The world's most powerful combustion turbine--according to the manufacturers--completed no-load, full-speed testing late last year. The 212-mw, 50-hz GE MS9001F gas turbine (″9F″), jointly manufactured by General Electric and Alsthom Turbines a Gas of France, was tested in November at GE's Greenville, S.C., manufacturing plant. The MS9001F ran for 83.7 hr of testing with a total of 19 starts to
... [Show full abstract] rated speed. Tests included a complete cranking check for rubs and integrity; firing checks for ignition, crossfire, and combustion stability; and steady-state testing on performance points of 90%, 95%, 100%, and 105% of ISO-corrected speeds.