Expansion Turbines
Increased Efficiencies, Optimized Use of Resources: Siemens Expansion Turbines
General Information
- Overview
- Compressor Train Solutions
- Mega Test Center
Siemens compressors with expander stage(s) and expansion turbines enhance power supply in processes with off-gas or process gas as byproducts. A medium- to high-temperature gas can be used to drive a compressor or an electric generator directly, with no need for additional heat exchange or steam generation equipment.
Compressor Train Solutions out of one hand
We do not just sell turbocompressors. We have a unique compressor train competence from which our customers can benefit.
Siemens compressors, drives – steam or gas turbine or electrical motor –, controls and other auxiliaries are designed and perfectly matched to meet individual customer needs. Outstanding knowledge of interaction between the components - particularly the main rotating parts - is a result of decades of experience in this field. We can predict reliably how our compressor trains optimize your processes.
Siemens manages the interfaces and guarantees the system's performance as required and specified. Our customers can rely on a sophisticated compression solution and do not simply purchase an assortment of hardware.
In addition to manufacturing and assembling compressor trains, Siemens is one step ahead. The new workshop facility in Duisburg, Germany, allows to test large compressor trains, driven by steam or gas turbines or electric motors. With this mega test center, Siemens is a leading player in the growing markets of large applications by providing adequate test bed facilities and machining capabilities matching our customers' demands.
Technical highlights:
- Electric motor drive up to 100 MW coupling power
- Steam turbine drive up to 35 MW coupling power
- Gas turbine drive up to 160 MW coupling power
Best in Test – Mega Test Center Duisburg
With the Mega Test Center, brought into operation at the beginning of 2008, Siemens is underpinning its compressor train expertise in the oil & gas and process industry. This includes compression solutions for refineries, chemical and petrochemical plants, natural gas transport or storage and air separation.
Siemens is fully up to date and can offer appropriate test conditions for future oriented machines. These include LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas), E-LNG or the production of liquid fuels and chemicals from coal or gas (Coal-to-Liquids, Gas-to-Liquids).
The Mega Test Center at a glance:
- Building dimensions (length x width x height):
180 m x 40 m x 35 m - Assembly and testing of up to six compressor trains at a time
- Compressor train test runs under full load up to 100 MW in closed cycle
- Compressor test runs with:
- Electric drive with pump input up to 100 MW
- Steam turbine drive with up to 35 MW pump input (100 bara/500°C/140 t/h steam)
- Gas turbine drive with up to 160 MW coupling power - Crane specifications:
- 1st level 2 x 350 t/100 t @ 25.90 m hook height
- 2nd level 3 x 100 t/25 t @ 23.05 m hook height
- 3rd level 6 x 10 t @ 19.00 m hook height - Direct connection to the heavy-duty crane at the port via rail crossing
- Supply of natural gas at up to 10 kilograms per second
- Supply of coolant at 7.500 cubic meters per hour