LM1600

Description. The LM1600 is a 50/60-Hz simplecycle, dual-rotor, axial-flow, aeroderivative industrial & marine gas turbine machine in the 13-15 MW class. 

Sponsor. The U.S. Department of Defense, through the U.S. Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command (Washington, DC), has sponsored development of the LM3000 (formerly referred to as the LM1600 ICR) marine powerplant. 

Power Class. The approximate power output of the GE LM1600 gas turbine machine is as follows: 

Machine Use                    Power   Output 

Power Generation 13.7 MW (LM1600PE) 

Mechanical Drive 19,105 shp (14,246 kW) 

Marine Propulsion 20,000 shp (14,914 kW) 

Status. Out of production. 

Total Produced. At the start of 2017, at least 160 LM1600s had been delivered. 

Application. Applications include electrical generation, consisting of cogeneration and various mechanical load drives, plus compressor drives for pipeline, platform, and process operations. 

A few LM1600s have been installed for marine propulsion/drive duty. Price Range. Estimated in 2016 U.S. dollars at $6.6 million for an electrical generation-based package and $5.8 million for a gas turbine-based mechanical drive package. For electrical generation (simple cycle), the genset price covers a single-fuel skid-mounted gas turbine, an electric generator, an air intake with basic filter and a silencer, an exhaust stack, a basic starter and controls, and a conventional combustion system. 

For mechanical drive, the price covers a gas-fired gas turbine (without driven equipment) with a gearbox, a skid, an enclosure, inlet and exhaust ducts and an exhaust silencer, basic turbine controls, fire protection, starting systems, and a conventional combustion system. 

Competition. In the electrical generation arena the LM1600PE competes with the Siemens SGT-400 and the Solar Titan 130. 

In the mechanical load drive arena the LM1600 competes with the Rolls-Royce Avon 2648, Solar Titan 130, and Siemens SGT-400. In the marine propulsion arena, the 20,000-shp LM1600 competes with the Zorya-Mashproekt UGT-15000R and UGT-16000R.

LM1600PA. The designation LM1600PA still applies to the LM1600 manufactured by IHI in Japan; that model is simple-cycle rated at 13.9 MW. Other parameters are as follows: pressure ratio, 22.3:1; exhaust flow, slightly more than 46.99 kg/sec; power shaft speed, 7,000 rpm; exhaust temperature, 490°C. 

LM1600PD. The LM1600PD is a DLE-equipped LM1600. 

LM1600PE. The LM1600PE is the basic gas turbine model in the series. 

LM3000. The LM3000 is the designation of the formerly designated LM1600 ICR; it is an intercooled regenerative-cycle LM1600 arrangement.

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