Baku, Azerbaijan, July 11
By Fatih Karimov– Trend:
MAPNA Group, an Iranian enterprise involved in power and infrastructure projects, introduced its latest gas turbine during a ceremony in Tehran, the company said July 11.
The turbine, namely MGT-70 (3), is the third version of upgrades MAPNA has been carrying out on V94.2 (5) turbines during the past five years.
It is different from the two previous versions, MGT-70 (1) and MGT-70 (2), in that it includes major redesign of the turbine’s main components, including new 3D blades and vanes, enhanced cooling and sealing, optimized SAS, new base material and coatings, new 3D design for compressor blades, new design for journal-thrust bearing, new mechanical limit, and new design for air filtration.
MAPNA Group President Abbas Aliabadi said that the turbine capacity has increased from previous 157 MWs to 185 MWs in the new design, while efficiency is boosted by a 2 percent which means 20 million cubic meters less consumption of fuel per year for every turbine and lower carbon footprint.
“The new design will significantly reduce fuel consumption and is globally competitive in terms of its price”, he added.
Aliabadi said that 12 units of the MGT-70 (3) are earmarked for installation in Rumaila Combined Cycle Power Plant, near the city of Basra in southern Iraq.
The 3000-MW power plant is under construction by MAPNA Group.
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