Business Line Energy
GEA Westfalia Separator's business line Energy supplies treatment systems for two mayor markets: diesel engine and gas turbine power plants. We provide handling and treatment systems for nearly all types of liquid fuels (diesel oil, crude oil and heavy fuel oil) currently being used for power generation.
Our range of products includes:
- Centrifugal disc stack separators
- Decanters
- Heat exchangers
- Pumps
Learn more about our high-tech solutions in applications.
Fuel oil treatment systems for gas turbine power plants
Power producers operating gas turbine power plants can save enormous costs by installing fuel oil treatment systems in their gas turbine power plants. Efficient treatment of diesel oil, heavy fuel oil and crude oil drastically reduces the gas turbine blades' susceptibility to corrosion. This means the time until the next overhaul is significantly extended.
Overhauling a gas turbine (including power outage) is very cost-intensive. Treatment systems from GEA Westfalia Separator therefore protect the core investment of the plant – the gas turbine. If stand-by liquid fuel is used, gas fired power plants also need a fuel oil treatment system from GEA Westfalia Separator.
Applications include:
- Fuel oil desalting
- Separation of oily sludge
- Separation of waste water
- Lube oil separation
Centrifugal separation systems for diesel engines
The power station industry often uses diesel engines that burn heavy fuel oil, crude oil or diesel oil. By supplying separation systems specifically designed for continuous operation under roughest conditions, GEA Westfalia Separator provides for optimum power output and a long service life for these engines while taking into consideration the high environmental standards.
Self-cleaning separators with Westfalia Separator® unitrolplus systems automatically monitor the water level in the oil and the separation of the solid material "round the clock". As a result, optimum separation efficiency for different fuel and lube oils is ensured. Normally servicing is necessary only after 8000 to 16,000 operating hours.
Surveillance-free operation also reduces personnel costs tremendously. The accumulated oil sludge can be processed directly in the power station, thereby reducing the disposal costs considerably. All separation systems are available as modules. Other ready-to-connect systems are also available as compact units in combination with components such as Westfalia Separator® ViscoBoosterUnits (VBU) or plate heat exchangers (PHE).