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Gain up to 3 MW of power from your engine. A direct replacement for water-spray injection, PROENERGY hydraulic power augmentation (HPA) reclaims the 350-kW parasitic power loss from compressor bleed air to give you more power whether the system runs or not.
Legacy technology maxes out at plus 7.3 MW*, not counting parasitic loss. Without the need for open high-pressure compressor (HPC) 8th stage bleed air, HPA gives more.
Our HPA atomizes water to less than 20 microns for reduced erosion of Stages 0-4 low-pressure compressor (LPC) airfoils and increased flow rates to deliver more power. Compared to legacy technology, Stage 1 HPA increases flow rate by 20 percent for 500 kW more power, and Stage 2 HPA doubles the flow rate for 2.1 MW more per engine.
Your HPA system requires no significant modifications to the turbine or package and no changes to the inlet volute.
It includes the following equipment:
Using Stage 2 HPA with increased flow rates, a fleet of 32 gas turbines gained an average 2.1 MW per engine during peak power demand in ERCOT.