GE, Frame 6B (MS6001B), 2002, Gas Turbine Generator Package, 29.3 to 31.1 MW, 36.7 MVA, 60 Hz, 13.8 kV, Natural Gas

Overview

1. GE Frame 6B (MS6001B) gas turbine generator package, 60 Hz, 13.8 kV, 36.7 MVA

2. Year of manufacture and commissioning: 2002

3. Power output: 29.3 to 31.1 MW

4. Fuel: natural gas

5. Quantity: 1

6. Condition: used, maintained; currently in service

Operating Data

1. Operating hours: 180,000

2. Total starts: 1,710

3. Combustion inspection: November 2025, at 180,000 fired hours

4. Hot gas path inspection: April 2014, at 173,000 running hours; combustion liners, transition pieces and fuel nozzles removed and replaced

5. Turbine inlet air filter replaced in 2021

6. Starter engine preventive maintenance April 2025; blackstart generator July 2025; vibration system tested November 2025

7. Unit and primary auxiliary systems rated in-service good; redundant components rated backup good

Technical Details

1. Generator: GE model 6A3, air cooled

2. Control system: GE Speedtronic Mark V TMR

3. Vibration monitoring: Bently Nevada 3300

4. Load gearbox: Philadelphia 224 HOL-A

5. Turbine starter: Detroit Diesel 12V-71T

6. Inlet air system: turbine inlet air filter with water mist fogging system (reciprocating plunger pump)

Scope of Supply

1. GE Frame 6B (MS6001B) gas turbine

2. Detroit Diesel 12V-71T starter engine

3. Caterpillar 3412 500 kW blackstart diesel generator

4. Speedtronic Mark V TMR control system and Bently Nevada 3300 vibration system

5. Philadelphia 224 HOL-A load gear with north and south compartment fans

6. Lube oil system with east/west main filters, east/west heat exchangers, auxiliary and emergency lube oil pumps, and an oil kidney loop for varnish and ion exchange

7. Exhaust frame blowers and turbine compartment fans

8. Generator vacuum sealing blower

9. Hydraulic ratchet (turbine turning gear) and off-line water wash pump

10. Turbine inlet air filter housing and fogging system plunger pump