SATURATED STEAM TURBINES
In power plants, electricity has been generated for a long time by utilizing the pressure and enthalpy of the steam. Since they operate at high speeds, steam turbines used in such facilities have high efficiency. In these types of steam turbines, superheated steam must be supplied in order to prevent the cavitation of the high-speed blades. The costs induced by the effects of potential water droplets in the saturated steam on the high-speed blades are very high. Since the initial investment and operating costs for producing superheated steam are very high, such investments do not have reasonable payback periods for factories.
On the other hand, saturated steam turbines operating at relatively lower speeds have been in use for 30–40 years worldwide. These systems can work with steam up to 97% dryness.
A know-how transfer has been made from a company abroad that has been producing saturated steam turbines for 35 years. Since we started production in Turkey, the initial investment costs have
decreased; payback periods have decreased to less than 4 years in facilities with average steam consumption above 5 t/h. Thanks to the saturated steam turbines, Jenesis customers can now talk about free electricity generation while investing in a boiler room.