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LM500Engine

GE Aerospace

Latest technology

and highest fuel efficiency
The LM500 marine gas turbine has the latest in proven design technology and the highest fuel efficiency of any gas turbine in its output class.

The simple-cycle, two-shaft LM500 offers an aerodynamically coupled power turbine, and is similar in design to GE Aerospace’s proven LM2500 gas turbine.
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    LM500
    It’s made with corrosion-resistant materials to provide a mature design with maximum reliability and component life.

    The LM500 is basically a CF34 engine without its fan and is very similar in materials. It includes a variable stator compressor driven by an air-cooled, two-stage turbine.

    The 6,130-shp LM500 is adapted from the CF34 engine and has the highest fuel efficiency of any gas turbine in its output class.

    Technical

    Output
    6,130 shp (4,570 kW)
    SFC
    .443 lb/shp-hr (269.5 g/kW-hr)
    Heat rate
    8,140 Btu/shp-hr
    10,916 Btu/kWs-hr
    11,520 kJ/kWs-hr
    Exhaust gas flow
    36 lb/sec (16.4 kg/sec)
    Exhaust gas temperature
    1,049°F (565°C)
    Power turbine speed
    7000 rpm
    Average performance, 60 Hertz, 59°F, sea level, 60% relative humidity, no inlet/exhaust losses

    Resources

    Download Data Sheet
    PKX-GE Case History
    Experience List
    Split Case Design for Gas Turbine Repair