DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ADVANCED GAS-TURBINE SYSTEM

In cooperation with U.S. Department of Energy's Morgantown Energy Tech nology Center, a Westinghouse-led team is working on the second part o f an 8-year, Advanced Turbine Systems Program to develop the technolog y required to provide a significant increase in natural gas-fired comb ined cycle power generation plant efficiency. This paper reports on th e Westinghouse program to develop an innovative natural gas-fired adva nced turbine cycle, which, in combination with increased firing temper ature, use of advanced materials, increased component efficiencies, an d reduced cooling air usage, has the potential of achieving a lower he ating value plant efficiency in excess of 60 percent.