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10 Gas Turbine Handbook: Principles and Practices
overall package performance. Gas turbines, which have always been
tolerant of a wide range of fuels—from liquids to gases, to high and
low Btu heating values—are now functioning satisfactorily on gasified
coal and wood. This is significant considering that coal is the largest
source of energy, at least in the USA. Another contributing factor to
the success of the gas turbine is the ability to simplify the control of
this highly responsive machine through the use of computer control
technology. Computers not only start, stop, and govern the minuteto-minute
operation of the gas turbine (and its driven equipment) but
can also report on the unit’s health (diagnostics), and predict future
failures (prognostics).
The various gas turbine manufacturers and packagers available
in the market today for electric generation, cogeneration, and
mechanical drive applications are listed in Appendix A.
References
1. “Engines—The Search For Power,” John Day, 1980.
2. “A History Of Mechanical Inventions,” Abbott Payson Usher, 1988.
3. “The Gas Turbine,” Norman Davy, 1914.
4. “Modern Gas Turbines,” Author W. Judge, 1950.
5. “Gas Turbine Analysis And Practice,” B.H. Jennings & W.L. Rogers,
1953.
6. Encyclopedia America.
7. General Electric Power Systems: geps@www.ge.com.
8. “The Development Of Jet And Turbine Aero Engines,” Bill Gunston,
1995.
9. Cooper Industries 1833-1983, David N. Keller, 1983.