TEI press release
The agreement, signed with the OEM GE Marine in 2023, is TEI’s first step towards becoming a global MRO center for LM2500 engines. According to a statement released by the U.S. Department of Defense, TEI will provide depot-level maintenance and overhaul services for the LM2500 engines used by the U.S. Navy at TEI facilities during this 14-month period under an agreement that runs through October 2026.
The LM2500, a derivative of the TF39 and CF6-6 aviation engines, is one of the world’s most preferred naval gas turbines with a large number of operators worldwide. With this contract, which has a maximum value of USD 45.6 million, TEI has once again proven its global claim not only in aviation engines, but also in the maintenance of gas turbines derivative of aviation engines.
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About LM2500 Gas Turbines
GE’s LM2500 marine gas turbine is a simple-cycle, two-shaft, high-performance engine used by 33 navies worldwide. It sets the standard in marine gas turbines with these features;
- Gas generator
- Power turbine
- Attached fuel and lube oil pumps
- A fuel control and speed governing system
- Associate inlet and exhaust sections
- Lube and scavenge systems
- Controls and devices for starting and monitoring engine operation
Possible applications for the LM2500 include patrol boats, corvettes, frigates, destroyers, cruisers, cargo/auxiliary ships, and aircraft carriers. The LM2500 is also available as a military generator set.
Technical features:
- Output: 33,600 shp (25,060 kW)
- SFC: .373 lb/shp-hr (227 g/kW-hr)
- Heat rate: 6,860 Btu/shp-hr, 9,200 Btu/kWs-hr, 9,705 kJ/kWs-hr
- Exhaust gas flow: 155 lb/sec (70.5 kg/sec)
- Exhaust gas temperature: 1,051°F (566°C)
- Power turbine speed: 3600 rpm
