The General Electric LM1600 is an industrial and marine
gas turbine
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produced by
GE Aviation
General Electric Company, doing business as GE Aerospace, is an American aircraft engine supplier that is headquartered in Evendale, Ohio, outside Cincinnati. It is the legal successor to the original General Electric Company founded in 1892, wh ...
. The LM1600 is a derivative of the
General Electric F404 aircraft engine series.
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, General Electric product page. Retrieved 16 February 2010.[Fuel Flexibility in GE LM Engines](_blank)
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
In thermodynamics, the thermal efficiency (\eta_) is a dimensionless performance measure of a device that uses thermal energy, such as an internal combustion engine, steam turbine, steam engine, boiler, furnace, refrigerator, ACs etc.
For ...
of 37 percent at
ISO conditions.
Applications
Applications include marine propulsion, and industrial use at Dusty Lake Station and Foret LaZaida.
;Examples of marine applications
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Destriero
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Enigma
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HSC Stena Voyager
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HSC Stena Explorer
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HSC HSS Discovery
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Mols-Linien
(previously ) is a Denmark, Danish company that operates ferry services between Jutland and Zealand (Denmark), Zealand, and also services to Bornholm. In March 2017, the routes in the Kattegat were renamed to Molslinjen.
History
Molslinjen was ...
[Mai&Mie](_blank)
Mols-Linien information page. Retrieved 16 February 2010.[Fast ferries on natural gas](_blank)
, by Nicolai Østergaard, Ing.dk. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
See also
References
External links
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