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In 1954 was founded a special designer bureau for design and development of gas turbine engines and marine propulsions for USSR Navy to support the Southern Turbine Plant «Zorya» (Nikolaev, Ukraine). In 1961 the bureau was separated from «Zorya» as an independent company – Design Bureau «Mashproekt», later on it was renamed to SPE «Mashproekt». |
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In 2001 both companies were merged in to one «Zorya»–«Mashproekt» State Enterprise Gas Turbine Research & Production Complex. |
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| General designers |
| 1954 – 1963 – Sergey Dmitrievich Kolosov |
| 1963 – 1968 – Yakov Khananovich Soroka |
| 1968 – 2001 – Victor Ivanovich Romanov |
| 2001-2002 – Anatoly Vasil’yevich Kovalenko |
| Since 2003 – Boris Vladimirovich Isakov |
| 1954 – 1964 |
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The M2, D2, D3, M8 Gas Turbine Engines (GTE) of the first generation, boost power units for antisubmarine and escort ships were designed and manufactured. |
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The M3, first in the world COGAG gas turbine propulsion plant (1958) with reversible gearbox (36,000 h.p. SFC 260 g/hp.h, service life 5,000 hours.) for large antisubmarine ships (project 61) was developed. |
| 1965 – 1970 |
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M60, M62, M8K, and M8E more efficient gas turbines of the second generation were developed (SFC 200 – 240 g/hp*h) with improvement of acoustic properties and service life not less than 10,000 h. The efficient units for marine propulsion plant M5, M7, M9, M12 were developed and put in series production for antisubmarine, escort ships with independent cruise and boost engines of various power outputs and gear boxes, ensuring a quantitative power control. This resulted in considerable increase of the operation range. The propulsions DT4 and M10 were developed for hydrofoils and hovercrafts. |
| 1970-s |
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Our gas turbines were introduced to on-land commercial operation: |
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Floating power station «Severnoye siyanie» («Northern light») with electric power generators GTG-1 (10 MW) and GTG-12 (12MW) and waste heat recovery boilers for district heating operating optionally on diesel fuel or natural gas.
Railroad car-based mobile power plant «Mayak» («Leading Light») with GTG 4000 (4 MW) and «Fakel» («Torch») with GTG-12 (12 MW);
Stationary power plants with GTG – 20 (18 MW) and GTG22 (18,5MW). |
| 1976 |
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Gas pumping units GPU-10 rated at 10000 hp were developed. |
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For now leader engines have accumulated nearly 100,000 operating hours without overhaul. |
| 1977 |
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Most powerful propulsion plant M21 (total power 2 * 55000 hp) with waste heat recovery utilizing for propulsion was developed for «Slava»-class missile cruisers. |
| 1979 |
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COGAS combined cycle gas turbine units M25 were installed at the «Atlantika»-class (project 1609) high-speed ro-ro carriers. The fuel consumption was reduced by 25% due to using waste heat recovery boilers & steam turbines.
The special fuel treatment system based on utilizing of anti-vanadium, anti-sodium additive NIMB-2 was developed for using inexpensive marine gas turbine fuel. |
| 1971-1985 |
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The line of third generation gas turbine engines combined with M75 (UGT 3000), M70 (UGT 6000), M90 (UGT 15000) with efficiency of 30-36%, to be used in marine propulsion units for all classes of ships and industrial application were designed and developed.
The efficiency of GT engines was increased by 10 – 15% due to increasing of turbine inlet temperature and raised up compressor pressure ratio.
The specific weight and overall dimensions were significantly reduced due to the application of high-performance single stage turbines, two-support HP turbo-compressor assembly, reverse-flow-type combustion chamber, application the new materials and special thermal coatings.
Several gas turbine propulsion plants for new types of ships were developed on base of engines of the third generation
«Cyclon» passenger hydrofoil ship (1988), speed - 42 knots. The vessel has been operated on line Tallinn – Helsinki, then in Greece. |
| 1985-1991 |
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GT engines of the fourth generation M80 (UGT 25000) rated at 27500 kW and efficiency of 36,5% were developed. |
| 1990-2000 |
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Power plants of STIG configuration utilize steam injection into gas path increases electric power output by 40% with electric efficiency of 42-45% and reduction of emissions. |
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«Aquarius» type units rated at 4,2-40 MW with electric efficiency of 35-42% are advanced version of STIG cycle that runs on close water-loop concept with no water loses.
The single shaft engines for power generation were designed and manufactured:
UGT 2500 rated at 2,85 MW and efficiency of 28,5% (1993);
UGT 110000 rated at 110 MW and efficiency of 36% (1997).
Four UGT2500 gas turbines were sold to Canada and Czech for power generations.
Eight UGT25000 marine gas turbines were sold to China together with the license for manufacturing.
Twelve UGT16000 (16 MW-class) gas turbines were sold to Iran for gas pumping.
More than 2600 GTE have been developed by SPE and manufactured in series production by «Zorya» total rated 22 millions kW have accumulated more than 26 millions of operating hours. |
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XXI century. |
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(Brief about most interesting contracts, news & events) |
| 2001 |
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First UGT 110000 started experimental-industrial operation at Ivanovo (Russia) power station at December. |
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Five «ZUBR» hover crafts, powered by our M35 propulsion plants were ordered for Greek Navy at «Alamaz» (St. Petersburg, Russia) and «Morye» (Feodosia, Ukraine) shipyards. |
| 2002 |
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Fifteen UGT25000 (25 MW-class) gas turbines (version DN-80) were ordered for GAZPROM compressor stations. |
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Four UGT25000 (version DG-80) gas turbines were ordered for Beryozovskaya power station (Belarus). |
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Two UGT15000 (15 MW each) gas turbines were ordered for co-generation at cement works at Kostyukovichy town (Belarus). |
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Three «Voskhod» hydrofoils with our R021 gearboxes were ordered and delivered at «Morye» (Feodosia, Ukraine) shipyard and delivered for Dutch shipowner « CONNEXXION». |
| 2003 |
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First industrial 16 MW «Aquarius» installation started commercial operation at Stavischenskaya compressor station (Ukraine) at summer. |
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First in Ukraine 21 MW combined cycle cogeneration power plant, based on the UGT16000 gas turbine, started commercial operation at winter 2002 at Rubezhnoye paperboard plant. |
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The DP-73 propulsion plant was delivered to the «Singapore Technology (Marine)» shipyard for new landing hovercraft. |
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The «Murena»-class hovercrafts, powered by our gas turbines, were ordered at Habarovsk shipyard for South Korean Navy. |
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The EG-6000 co-generating power plant started commercial operation at Polatava region, Ukraine midsummer This installation based on the our UGT6000 (rated power 6 MW) gas turbine. |
