Hughes - Steam Turbines for Mechanical Drive

Benefits

• Turbo-compressor power output package can be tested (full speed, partial load) at Baker Hughes factory before delivery
• Engineered for high availability, higher efficiencies, high-pressure steam flow, thermal energy reliability, and optimized maintenance plans
• Value-added services (conversions, modifications, upgrades, repairs) to improve overall efficiency, work output, maintainability, and operating costs

Features

• Condensing and back-pressure units
• Multiple extractions or injections; typical radial steam turbine exhaust pressure (downward, upward, or lateral)
• Turbo-compressor mechanical engineering steam generator train is baseplate-mounted

Applications

• Steam turbines using superheated steam are ideal for driving compressors and pumps (centrifugal, axial, overhung, reciprocating and boiler feed pumps)
• Oil and gas API: fertilizer, petrochemical, refinery, LNG/FLNG helper or main driver, and renewable energy applications
• Onshore and offshore installations

Our steam turbines are a complete mechanical-drive system solution designed for optimal steam turbine efficiency, driving compressors in all kinds of process requirements across the oil and gas industry.

• Power range: 2-100 MW
• Speed range: 70-105%
• Inlet rating options: 2,500/1,500/900
• Controlled extraction: Up to 60 bar
• Exhaust arrangement: Radial upward or downward
• Configuration: Single and double end drive
• Low vacuum capabilities: Erosion protection control features

Best-in-class efficiency and lowest total cost of ownership

Our technologies deliver best unit efficiency coupled with high-speed turbine blade capability (power density) to drive compressors, mechanical drive components, and pressure turbines with minimized absorbed steam power and compact unit size. This provides the flexibility to meet the most stringent stage efficiency process requirements on total steam consumption required to run the units. 

Advanced controls

Our steam turbine digital twin enables next-generation, condition-based performance optimization. The advanced system continually records, analyzes, and visualizes data to enable online performance monitoring, control, and optimization. The model-based control algorithm is embedded in our new units and can be applied to any existing installation.