CENTAUR 50

Gas Turbine Generator Set

Power Generation

General Specifications
Centaur ® 50 Gas Turbine
• Industrial, Single-Shaft • NEMA Class F Insulation • Turbine Compressor Cleaning Systems
• 11 Stage Axial Compressor • Class F Temperature Rise – On-Crank/On-Line
– Variable Inlet Guide Vanes and Stators • Class B Temperature Rise* – Portable Cleaning Tank*
– Pressure Ratio: 10.6:1 • Continuous Duty Rating Voltages: • Package Power
– Inlet Airflow: 41.4 kg/sec (18.8 lb/sec) – 3300, 6600, 11 000 (50Hz) – 120VDC Battery/Charger System*
– Vertically Split Case – 4160, 6900, 12 470, 13 200, 13 800 (60Hz) • Turbotronic™ 4 On-Skid Gas Turbine and
• Combustion Chamber, Annular-Type Generator Control System Features
Package
– 12 Conventional Fuel Injectors or – Combination Generator Control Module
• Mechanical Construction with Load Share, Auto Synchronization,
12 Lean-Premixed, Dry Low
– Steel Base Frame with Drip Pans Voltage Control
Emissions SoLoNOx Injectors
– 316L Stainless Steel Piping – Standard Display with Discrete Event Log,
– Single Torch Ignitor System
– Compression Type Tube Fittings Strip Chart, Historical Trend,
• Power Turbine • Start System
– 3-Stage Reaction Maintenance Screen
– Direct Drive AC Motor with VFD Control – Vibration and Temperature Monitoring
– Clockwise Rotation
• Package Electrical Certification – English Display Text and Labels
• Bearings – NEC, CSA Class 1, Group D, Div.2 – Spanish, Portuguese, German, French
– 3 Radial Journal: Tilt-Pad or Simplified Chinese Display Text
• Fuel System
– 1 Thrust, Active: Tilt-Pad and Labels*
– Natural Gas
– 1 Thrust, Inactive: Fixed Tapered Land – Auxiliary and Remote Display/Control
– Diesel*
• Coatings – Dual (Natural Gas and Diesel)* Terminals*
– Compressor: Inorganic Aluminum – Low BTU Gas* – Turbine Performance Map*
– Turbine and Nozzle Blades: Precious • Integrated Lube Oil System – KW Import Control*
Metal Diffusion Aluminide – Turbine-Driven Lube Pump – KVAR/Power Factor Control*
• Vibration Transducer Type – AC Motor Driven Pre/Post Lube Pump – ControlNet Redundant Media, Ethernet,
– Proximity Probes, 2 per Radial Bearing/ – DC Motor Driven Backup Lube Pump Data Highway Plus or Modbus
2 per Thrust Bearing, horizontal – Air to Oil Cooler RS232C/422/485 Supervisory Interface*
and vertical – Water to Oil Cooler* – Heat Recovery Application Interface*
– Velocity Pick-up* – Integral Lube Oil Tank – Multi-Unit Applications: Load Shed Control,
– Lube Oil Tank Heater Import/Export or kW/KVAR Control Panels*
Main Reduction Drive – InSight System™ Equipment Health
– Lube Oil Filter
• Epicyclic Type Management*
– Duplex Lube Oil Filter*
– 1500 or 1800 rpm (50 or 60 Hz) – Printer/Logger*
– Oil Tank Vent Separator with
– Vibration monitoring: Acceleration • Electrical System Options
Flame Arrestor
Transducer – Neutral Grounding Resistor or Transformer*
• Air Inlet and Exhaust Systems
Generator – Carbon Steel – Switchgear and Generator Protective Relay*
• 4 Pole, 3 Phase, 6 Wire, Wye Connected, – Stainless Steel* – Motor Control Center with Automatic
Synchronous with Permanent Magnet – Barrier Type Filters Transfer Switch*
Generator Exciter – Self-Cleaning Filters • Documentation
• Available Construction Types: – Inlet and Exhaust Silencers – Drawings
– Open Drip-Proof Construction – Inlet Evaporative Cooler* – Quality Control Data Book
– CACA/TEAAC (Closed Air, Cooling Air/ – Inlet Chiller Coils* – Inspection and Test Plan
Totally Enclosed, Air to Air Cooling)* • Enclosure – Test Reports
– CACW/TEWAC (Closed Air, Cooling – Complete Package – O&M Manuals
Water/Totally Enclosed, Water to Air – Driver Only* • Factory Testing of Turbine
Cooling)* – Fire Detection and CO2 Suppression • Factory Testing of Package Systems
• Sleeve Bearings System – Non-Dynamic
• Vibration Monitoring; Velocity Transducers – Dynamic
• Vibration Monitoring; Displacement
Transducers*

* Option
 CENTAUR 50
Gas Turbine Generator Set
Power Generation

Performance Available Power

Output Power 4600 kWe 6000 13.5
(12,796)
Heat Rate 12 270 kJ/kWe-hr

HEAT RATE, MJ/kW-hr (Btu/kWe-hr)

(11,630 Btu/kWe-hr)
5500 13.0

OUTPUT POWER, kWe

Exhaust Flow 68 680 kg/hr
(151,410 lb/hr) Output Power (12,322)

Exhaust Temp. 510°C

(950°F) 5000 12.5
(11,848)
Application Performance
Steam (Unfired) 11.5 tonnes/hr
(25,280 lb/hr) 4500 12.0
Steam (Fired) 50.4 tonnes/hr Heat Rate (11,374)
1536°C (2800°F) (111,190 lb/hr)
11.5
Chilling (Absorp.) 9890 kW 4000 (10,900)
(2810 refrigeration tons)
-30.0 -15.0 0.0 15.0 30.0 45.0
Nominal rating – per ISO (-22) (5) (32) (59) (86) (113)
At 15°C (59°F), sea level
INLET AIR TEMPERATURE, °C (°F) DS50GSPG-002M
No inlet/exhaust losses
Relative humidity 60%
Natural gas fuel with
LHV = 35 MJ/Nm3 (940 Btu/scf)
No accessory losses
Engine efficiency: 29.3%
(measured at generator terminals)

Enclosure Access and Maintenance Space

3.0 mm
3048 m 9.8 mm
9800 m
(10’10")
(9' 4”) (32' 2")
(32’ 3”)

MINIMUM SPACE CLEARANCE

2.6 mm
2477 m GENERATOR REQUIRED FOR ENCLOSURE
(8’(8' 6")
1-1/2”) MAINTENANCE ACCESS DOORS AND
ROUTINE OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE

3.0mm
3048 m
MINIMUM CLEARANCE REQUIRED
(9' 10")
(9’11”)
FOR ENGINE REMOVAL

9.8 m
9754 mm
(32'
(32’ 2")
0”)
DS40,50,60PG-003C
Package Height: 3.2 m (10' 5")
Package Weight: 38 900 kg (85,800 lb)

Solar Turbines Incorporated

P.O. Box 85376 FOR MORE INFORMATION
San Diego, CA 92186-5376 Telephone: (+1) 619-544-5352
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Telefax: (+1) 858-644-6715
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