Click on a section below to browse the Kawasaki Gas Turbines - America glossary of terms.
- Silencer
- A static mechanical device used for reducing gas flow noise. Silencers are typically found in both the inlet and exahust of our gas turbine packages. The noise is reduced by tuned resonant control of gas expansion.
- Switchgear
- A switching/ interrupting device used in connection with generation, transmission, distribution and conversion of electric power for controling, metering protecting and regulating devices. 52G breaker is the unit main power output breaker
- Thermal Insulation
- A material that is used to reduce the flow of heat. Thermal blanket type insulation is typcially added to gas turbine exhaust duct work for worker safety and to provide heat reduction to engine room spaces.
- Thermocouple
- An electrical device that is used for temperature measurement. It is made up from pair of dissimilar metal joined at two points making a continuous circuit. When one junction has a different temperature from the other an electromotive force (voltage) occurs that can be measured and calibrated to specific known temperatures. KGTA utilizes themocouples in the gas turbine exhaust to control engine firing temperature. thermocouples are also used ot monitor inlet air, turbine cna generator compartment temperatures, engine bearing temperatures, lube oil and fuel system tempertures.
- Transformer
- An electrical device that transforms the voltage of alternating current (AC) electricity from one value to another through the use of copper winding ratios. Step up transformers increase Voltage and step down transformers decrease Voltage. Transformers can either be dry - air cooled or oil bathed in a containment tank. Transformers can also be used to isolated portions of a circuits from others.
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