General Electric LM500
Introduction The '''General Electric LM500'''  is an industrial and marine gas turbine produced by GE Aviation. The LM500 is a derivative of the General Electric TF34 aircraft engine. Current versions of the LM500 deliver 6,000 shaft horsepower (4.47 MW) with a thermal efficiency of 31 percent at ISO conditions. It has been used in various applications such as in the Royal Danish Navy's Flyvefisken class patrol vessels, and in fast ferries.
Applications ===Naval===Denmark* Flyvefisken-class patrol vesselJapan* Hayabusa-class patrol boat* Izumo-class helicopter destroyer* 1-go-class patrol boatSouth Korea* Gumdoksuri-class patrol vessel===Commercial===TurboJET* FoilCat===Industrial===Pipeline transport* Tennessee Gas Pipeline Kinder Morgan* ExxonMobil Australia* State Energy Commission of Western Australia. AlintaGas* Nova - now TC Energy===Research===Railgun* University of Texas - Center for Electromechanics - CEM
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External links *  GE LM500 website