General Electric LM6000
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The General Electric LM6000 is the industrial and marine development of the CF6-80 aircraft turbofan. It has found wide use including fast ferry and high speed cargo ship applications. The LM6000 is offered in addition to the LM2500.
The LM6000 provides 54,610 shaft horsepower (40,700 kW) from either end of the low-pressure rotor system at 3,600 rpm, eliminating the need for a conventional power turbine. Its high efficiency and installation flexibility make it ideal also for a wide variety of utility power generation and industrial applications. In that guise, it delivers more than 40 MW with a thermal efficiency over 40%.
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