GE's H-Series Breaks 60% Fuel Efficiency Barrier

Single-crystal fabrication eliminates grain boundaries in the alloy, and improves thermal fatigue and creep characteristics.
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Closed-loop steam improves cooling and efficiency of the
H-Series... -
The closed-loop steam cooling helps GE's
H-Series to reach 60% fuel... -
The combined-cycle system generates steam from waste heat in the gas turbine. -
To manage all the various sub-systems, the H-Series incorporates an... -
The first-stage buckets and nozzles of the
H-Series use single-crystal... -
Single-crystal fabrication eliminates grain boundaries in the alloy, and... -
The H-Series was developed as part of the US Department of Energy's advanced...