Ljungström turbine

The technology has had numerous uses since its conception, from power plants to vehicles as large as the supertanker Seawise Giant.

It was therefore used in large industrial complexes, which could use the exhaust of this engine for both combined heat and power as well as its electric energy.

[5][6] In principle, the maximum power possible is about 32 MW, since the diameter of the two turbine halves are limited to a practical size due to fabrication constraints.

Since more modern steam power plants have a significantly higher performance, the Ljungström turbine is generally no longer utilised today.

The largest ship ever built, the ULCC supertanker Seawise Giant, was powered by this type of engine.