General Electric LM1600
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The General Electric LM1600 is an industrial and marine gas turbine produced by GE Aviation. The LM1600 is a derivative of the General Electric F404 aircraft engine series.[http://www.geae.com/engines/marine/lm1600.html LM1600] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309013630/http://www.geae.com/engines/marine/lm1600.html |date=2010-03-09 }}, General Electric product page. Retrieved 16 February 2010.[http://www.socalgas.com/documents/business/gasquality/elec_gen_fuel_flexibility_ge_lm_engines.pdf Fuel Flexibility in GE LM Engines], by Mark Lipton, GE Energy on 12 Oct 2005. Retrieved February 16th, 2010. The LM1600 delivers 20,000 shaft horsepower (shp) (14,920 kW) with a thermal efficiency of 37 percent at ISO conditions.{{cite web|url=http://www.geaviation.com/engines/marine/pdfs/datasheet_lm1600.pdf|title=LM1600 Marine Gas Turbine Data Sheet|publisher=GE Aviation}}
Applications
Applications include marine propulsion, and industrial use at Dusty Lake Station and Foret LaZaida.
;Examples of marine applications
- Destriero
- Enigma
- HSC Stena Voyager
- HSC Stena Explorer
- HSC HSS Discovery
- Mols-Linien[http://www.mols-linien.dk/index.dsp?page=133 Mai&Mie], Mols-Linien information page. Retrieved 16 February 2010.[http://ing.dk/artikel/106437-mols-linien-saadan-omstiller-vi-hurtigfaergerne-fra-diesel-til-flydende-naturgas Fast ferries on natural gas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218114938/http://ing.dk/artikel/106437-mols-linien-saadan-omstiller-vi-hurtigfaergerne-fra-diesel-til-flydende-naturgas |date=2010-02-18 }}, by Nicolai Østergaard, Ing.dk. Retrieved 16 February 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.geae.com/aboutgeae/presscenter/marine/marine_20020909.html|title=Press Release|date=9 September 2002|publisher=General Electric Marine Engines|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101211123020/http://geae.com/aboutgeae/presscenter/marine/marine_20020909.html|archivedate=11 December 2010}}
See also
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- General Electric F404
- General Electric CF6
- General Electric LM2500
- General Electric LM6000
- General Electric LMS100
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100309013630/http://www.geae.com/engines/marine/lm1600.html Official site (GEAE)].
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