Interesting facts about Gas Turbines and the energy industry

The gas turbine industry can seem complicated if you have little experience. Hopefully this guide will help you better understand the importance of natural gas as well as how turbines play an important role within the U.S. And international energy sector.

Here are some interesting facts pertaining to compressor turbine services and the gas turbine industry:

1. Natural gas usage — Natural gas is actually used much more than most people think. In fact, it’s the second most heavily consumed energy source across the United States. Additionally, the U.S. was the largest producer of natural gas across the globe in 2016, extracting nearly 750 billion cubic meters of the energy source.
2. Turbines have a long history — Steam engines have been around for a long, long time and helped provide even more jobs after the Industrial Revolution. Steam turbines have actually been producing electricity since the 1880s.
3. Compressor turbine services are essential — Centrifugal compressors are used in gas turbine engines especially for small engines. Also, these compressors are used as the final compression stage for medium and larger sized turbines as well.
4. Gas turbines aren’t as dangerous as they seem — For some reason, many people,  both inside the gas industry and from afar believe that gas turbines are massive producers of toxic emissions — that couldn’t be farther from the truth, however. Most gas turbine engines create low toxic emissions because of the excess air and the high quality compressor services.
5. There are plenty of different kinds of turbines in addition to gas — Here are just some of the different turbines out there: jet engines, auxiliary power units, industrial power and industrial mechanical, turboshaft, radial gas, scale jet, microturbines, in surface vehicles, and so much more.
6. Residual heat is almost completely dissipated — In the exhaust system of the gas turbine, the residual heat is almost entirely dissipated due to the high temperature used. This translates into an exhaust flow usable for cogeneration or boiling water in a combined cycle.