Vertical Gas Turbine Pump: Gas turbine provides quick start to flood control
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CASE STUDY Vertical Gas Turbine Pump: Gas turbine provides quick start for flood control Vericor’s vertical ASE40V Gas Turbine packs 3.0MW of pumping power into a small footprint CHALLENGE Provide quick-start, reliable power to flood control pump with limited floor space SOLUTION Install Vericor’s ASE40V Gas Turbine on top of a vertical pump RESULTS High power pumping with variable power turbine speeds capable of emptying a backyard pool in less than 4 seconds OVERVIEW The high volume of flood water produced by typhoons quickly fills low-lying areas and rivers in limited space areas of Japan. The local municipalities identified a need for a fast starting and high volume pumping system to quickly and reliably remove the flood waters from the affected areas. The limited available space in certain highly developed regions of Japan required a pump design that occupied a very small footprint, yet provided sufficient pumping power to remove the deluge of water from typhoons. Vericor’s packager in Japan designed an effective solution and installed several vertical pump packages using the Vericor ASE40V Gas Turbine. The ASE40V engine is capable of starting from stop to full load in less than one minute and can switch fuels from gas to liquid on the fly, giving remarkable flexibility to the operators to mitigate unknown power and fuel outages in this critical application. Aichi, Japan The ASE40V gas turbine drives a vertical pump to quickly remove flood waters during a typho

CASE STUDY : Vertical Gas Turbine for a Pump Drive Application Case Study details and the benefit of an aeroderivative gas turbine The customer’s vertical pump design required a wide range of gas turbine power capabilities that were defined for each specific application. Applications range from flow rates of 825 cubic meters per minute (181,475 gpm) at a discharge head of 12.6 meters (41.3 feet) to flow rates of 1800 cubic meters per minute (395,945 gpm) at a discharge head of 3.2 meters (10.5 feet). This flow rate is equivalent to emptying a typical backyard pool in less than 4 seconds....