

To Test Beds

 

To Test Beds

 

NTRO OOM B

 

 

To Test Beds

2HM

O R

 

a

a,d,e

 

C

 

 

2BVTN

 

3

 

5

 

 

Evaporating Towers

 

 

 

 

STORAGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAS

 

 

to test

 

 

 

 

 

c

 

 

 

g

 

 

beds 1-4

 

 

 

 

 

From Test Beds

 

 

 

 

 

NATURAL GAS

D I E S E L

LU B E O I L

LU B E O I L

VA C U U M

LU B E O I L

LU B E O I L

LU B E

 

 

 

 

 

 

TA N K

C O N S O L E

C O N S O L E

S Y S T E M

C O N S O L E

C O N S O L E

O I L

 

 

MEASURING

 

f

 

A

B

C

D

TANK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D I E S E L

b

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROOM

 

 

b

 

Shop electric generator + gear box

 

 

 

 

TA N K

LU B E O I L

A

 

 

 

 

Shop electric motor + gear box

 

C O N S O L E

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gas turbine test

 

 

Gas turbine test :

ELECTRIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low pressure shaft

SYSTEM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOBILE

d

 

f

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VACUUM

 

 

 

 

f

f

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPRESSED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AIR

 

e

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

f

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIQUID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROOM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centrifugal / axial compressor test

Hydraulic dynamometer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gas turbine test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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