Steam turbine - Wikipedia
A steam turbine or steam turbine engine is a machine or heat engine that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam and uses it to do mechanical work on a rotating output shaft. Its modern manifestation was invented by Charles Parsons in 1884.
GE Steam Power unveils 'largest last-stage blade ever made'
Sep 10, 2024 · GE Steam Power announced today that it has designed and manufactured the largest-ever (75-inch) last-stage blade for its Arabelle low-pressure rotor. The blade will enable the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant under construction in Somerset, England to produce 3.2 GWe of CO2 free power, GE said.
GE Designs and Manufactures the Largest-Ever Last-stage Blad
Mar 15, 2021 · Once completed, this Arabelle steam turbine will be the most powerful nuclear steam turbine in operation. GE Steam Power (NYSE:GE) successfully designed, manufactured and tested the Arabelle’s first low pressure rotor equipped with the largest last-stage blade (LSB) ever made – at 75 inches.
The Two Largest Steam Engines Ever Made Are Heading For The …
Sep 19, 2016 · The machine — the largest steam turbine ever built — is longer than an Airbus 380 and taller than the average man. A pair of them, each capable of producing 1,770 megawatts — is now set to cross the English Channel to provide energy for generations.
Ravenswood Generating Station - Wikipedia
At the time of its installation, it was the world's largest steam energy generating facility. It is located on the Ravenswood site, consisting of Units 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as several small gas turbines (GTs), and an oil depot .
Putting the world's largest and most powerful gas turbine to …
Feb 23, 2015 · The latest of GE’s H-class turbines, when partnered with a steam generator Harriet can run a 600 megawatt steam power plant capable of supplying 600,000 homes, burns a variety of natural...
Steam turbines: how big can they get? - Modern Power Systems
Aug 1, 2007 · As we have seen, the largest modern TC steam turbines comprise up to five cylinders and, depending on the configuration, the total thermal expansion can be as much as 55 mm relative to the cold state.
Arabelle nuclear steam turbine - Arabelle Solutions
The Arabelle steam turbine is the most powerful nuclear steam turbine in operation. For all reactor types, from 700 MW up to 1,900 MW, the Arabelle is highly efficient, reliable, and cost effective.
Largest-ever turbine blade - Engineer Live
Mar 15, 2021 · GE Steam Power (NYSE:GE) successfully designed, manufactured and tested the Arabelle’s first low pressure rotor equipped with the largest last-stage blade (LSB) ever made – at 75 inches. Once completed, this Arabelle steam turbine will be the most powerful nuclear steam turbine in operation.
75-inch GE blade built for Hinkley Point C nuclear steam turbine …
Mar 15, 2021 · Once completed, the new-build Hinkley Point C nuclear energy unit will boast the world’s most powerful steam turbine with the aid of the largest-ever last-stage blade, according...