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Standard Exchange Program for Atomizing Air Compressors Model

Model SCF-6, flanged on GE Gas Turbines

Overview of Atlas Copco SCF6 compressors

Introductions/Summary

The GE gas turbines with dual fuel capability (Natural Gas or liquid fuel) are
equipped with a booster compressor to provide air for atomising the liquid fuel.

ACC has delivered since the mid 1970’s approx. 2400 units of model SC-6/SCF-6
for this purpose to GE or its licensees (NP, John Brown, EGT). GE provides
service and only a few customers are contacting us direct.

We estimate that GE and its affiliate get 30 % of the service business. The
remaining is in-house and mainly by local repair shops.

Although the bulk of the units in operation are in peaking service averaging 3000 to
5000 hours/year, the atomising air booster is considered an essential service.
Besides having a spare turbine the customer is also stocking a spare booster.

Deregulation is changing the marketplace drastically. The electricity generation has

become competitive and cost reductions are now actively pursued. Also natural
gas became the fuel of choice and new gas turbine plants are now built for base
load generation (co-generation).

In order to activate our participation in the service business we propose to offer an

exchange system for complete factory tested core units with guarantees on a
sliding scale for the exchange period of 5 years or 32000 hours.

Product/Application

Classic boiler installations had often been designed to burn coal, oil and/or gas.
Freedom to select the fuel is considered essential for commercial reasons. Gas
turbines offer the possibility to burn liquid and/or gaseous fuels, called Dual Fuel
Turbines.

For clean burning purposes GE designed a fuel injection nozzle, which requires
compressed air at +/- 20 bar. The so called atomising air is derived from the gas
turbines air compressor at +/- 10 bar, cooled and then boosted to the pressure
required by the injection nozzle. For this purpose ACC developed a single stage
centrifugal booster with a gearbox to be flanged directly to the gas turbines
auxiliary gearbox. The lube oil system and supply is part of the gas turbine.

Most gas turbines have been installed for peaking plants. Reason why average
operating hours is between 3000 and 5000 hours/year. The turbine is mostly fired
with gas; oil or kerosene is used during the cold winter months, the time of highest
cost for gas. The booster air compressor is always in service, its aim is to supply
atomising air for the liquid fuel. During Natural Gas service, the air is just diluting
the gas or it may also be used to seal of the turbine nozzle.

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Standard Exchange Program for Atomizing Air Compressors Model
Model SCF-6, flanged on GE Gas Turbines

A quick reference table is shown below:

Model Rotor Assembly Gas turbine number

GE Frame of units
SCF-6 G15 9 (256 MW)
SCF-6 G10 6B (42 MW)
SCF-6L G08 9E (123 MW)
SCF-6H G06 6FA (70 MW) 70% called Part 1
SCF-6H G07 7 (170 MW)

Derived from the above have been some designs on skid suitable for electric motor
drive (SC-6, called long shaft, not part of the Std. Exchange Program):

Model Assembly Motor Gas turbine

6FA 250 kW 6FA (70 MW)
7FA 380 kW 7FA (170 MW)
9FA 450 kW 9FA (256 MW)

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