Recently, GE Power announced that its 9HA.02, the largest and most efficient gas turbine, achieved an operating efficiency of 64%, breaking the previous record of 63.7% created by GE's additive manufacturing (3D printing) system, which is used Many turbine components are manufactured.
This energy efficiency was recorded by GE at a test bed in Greenville, SC Under a specific condition, the total production of the 1 × 1 combined cycle configuration was 826 MW and the system operating efficiency was 64%. According to GE Power estimates, the gas turbine efficiency A 1 percent increase can save millions of dollars in fuel costs worldwide for customers GE Power plans to achieve 65 percent energy efficiency by the 1920s.
3D printing is the key to high performance, which improves design flexibility, reduces costs and shortens production cycles, all contributing to the optimization of the company and continues to work on this important industrial product Fine-tuning.
GE engineers have developed additional components for the 9HA combustion system that utilize metal 3D printing technology to unlock new advanced geometries that could not have been better manufactured without the digital manufacturing enhancements provided by 3D printing Premixing of fuel and air. This improved premix results in more powerful gas combustion, further improving energy efficiency.
GE's HA systems demonstrate the potential of additive manufacturing to help improve the environmental credentials of traditional energy, increase efficiency, and support renewable energy. The HA turbines can rise or fall at 65MW / min while still meeting emissions The requirements help to balance the grid instability without damaging the ecosystem.