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Abstract
Valenti,
Michael. "Luxury liners go green,"
Mechanical
Engineering, 1998,
120:7 (July), p72-73
Reports that
Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises will be the first
cruise
ships ever powered by General
Electric's (GE) aeroderivative gas turbines. Information on GE LM2500+
gas
turbines; History of the cruise ship design of the company; Information
on
aeroderivative gas turbine; Advantages of combined gas turbine and
steam turbine integrated electric drive system (COGES).
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