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This Gas Turbine Could Pump Up the Goodyear Blimp in About 10 Seconds. But How Do You Test It?

February 18, 2015
Eric King has made many an extreme machine cry uncle over his long career as a testing engineer. But nothing comes close to his current charge, Harriet, the world’s largest and most powerful gas turbine. “What we are doing is akin to the hardest military boot camp,” King says. “There is nothing like this anywhere in the world.
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Everything is Bigger in Texas, but These New Gas Turbines Up the Ante

September 29, 2014

Anyone who’s met her will tell you that Harriet is not like other house guests.

When she arrived from France in Greenville, SC, earlier this year, her hosts at a local GE gas turbine factory had to build a new train turntable just to get her settled in her quarters. They also erected a gas plant to keep her fed.

That’s because Harriet, whose real name is the 9HA, is the largest and most efficient gas turbine in the world.

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Bigger, Better Gas Turbine to Meet the Growing Demand For Power in ASEAN

September 24, 2014
This article originally appeared on GE Reports Malaysia.
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