Barge mounted combustion turbine power plant design

This paper presents the design considerations for installation of industrial combustion turbine power plants mounted on floating barges. Westinghouse Electric Corporation and Hudson Engineering Corporation (a McDermott Company) have initiated work on several barge-mounted power plant configurations with the Westinghouse 251B11/12 combustion turbine in simple cycle mode as the basis and utilizing a variety of fuels, including natural gas, naphtha, and distillate No. 2. The development of an operable installation required the integration of the 251B11/12 (one or two) with an isolation foundation frame, the BOP facilities, step-up transformers and switchyard capabilities onto a barge hull with the provisions for maintainability. Consideration of these requirements has resulted in two basic designs (one or two units on a barge) with the flexibility to meet several power requirements, differing fuels, and a range of onshore support facilities and mooring conditions, resulting in a power production facility that can be self-supportive in a variety of environments.