14 Other important international markets.13.1 Second wave of Saudi orders prove 'challenging'.11.1 Footnote: Boom market follows Siemens acquisition.10.5 Introducing the 250 MW-class W501G.10.4 Introduction of the 501F Advanced Gas Turbine.10.3 Bellingham and Sayreville: major cogen project milestones.10.2 Take A New Look At Westinghouse Combustion Turbines.10 Westinghouse gas turbines - Orlando bound.9.2 Changes in Westinghouse - MHI Relationship.8 The rise of US cogeneration and independent power markets.7.2 Westinghouse PACE Combined Cycle Power Plants.7.1 The Westinghouse EconoPac packaged GT power plant.
7 Westinghouse packaged gas turbine power plants.
2.2 SoCalEd and Garden State Paper install "total energy system".2.1 West Texas Utilities among the first.2 Pioneering power generation applications.gas compression station at Wilmar, Arkansas, USA. The first industrial gas turbine installation took place in 1948 with the installation of a 2000 hp W21 at Mississippi River Fuel Corp. As indicated below, the history actually begins with the successful development of the first fully US-designed jet engine during World War II. The story of Westinghouse gas turbine experience lists the many "firsts" achieved during the more than 50 years prior to the sale of the Power Generation Business Unit to Siemens, AG in 1998. Increased capability to burn high-hydrogen-content fuel gas has also been demonstrated, and the ability to operate on 100% hydrogen for zero carbon dioxide emissions is under development. In fact, most gas turbines today are installed with dual- or multi-fuel capability to take advantage of changes in cost and availability of various fuels. Fuel gases range from natural gas (essentially methane) to low-heating-value gases such as produced by gasification of coal or heavy liquids, or as by-product gases from blast furnaces. With proper treatment, crude and residual oil have been used. Some participants in the industry decided to use the name "combustion turbine" in an attempt to gain some separation from the fact that the primary fuel for gas turbines in large power plants is natural gas.Ĭommonly referred to as a gas turbine, a modern combustion turbine can operate on a variety of gaseous and liquid fuels. The name CTSD came with the passage of energy legislation by the US government in 1978 which prohibited electric utilities from building new base load power plants that burned natural gas. Part of Westinghouse Electric Corporation's Westinghouse Power Generation group, the Westinghouse Combustion Turbine Systems Division (CTSD) was originally located, along with the Steam Turbine Division (STD), in a major industrial manufacturing complex, referred to as the South Philadelphia Works, in Lester, PA near to the Philadelphia International Airport.īefore first being called "CTSD" in 1978, the Westinghouse industrial and electric utility gas turbine business operation progressed through several other names starting with Small Steam & Gas Turbine Division (SSGT) in the 1950s through 1971, then Gas Turbine Systems Division (GTSD) and Generation Systems Division (GSD) through the mid-late 1970s. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( November 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please improve this article by removing excessive or inappropriate external links, and converting useful links where appropriate into footnote references. This article's use of external links may not follow Wikipedia's policies or guidelines.