GE5

GAS TURBINE

GE Power Systems
Oil & Gas
GE Power Systems is recognized as a global leader
in the power generation industry with a proven
track record of developing new technology,
products and services. The GE5 benefits from the
synergy between GE’s Aircraft Engine designs and
GE Oil & Gas Nuovo Pignone Gas Turbine
designs leading a new evolution in the extended
GE line of small gas turbines.

The GE5 combines these technologies (aircraft

engine and heavy duty) to produce a high
efficiency yet rugged and durable machine.
There are more than a million fired hours on the
GE class of small turbines and millions of flight
hours on GE aircraft engines. Reliability has been
a key design initiative in every GE turbine and has
been incorporated in the new unit.

The GE5 development effort also utilized GE’s Six

Sigma Total Quality methodology for design and
manufacturing. As a result the machine achieved
performance targets in its initial testing program.

The GE5 is a 6 MW range industrial duty gas

turbine designed in two configurations: a single
shaft for power generation and a two shaft for
mechanical drive applications. Both the single
and two shaft versions have a high commonality
of parts which ensures parts availability in a
shorter time and contributes to overall reduction
in costs of operation and maintenance.

The high efficiency of the machine coupled with

low emissions make the GE5 a leader in its class
for most applications. The robust design
incorporates dual fuel capability, a range of
standard options, and quick and easy on site
maintenance. The flexibility, simplicity and
compactness also make it ideal for industrial
power generation, including steam production,
Oil & Gas applications in remote areas and
Offshore installations.
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 Design Philosophy
Compressor
The GE5 compressor benefits from several decades of
compressor design evolution focused on achieving higher
efficiency.
The new compressor is scaled from its proven GE10
counterpart.
It is a high performance, axial flow design derived from
GE Aircraft Engine technology. GE Oil & Gas, utilizing
GE’s expertise, has greatly improved overall
compressor performance without sacrificing reliability
or mechanical integrity.
The 11 stage compressor produces a pressure ratio of 15:1.
The first three stages of stator blades are adjustable to
optimise efficiencies by maximizing exhaust gas tempe-
rature at partial load operation. Compressor blades are
assembled onto a solid forged rotor while stator blades
are mounted onto ductile cast iron casings.

Turbine
The turbine itself is a compact, high efficiency design with
two reaction stages. The advanced design methodology
utilized by GE Oil & Gas resulted in a high performance
machine with significantly fewer parts. In addition state-of-
the-art cooling techniques for the first stage of the turbine
allowed the use of conventional materials for nozzles and
buckets.

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The gas turbine package itself has been designed with an emphasis on
standardization, optimization of factory assembly, and the elimination of
costly field assembly methodologies. The result is that the standard package
satisfies the needs of the typical user and their desires thereby resulting in
lower cost installation and maintenance costs.
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Principles of modularity adopted into the design also contribute to lowering

these costs. The package is also designed and manufactured using
principles of modularity.
The gas turbine module consists of a baseplate which includes, besides
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the engine, starting system, load gear, auxiliaries and acoustic enclosure.
The off-base equipment is limited to the lube oil coolers and the electric
generator.
The entire package is compact with a footprint of only 5810 mm (L) x
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2500 mm (W) provides the user with the flexibility to locate the system
indoors or near pre-existing facilities. The inlet filtration module is
designed for mounting above the gas turbine enclosure to further
optimize footprint. The enclosure has lateral panelswide double-jointed
doors allowing for ease of access to all turbine components and
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auxiliaries for maintenance or engine removal.

Weight = 30 metric tons

The GE5 uses enhanced nozzle and bucket materials
similar to those used in aircraft engines. Cooling air is
provided to the first stage nozzles and buckets to enable
higher firing temperatures and enhanced efficiency.
The end product is demonstrably lower in maintenance
cost for a typical customer.
Combustor
In order to achieve maximum efficiency while
maintaining highest reliability standards, the GE5 uses a
combustor design similar to proven aircraft engine type to
achieve the maximum efficiency while maintaining the
highest reliability standards.
The standard unit is configured with a DLE combustion
system which reduces the NOx and CO emission levels.
It consists of a compact annular combustor chamber in
Hastelloy X with 18 fuel nozzles. Each fuel nozzle
includes a double counter-rotating swirler to optimize fuel
mixing and flame stability for extra clean combustion.
This combustion system is designed for operation on
natural gas or liquid fuel with the potential capability to
switch from one fuel to the other at any load. One fixed,
high-energy spark is used to achieve simple and reliable
ignition within the system.
Control System
The control system consists of a turbine and generator
control panel, excitation panel and a terminal cabinet.
For ease of installation or operational advantage, these
cabinets can be located in an existing control room.
Microprocessor based controls are used and the entire
system is configured for fully automatic operation.
Provisions for connection to a Remote Monitoring and
Diagnostics System are also available.
Applications
The GE5 is ideally suited for applications requiring a
continuous supply of electrical power with high
availability and reliability. The exhaust energy can
provide a substantial quantity of steam at various
pressures and temperatures when coupled with a Heat
Recovery Steam Generator. In this configuration the
exhaust energy, otherwise wasted, can be harnessed for
steam production thereby improving system efficiency
in combined heat and power (CHP) applications.
The savings in the cost of extra fuel and an auxiliary
boiler can be substantial. Applications can range from
simple cycle power generation to cogeneration
installations for industrial and institutional users.
The industrial user benefits particularly from the
extended maintenance cycles associated with designs
aimed at extending part life. The planned high
reliability and availability of the GE5 allows industrial
users to avoid production losses due to utility
interruptions while planning maintenance coincident
with regularly scheduled plant shutdowns.
In Oil & Gas applications, high reliability with
availability guarantees can mean reductions in
production losses that result from equipment
breakdown and downtime due to frequent or lengthy
maintenance requirements.
Maintenance Philosophy
A fundamental philosophy objective of the new GE5
gas turbine is simplicity… of design, layout and
maintenance processes.
This allows the GE5 to attain market leadership in cost
and availability through innovative programs for
service as well as package assembly and disassembly
flexibility. Utilizing GE’s undisputed leadership in the
design and manufacture of both aero-derivative and
heavy duty machines, the GE5 represents a unique
marriage of the best of both types of engine.
This provides customers the benefit of lower costs for a
variety of service programs (either condition-based
maintenance, site based or exchange maintenance
programs) and to tailor-make the service offering best
suited to a customer’s specific application.
Some key points:
• Annual borescope inspections are the basis of the
condition based maintenance program.
• The inspection of the hot parts inspection is carried
out approximately every two years.
• Major gas turbine overhaul of the gas turbine is
required scheduled at around 50,000 fired hours, and
can be completed on site, in shop or facilitated with the
use of an exchange engine.
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GE Power Systems
Oil & Gas
Nuovo Pignone S.p.A.
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50127 Florence - Italy
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Fax +39-055-4232800
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