The 7F is the 60 hertz heavy-duty gas turbine that opened General Electric's F-class generation, introduced as the MS7001F in 1987. The first unit, rated at 147 MW with a firing temperature of 2,300 degrees Fahrenheit, began operating at the Chesterfield Power Station of Virginia Electric and Power on 6 June 1990. Today GE Vernova sells the 7F.04 and 7F.05, rated from 201 to 239 MW in simple cycle, with combined-cycle efficiency above 60 percent. A simple-cycle 7F.05 can reach base load in about 11 minutes and follow load at 40 MW per minute while staying within emissions limits, and the pair can run gas-only or dual-fuel and start on oil or gas. The maker counts more than 960 units installed in 11 countries, producing about 175 GW, and marked 30 years of the 7F in 2019. The 7F design also lies behind the later HA gas turbines.
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A simple-cycle 7F.05 gas turbine can reliably produce 200 MW within 10 minutes
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Since GE introduced the the MS7001F in 1987
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The first F-class machine, a 147-MW 7F with a TIT of 2,300F
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