Approximately 50 years of offshore oil exploration drilling and production have led to refined techniques and equipment selection criteria. Gas turbines have established themselves as the prime source of energy transfer in that sector of the industrial marketplace where space and weight are of major importance. The increase worldwide demand for petroleum has pushed offshore platforms into deeper waters requiring further sophistication in the allocation of space, weight and maintenance resources. The aeroderivative gas turbine meets the above criteria and in addition offers the platform designer high thermal efficiency and system flexibility coupled with ease of maintenance. This paper presents a summary of experience gained in over 10 years of operation of the General Electric LM2500 gas turbine on platforms in the North Sea. Although all of the circumstances that may be encountered cannot be adequately covered, highlighting the events which occurred in over one million hours of operation presents the potential user with a better understanding of the uniqueness of this type application. The advantages and the reliability of the aeroderivative gas turbine are also discussed. The LM2500 gas turbine was first introduced into off-shore operation in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea in November 1979, after successful application in gas compression and transmission duty on pipelines and other on shore facilities.


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    Title :

    Offshore experience of the LM2500 gas turbine


    Additional title:

    Erfahrungen mit der Gasturbine LM 2500 in der Meerestechnik


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1990


    Size :

    10 Seiten, 13 Bilder, 3 Tabellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English