The 6B gas turbine can be utilized in a wide range of power generation applications with a wide range of gas and liquid fuels. With its lengthy industrial oil and gas experience, fuel flexibility, high exhaust energy to power ratio, and high reliability, the 6B gas turbine is an excellent fit for industrial and refinery cogenerations, providing electricity, and process steam and for decentralized power generation.

• Local power generation involves remote areas and barge mounted or peaking applications. The 6B gas turbine has a compact simple-cycle arrangement with short delivery time and can be started quickly.
• Industrial cogeneration is the simultaneous production of electricity and thermal energy from a common fuel source. Generated steam can be used for industrial processes or to power a steam turbine to generate electricity.
• Mechanical drive involves upstream and midstream oil and gas, where the 6B gas turbine can deliver horsepower to drive a compressor in aggressive environments.

Europe

• For power generation, the 6B gas turbine offers a compact arrangement for peaking duty with local compliance to regulations, including noise and emissions levels. For refineries, 6B gas turbines with a DLN combustion system can operate with process gases for low emissions levels without need for water injection.

Africa

• For remote areas with no access to natural gas, the 6B gas turbine is a robust solution to provide electricity with heavy fuel oil and bio fuels.
• For the oil and gas industry, the 6B gas turbine can usevarious field/flare gases in island mode and hot environment.

Middle East

• For remote areas with no access to natural gas, the 6B gas turbine is a robust solution to provide electricity with heavy fuel oil and flare gas.
• For the oil and gas industry, the 6B gas turbine can use various field gases in island mode and hot environment.

India

• For remote areas with no access to natural gas, the 6B gas turbine is a robust solution to provide electricity with heavy fuel oil, naphtha, and biofuels.

Asia

• For the oil and gas industry, the 6B gas turbine can use various field gases in island mode and generate process steam.

China

• For remote areas with no access to natural gas, the 6B gas turbine is a robust solution to provide electricity with heavy fuel oil.
• For steel mills, the 6B gas turbine can use steel mill gases (blast furnace gas and coke oven gas) in cogeneration configuration.

North America

• For refineries, the 6B gas turbine with a DLN combustion system can operate with process gases for low emissions levels without need for water injection.

South America

• For remote areas with no access to natural gas, the 6B gas turbine is a robust solution to provide electricity with heavy fuel oil and bio fuels.

The 6B gas turbine rotates at 5163 rpm and drives either a 50Hz or 60Hz generator via a load gear.

The 6B gas turbine core engine features:

• 17 stage compressor with inlet guide vanes for operational flexibility.
• 10 can annular chambers with DLN capable of low methane content or standard combustion for fuel flexibility.
• 3 high efficiency turbine stages with 3D aero design.
• Various softwares available for the 6B gas turbine for operational flexibility (maintenance, combustion, startup, turndown, peaking, etc.).

• Output: 43MW power generation, 57,550 hp mechanical drive
• Thermal Efficiency %: 33.1  for simple cycle, >85 in cogeneration, 34.1 for mechanical drive
• Emissions:  NOx = 9-15 mg/Nm3 /4-7ppm, CO = 38-14mg/Nm3/25-9 ppm
• Emission Compliant Turndown: 50% gas turbine load 
• Start Time (minutes): less than 15 min gas turbine load
• Combustion Interval:  24,000 hours/800 starts
• Hot Gas Pass Interval: 24,000 hours/800 starts
• Rotor Life: 200,000 hours/5,000 starts

GE offers world-class project management services, such as project engineering, controls, global field operation, contract management, and sourcing. We are a leader in emission capabilities, providing our customers environmental permitting support. We also offer grid connectivity and compliance support from concept to project completion. By taking a systems engineering approach, we are able to help manage project risk and delays and ensure a timely COD.

Financing solutions and support for the 6B gas turbine are available from GE Capital Markets for all stages of the initial project phase. We also support regulatory advocacy.

GE Energy's Quality Management System is designed to satisfy ISO 9001:2000 requirements. In particular,

• Rotor balancing and full-speed no-load test of the 6B gas turbine is usually performed in the factory before shipment.
• Test software is validated on the 6B gas turbine control cubicles before shipment.
• Overspeed test and full-load rejection tests are done onsite.
• Performance, noise, and emission measurements are also performed in situ on the 6B gas turbine.

6B Gas Turbine Compliance & safety options

6B gas turbines can meet compliance and safety standards around the globe, such as:

• CE Marking 93/68/EC 

• WEEE 2002/96/CE

• Exposure of workers to noise 2003/10/EC   

• Functional safety IEC61508/IEC61511

• Russian codes: Gost R, RTN

• ASME "U" stamp-pressure vessels

• "CCC" mark for China

New 6B gas turbine customization includes combustion system selection depending on fuels and emission requirements, cranking motor (Electrical or Diesel), air inlet arrangement and filtration, exhaust arrangement to fit plant layout, local regulation compliance, indoor or outdoor enclosure, silencers and enclosures for near and far field noise levels, site services for erection and commissioning supports, and training adjustment to operator needs.

6B Gas Turbine Barge Mounted

Example: In 2010, GE provided a 6B gas turbine and generator equipment with a selection of options driven by need for compact arrangement on a mobile barge.