Click on a section below to browse the Kawasaki Gas Turbines - America glossary of terms.
- Expansion Joint
- A joint that is typically used in the inlet and exhaust sytems of our packaged gas turbine power plants. These joints allow for movement of either the inlet or exhaust ducting to accomodate thermal expansion and contractions of this hardware.
- Gas Turbine
- Gas turbines are internal combustion engines that employ a continuous combustion process with hot gases sent to turbine sectionh that converts the energy of these hot compresses gases, produced by burning fuel in compressed air, in to mechanical power. Gas turbines are essentially modified jet engtines; Jet engines utilize an exhaust nozzle that produces thrust, while gas turbines utilize a power turbine section that produces torque.
Kawasaki manufactures industrial heavy duty gas turbines which utilizes robust parts / components and casings to meet the higher demands of continuous full power industrial engine operation. Industrial engines typcically operate art full load most of the time, while flight jet engines, typically operate at only 70% cruise power during most of their engine life. The industrial gas turbine operating environment is the most severe operating environment , and our gas turbine engines are designed specifically to meet the demands of this operating environment.
- Gearbox
- A set of cog wheels found in a gear box, containing a system of gears and an output shaft that reduces shaft output speed and multiplies engine torque. KGTA utilizes speed reduction gears between our gas turbine engines and the electric generator. Speed reduction designs are used to accomodate either 50 HZ or 60 Hz generators.
- Generator
- A rotating electric machine which transfers mechanical torque energy into electrical power / energy. KGTA utilizes AC generators to prodcue either 50 Hz or 60 Hz power.
- Genset
- Genset refers to an engine driven generator. All of our packaged gas turbine power plants are considered "gen-sets".
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