Film cooling remains a critical technology in contemporary gas turbine design, providing a protective thermal barrier that enhances component longevity and efficiency even under extreme operational ...
Orders for turbines to power natural gas plants are vastly outpacing supply, threatening the world’s ability to keep pace with rising electricity demand.
The global demand for gas turbines is surging due to the AI boom and data center expansion, creating a supply shortage that ...
Wait times for the hulking turbines needed to turn natural gas into electricity have doubled in the past year as companies scramble to build data centers for A.I. The blades of a giant metal turbine, ...
Electricity demand is surging in the U.S., but there’s years-long wait on the turbines that are a critical component of natural gas power plants. U.S. electricity consumption is on the rise, in part ...
Rising power demand from data centers for artificial intelligence has led to a shortage of the gas turbines needed to generate electricity. This shortage might not seem the most obvious climate story, ...
Orders and prices are soaring for the monster machines made by GE Vernova, Siemens Energy and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Endwall film cooling is a critical technique for managing the severe thermal loads encountered in modern gas turbines. By applying a thin layer of coolant along the endwall surfaces of turbine vanes, ...