TAURUS 70

Gas Turbine Generator Set

Power Generation

General Specifications
Taurus™ 70 Gas Turbine
• Industrial, Single-Shaft • NEMA Class F Insulation • Turbine Compressor Cleaning Systems
• 14 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: 17.6:1 • Continuous Duty Rating Voltages: • Package Power
– Inlet Airflow: 26.6 kg/sec (58.5 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 Lean-Premixed, Dry Low – Combination Generator Control Module
• Mechanical Construction with Load Share, Auto Synchronization,
Emissions SoLoNOx Injectors – Steel Base Frame with Drip Pans
– Single Torch Ignitor System Voltage Control
– 316L Stainless Steel Piping – Standard Display with Discrete Event Log,
• Power Turbine – Compression Type Tube Fittings Strip Chart, Historical Trend,
– 3-Stage Reaction • Start System Maintenance Screen
– Clockwise Rotation – Direct Drive AC Motor with VFD Control – Vibration and Temperature Monitoring
• Bearings • Package Electrical Certification – English Display Text and Labels
– 3 Radial Journal: Tilt-Pad – NEC, CSA Class 1, Group D, Div.2 – Spanish, Portuguese, German, French
– 1 Thrust, Active: Tilt-Pad • Fuel System or Simplified Chinese Display Text
– 1 Thrust, Inactive: Fixed Tapered Land – Natural Gas and Labels*
• Coatings – Diesel* – Auxiliary and Remote Display/Control
– Compressor: Inorganic Aluminum – Dual (Natural Gas and Diesel)* Terminals*
– Turbine and Nozzle Blades: Platium – Low BTU Gas* – Turbine Performance Map*
Aluminide (Stages 1 and 2) • Integrated Lube Oil System – KW Import Control*
• Vibration Transducer Type – Turbine-Driven Lube Pump – KVAR/Power Factor Control*
– Proximity Probes, 2 per Radial Bearing/ – AC Motor Driven Pre/Post Lube Pump – ControlNet Redundant Media, Ethernet,
2 per Thrust Bearing – DC Motor Driven Backup Lube Pump Data Highway Plus or Modbus
– Velocity Pick-up* – Air to Oil Cooler RS232C/422/485 Supervisory Interface*
– Water to Oil Cooler* – Heat Recovery Application Interface*
Main Reduction Drive – Multi-Unit Applications: Load Shed Control,
– Integral Lube Oil Tank
• Epicyclic Type – Lube Oil Tank Heater Import/Export or kW/KVAR Control Panels*
– 1500 or 1800 rpm (50 or 60 Hz) – Lube Oil Filter – InSight System™ Equipment Health
– Vibration monitoring: Acceleration – Duplex Lube Oil Filter* Management*
Transducer – Oil Tank Vent Separator with – Printer/Logger*
Generator Flame Arrestor • Electrical System Options
• 4 Pole, 3 Phase, 6 Wire, Wye Connected, • Air Inlet and Exhaust Systems – Neutral Grounding Resistor or Transformer*
Synchronous with Permanent Magnet – Carbon Steel – Switchgear and Generator Protective Relay*
Generator Exciter – Stainless Steel* – Motor Control Center with Automatic
– Barrier Type Filters Transfer Switch*
• Available Construction Types:
– Open Drip-Proof Construction – Self-Cleaning Filters • Documentation
– CACA/TEAAC (Closed Air, Cooling Air/ – Inlet and Exhaust Silencers – Drawings
Totally Enclosed, Air to Air Cooling)* – Inlet Evaporative Cooler* – Quality Control Data Book
– CACW/TEWAC (Closed Air, Cooling – Inlet Chiller Coils* – Inspection and Test Plan
Water/Totally Enclosed, Water to Air • Enclosure – Test Reports
Cooling)* – Complete Package – O&M Manuals
• Sleeve Bearings – Driver Only* • Factory Testing of Turbine
• Vibration Monitoring; Velocity Transducers – Fire Detection and CO2 Suppression • Factory Testing of Package Systems
System – Non-Dynamic
• Vibration Monitoring; Displacement
– Dynamic
Transducers*

* Option
 TAURUS 70
Gas Turbine Generator Set
Power Generation

Performance
Output Power 7965 kWe
Available Power
10,000 12.0
Heat Rate 10 505 kJ/kWe-hr (11,374)
(9955 Btu/kWe-hr)

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

Exhaust Flow 96 775 kg/hr
(213,350 lb/hr) 11.5
8,750
(10,900)

OUTPUT POWER, kWe

Exhaust Temp. 505°C Output Power
(945°F)

11.0
Application Performance 7,500
(10,427)
Steam (Unfired) 16.5 tonnes/hr
(36,370 lb/hr)
Steam (Fired) 72.3 tonnes/hr 10.5
6,250
1536°C (2800°F) (159,530 lb/hr) (9953)
Chilling (Absorp.) 14 220 kW
(4040 refrigeration tons) Heat Rate
Nominal rating – per ISO 10.0
5,000
At 15°C (59°F), sea level (9479)
-30.0 -15.0 0.0 15.0 30.0 45.0
No inlet/exhaust losses (-22) (5) (32) (59) (86) (113)
Relative humidity 60% INLET AIR TEMPERATURE, °C (°F) DS70GS-002M
Natural gas fuel with
LHV = 35 MJ/Nm3 (940 Btu/scf)
No accessory losses
Engine efficiency: 34%
(Measured at generator terminals)

Enclosure Access and Maintenance Space

3048
4.3 mm
m 1010.8 m
081 mm
(10’ 0”
(14’ 4”)) (35’ 5-1/4”)
(35’ 7”)

MINIMUM SPACE CLEARANCE

2.8 mm
2477 m GENERATOR REQUIRED FOR ENCLOSURE
(8’(9’ 2”)
1-1/2”) MAINTENANCE ACCESS DOORS AND
ROUTINE OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE

MINIMUM CLEARANCE REQUIRED 3.0 mm

3048 m
FOR ENGINE REMOVAL (9’11”)
(10’ 0”)

1010.8
086 mmm
(35’
(35’ 7”)
6-1/4”)

Package Height: 3.7 m (12’ 2”) DS70PG-003C

Package Weight: 62 900 kg (139,000 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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DS70PG/0413/EO
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