Steamexpander
GETEC PARK.EMMEN has developed the SteamExpander in collaboration with Innecs. This is an extremely compact, intrinsically safe steam turbine. The lack of a speed reduction mechanism and use of a state-of-the-art synchronous generator ensure high efficiency. Older designs waste energy by using a reducer to produce low-pressure steam from high-pressure steam. Customers with a SteamExpander achieve the same result, but now also generate electricity as a bonus. This electricity can be fed directly back into the grid or used to satisfy the customer’s own power needs. This results in greater efficiency and a more favourable CO2 footprint. The SteamExpander is available up to 250 kW, depending on the pressure drop and amount of steam for which pressure reduction is required.
