Cat CM Series

Ratings Guide
MEDIUM SPEED
GENERATOR SETS
FOR POWER PLANT
APPLICATIONS

CONTENTS
RATINGS GUIDE

Cat Liquid Fuel Generator Sets

50 Hz Ratings

60 Hz Ratings

Cat Gas and Dual Fuel Generator Sets

50 Hz Ratings

60 Hz Ratings

Product Support and Training

Product Support

12

Training

16

Conversions
Conversion Factors
Notes

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CAT CM SERIES
GENERATOR SETS
LIQUID FUEL

LIQUID FUEL
60 H

LIQUID
FUEL
50 H

CAT MEDIUM SPEED DIESEL RATINGS 50 Hz

Generator
Set Models

kWm

kWe

6CM20

1140

1094

8CM20

1520

9CM20

1710

Heat Rate
kJ/kWh

CAT MEDIUM SPEED DIESEL RATINGS 60 Hz

Engine
Weight (kg)

Engine Dimensions
L W H (mm)

Generator
Set Models

kWm

kWe

8536

13700

3130 1425 2370

6CM20

1020

979

1459

8536

18200

3790 1425 2680

8CM20

1360

1306

1642

8536

20560

4120 1425 2680

9CM20

1530

1469

1000 rpm

Engine
Weight (kg)

Engine Dimensions
L W H (mm)

8356

13700

3130 1425 2370

8356

18200

3790 1425 2680

8356

20560

4120 1425 2680

900 rpm

750 rpm

720 rpm

6CM25

1850

1776

8176

29900

3860 2129 3238

6CM25

1800

1728

8176

29900

3860 2129 3238

8CM25

2400

2304

8176

38700

4812 2129 3671

8CM25

2320

2227

8176

38700

4812 2129 3671

9CM25

2700

2592

8176

46000

5242 2129 3671

9CM25

2610

2506

8176

46000

5242 2129 3671

12CM32 WBI

6000

5850

7829

64400

5757 2800 4380

12CM32 WBI

6000

5850

7785

64400

5757 2800 4380

12CM32 WBII

6000

5850

7873

64400

5757 2800 4380

12CM32 WBII

6000

5850

7829

64400

5757 2800 4380

16CM32 WBI

8000

7800

7829

81400

8073 2800 4380

16CM32 WBI

8000

7800

7785

81400

8073 2800 4380

16CM32 WBII

8000

7800

7873

81400

8073 2800 4380

16CM32 WBII

8000

7800

7829

81400

8073 2800 4380

600 rpm

600 rpm

6CM32

3000

2880

7952

35400

4788 2242 3817

6CM32

3000

2880

7952

35400

4788 2242 3817

8CM32

4000

3880

7870

45400

5898 2342 3926

8CM32

4000

3838

7870

45400

5898 2342 3926

9CM32

4500

4365

7870

49400

6428 2342 3926

9CM32

4500

4365

7870

49400

6428 2342 3926

500 rpm

514 rpm

6CM43 WBI

5400

5238

7647

82000

6557 2869 4520

6CM43 WBI

5400

5238

7647

82000

6557 2869 4520

6CM43 WBII

5400

5238

7692

82000

6557 2869 4520

6CM43 WBII

5400

5238

7692

82000

6557 2869 4520

7CM43 WBI

6300

6111

7647

97000

7287 2869 4520

7CM43 WBI

6300

6111

7647

97000

7287 2869 4520

7CM43 WBII

6300

6111

7692

97000

7287 2869 4520

7CM43 WBII

6300

6111

7692

97000

7287 2869 4520

8CM43 WBI

7200

6984

7647

114000

8041 2869 4813

8CM43 WBI

7200

6984

7647

114000

8041 2869 4813

8CM43 WBII

7200

6984

7692

114000

8041 2869 4813

8CM43 WBII

7200

6984

7692

114000

8041 2869 4813

9CM43 WBI

8100

7857

7647

123000

8771 2869 4813

9CM43 WBI

8100

7857

7647

123000

8771 2869 4813

9CM43 WBII

8100

7857

7692

123000

8771 2869 4813

9CM43 WBII

8100

7857

7692

123000

8771 2869 4813

12CM43 WBI

10800

10530

7608

162000

8038 3900 5580

12CM43 WBI

10800

10530

7608

162000

8038 3900 5580

12CM43 WBII

10800

10530

7652

162000

8038 3900 5580

12CM43 WBII

10800

10530

7652

162000

8038 3900 5580

16CM43 WBI

14400

14040

7608

215000

9982 3900 5580

16CM43 WBI

14400

14040

7608

215000

9982 3900 5580

16CM43 WBII

14400

14040

7652

215000

9982 3900 5580

16CM43 WBII

14400

14040

7652

215000

9982 3900 5580

Generator set outputs may vary based upon site conditions.

Generator sets can burn heavy fuel, diesel fuel, bio-fuel and other alternative fuels.
Outputs may vary slightly based upon fuel types.

Heat Rate
kJ/kWh

Generator set outputs may vary based upon site conditions.

Generator sets can burn heavy fuel, diesel fuel, bio-fuel and other alternative fuels.
Outputs may vary slightly based upon fuel types.

CAT CM SERIES
GENERATOR SETS
GAS AND DUAL FUEL

GAS
60 H

GAS
50 H

CAT MEDIUM SPEED GAS RATINGS 50 Hz

Generator
Set Models

kWm

kWe

G16CM34

8000

7800

G20CM341,2

10000

9750

Heat Rate
kJ/kWh

CAT MEDIUM SPEED GAS RATINGS 60 Hz

Engine
Weight (kg)

Engine Dimensions
L W H (mm)

Generator
Set Models

kWm

kWe

7676

81400

8073 2800 4380

G16CM34

8000

7800

7676

93000

9734 2800 4380

G20CM341,2

10000

9750

Heat Rate
kJ/kWh

750 rpm

5400

5238

8270

7CM46DF

6300

6111

8CM46DF

7200

9CM46DF

Gas
Mode

Heat Rate
kJ/kWh
Engine
Weight (kg)

Engine Dimensions
L W H (mm)

Generator
Set Models

kWm

kWe

Liquid
Mode

Engine
Weight (kg)

Engine Dimensions
L W H (mm)

7572

94720

12783 3450 4732

6CM46DF

5400

5238

8270

8270

7572

107750

13507 3450 4732

7CM46DF

6300

6111

8270

7572

94720

12783 3450 4732

7572

107750

6984

8270

7572

115570

14231 3450 4732

8CM46DF

7200

6984

13507 3450 4732

8270

7572

115570

8100

7857

8270

7572

126000

14955 3450 4732

9CM46DF

8100

14231 3450 4732

7857

8270

7572

126000

12CM46DF

10800

10530

8227

7533

162000

13947 4147 4524

12CM46DF

14955 3450 4732

10800

10530

8227

7533

162000

13947 4147 4524

16CM46DF

14400

14040

8227

7533

215000

15891 4147 4524

16CM46DF

14400

14040

8227

7533

215000

15891 4147 4524

500 rpm

Generator set outputs may vary based upon site conditions.

Preliminary data.
New models. Available 2014.

9734 2800 4380

CAT MEDIUM SPEED DUAL FUEL RATINGS 60 Hz

Heat Rate
kJ/kWh

6CM46DF

8073 2800 4380

93000

CAT MEDIUM SPEED DUAL FUEL RATINGS 50 Hz

Liquid
Mode

81400

7629

DUAL FUEL
60 H

kWe

7629

Generator set outputs may vary based upon site conditions.

1 Preliminary data.
2 New model. Available 2013.

DUAL
FUEL
50 H

kWm

Engine Dimensions
L W H (mm)

720 rpm

Generator set outputs may vary based upon site conditions.

1 Preliminary data.
2 New model. Available 2013.

Generator
Set Models

Engine
Weight (kg)

Gas
Mode
514 rpm

Generator set outputs may vary based upon site conditions.

Preliminary data.
New models. Available 2014.

PRODUCT SUPPORT
AND TRAINING

PRODUCT SUPPORT

PRODUCT SUPPORT

ITS A MAJOR ASSET. MANAGE IT FOR PROFIT.

Caterpillar power plants will help you get a high, predictable return on your
investment by supplying experience to your team. You focus on your core
business. We take care of your power.

Maintenance and Repair Agreement (MRA)

Our technicians perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and
regular analysis of critical engine fluids. You also receive technical support
and staff training, plus all replacement parts.

The more you rely on us, the better you can forecast:
Plants output and availability

Maintenance Service Agreement (MSA)

Operating costs

We provide technical support, staff training and assistance with

maintenance and troubleshooting, in addition to the parts required
for regular maintenance.

Cash flow
Profits

Technical Service Agreement (TSA)

During a projects planning stages, an operation and maintenance plan
that documents financial performance can help you attract investment
capital. Over the plants life, expert support will help you meet your profit
objectives, year after year. We will give you a seamless transition from
construction through start-up and into commercial power production.
Once your plant is online, we provide the level of support you require.

We provide an experienced engineer to train your staff to improve

maintenance techniques and troubleshoot plant equipment.

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDED

O&M

MRA

MSA

TSA

On-site technical support

Caterpillar power plants offer four basic Power Plant Service packages.
You can pick the plan that best fits your needs or we can customize any
package by adding or adjusting services.

On-the-job training for your staff

Spare parts for scheduled maintenance
Regular fluid analysis: oil, coolant, fuel
Labor to perform maintenance and repairs
Spare parts for unscheduled maintenance and repairs

Operation and Maintenance Agreement (O&M)

We take complete responsibility for managing your asset. Our staff handles
all aspects of operation, maintenance and administration. We work with
you to establish and meet specific goals for performance and return
on investment.

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Technicians tools and diagnostic equipment

Labor and support during the start-up and commissioning
Lube oil, coolant, chemicals and other fluids
Building and grounds maintenance
Complete operations staff
Complete administrative staff

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PRODUCT SUPPORT

PRODUCT SUPPORT

WE SUPPORT YOU IN FOUR WAYS:

Asset Management

Technical Support

We will establish appropriate plant staffing levels, select and

train personnel, prescribe operating practices, and implement
maintenance techniques that push reliability and availability
up while driving costs down. Operation plans are designed
specifically to maximize your returns.

Who better to support your generating equipment than the

company that designed and built it? Our technical support
personnel continuously add value by fine-tuning service
intervals; providing quick and accurate troubleshooting;
and applying new component designs, electronic controls
and diagnostic tools that increase service life and minimize
labor costs. We also assist with day-to-day decisions that
have big cost implications like whether to reuse a crankshaft,
piston or other key component at overhaul.

Parts Management
Replacement parts account for 40 to 60 percent of your plants
operation and maintenance costs. We will help manage parts
inventory to keep your costs down, while making sure that
parts are always on hand when you need them. Caterpillar has
23 parts distribution centers in eleven countries around the
globe. Genuine Cat parts are readily available around the world
for fast shipment, usually in less than 48 hours.

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Local Presence
With nearly 200 Cat dealers and 1,500 facilities worldwide
serving in excess of 200 countries, youre never far from
the Caterpillar support you need.

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TRAINING

TRAINING
On-Site Training

On-the-Job Training (OJT):

Instructor led courses held at the customers location, provide

training on the specific components or systems within the
power plant. These courses include a classroom segment
which provides the basic theory of operation and are followed
up with facility walkdowns to better illustrate the concepts
discussed in the classroom. Some courses, such as thermal oil
systems, lube oil and fuel separator training, include detailed
operator hands-on operational instruction. Some courses, such
as Diesel engine theory and Balance of Plant systems, provide
an overview of the systems or equipment being discussed
but do not provide hands-on instruction during the facility
walkdowns.

A term contract, whereby we will place a consultant at the

customers power plant for a period specified in the contract, to
support and supervise the customers mechanical and electrical
staff with the normal day-to-day maintenance and service
activities. The person placed at site will utilize their knowledge
and experience to training the customer staff in the proper
techniques and processes, necessary to accomplish the tasks
in a safe and efficient manner.

Factory Training

Continued Education
These are courses intended to offer cross-training options
for customers. Courses that will help mechanical technicians
gain knowledge about electrical equipment, or electricians gain
knowledge about mechanical equipment.

Instructor led courses held at the OEM factory locations,

provide training on the various pieces of equipment selected
and include practical hands-on exercises in a controlled lab
atmosphere. In some instances, the equipment worked on
in the lab will not exactly match the equipment found at the
site but rather cover component operation and functions in
general terms.

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CONVERSIONS

CONVERSIONS

CONVERSIONS
CONVERSION FACTORS

CONVERSION FACTORS
Flow

Length
Unit
mm
in
ft
yd
m
km
mi

mm
1
25.4
304.8
914.4
1000
100 0000
160 9340

in
.03937
1
12
36
39.3701
39 370.1
63 360

ft
.003281
0.083 33
1
3
3.280 84
3208.84
5280

yd
.001094
0.027 78
0.333 33
1
1.093 61
1093.61
1760

m
.001
0.0254
0.3048
0.9144
1
1000
1609.34

km
.0000 01
0.000 03
0.000 30
0.000 91
0.001
1
1.609 34

mi

0.000 62
0.621 37
1

Unit
U.S. gpm
1 million gal/day
ft3/s
m3/h
L/s
MCFD = 1000 ft3/day

U.S.
gal/min
1
694.5
448.8
4.403
15.85

million U.S.
gal/day
0.001 440
1
0.0646
0.006 34
0.0228

MMCFD = 1,000,000 ft3/day

mm2
1
645.16
10 00000
92903

1 sq mile = 640 acres

1 acre = 4840 yd2

in2
0.00155
1
1550
144

m3/h
0.2270
157.73
101.9
1
3.60

L/s
0.0631
43.8
28.32
0.2778
1

lb/bhp-hr 607.73 = g/kW-hr

Energy

Area
Unit
mm2
in2
m2
ft2

ft3/s
0.002 23
1.547
1
0.009 81
0.0353

m2

0.000 645 16
1
0.0929

1 cir mil = 7.854 10-7in2

1 cir mil = .7854 mils2

ft2

0.006 944
10.764
1

1 cir mil = 5.067 10-6cm2

Unit
BTU
Calorie
Foot-Pound
Joule
Kilocalorie
Therm

BTU
1
0.00397
0.001285
0.000948
3.96825
100,000

Cal
252
1
0.323765
0.23895
1000
396.8254

ft-lb
778
3.08866
1
0.73745
3089
128.5347

1 Therm = 1,000,000 Btu

Btu/ft2/min = 0.1220 Watts/in2

J
1055.056
4.187
1.356
1
4185
94.78169

Kcal
0.252
0.001
0.003089
0.000239
1
0.39682

Therm
0.00001

2.519
1

Btu/ft3 = 8.899 kg-cal/m3

Btu/lb = .5556 kg-cal/kg

Weight
Unit
1 Kilogram
1 Ounce
1 Pound
1 Short Ton
1 Long Ton
1 Metric Ton

Kilograms
1
0.02835
0.4536
907.2
1,016
1,000

Ounces
Avoirdupois
35.27
1
16
32,000
35,840
35,300

Pounds
Avoirdupois
2.205
0.0625
1
2,000
2,240
2,205

1 grain = 0.064799 gram

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Short

1
1.12
1.102

Tons

Temperature Conversion

Long

0.8929
1
0.9842

F = (1.8 C) + 32
C = 0.5555 (F 32)

Metric

0.9072
1.016
1

Angle
1 quadrant = 90 degrees
1 quadrant = 1.57 radians
1 radian = 57.3 degrees
1 degree = 60 minutes
1 minute = 2.9 10 radians

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CONVERSIONS

CONVERSIONS

CONVERSION FACTORS

CONVERSION FACTORS
Volume and Capacity
Volume and Capacity
Unit
in3
ft3
yd3
mm3
m3
U.S.gal
lmp gal
liter
acre-ft

in3
1
1728
46656
6.1 10-5
61 023.7
231
277.419
61.023 7

1 board-foot = 144 in3

ft3
0.000 58
1
27
4.0 10-8
35.3147
0.133 68
0.160 54
0.035 31
43 560
1 bushel = 1.244 ft3

yd3
0.000 02
0.037 04
1

1.307 95
0.004 95
0.005 95
0.001 31
1613.33

mm3
16387.1
28 320 000
764 554 858
1
1,000,000,000
3785420
4540090
1000 000

m3
0.000 02
0.028 32
0.76455

1
0.003 78
0.004 55
0.001
1233.48

U.S. gal
0.004 32
7.480 52
201.974
2.6 10-7
264.192
1
1.200 95
0.264 17
325 851

lmp gal
0.003 61
5.228 83
168.178
2.2 10-7
219.969

1
0.219 97
271 335

liter
0.01639
28.3169
764.555
1.0 10-6
1000
3.785 41
4.546 09
1

Metric hp
0.02391
0.00003
1.014
0.0000226
1
1.35962
0.00136

kW
0.0175843
0.0000226
0.74570
0.0000166
0.73549
1
0.001

W
17.5843
0.0226
745.7
0.016668
735.498
1000
1

1 bushel = 4 pecks

Power
Unit
Btu/min
ft-lb/min
Horsepower
Joules/min
Metric hp
Kilowatt
Watt

Btu/min
1
0.00128
42.456
0.00095
41.827
59
0.05687

ft-lb/min
778.2
1
33000
0.7405
32550
44250
44.25

hp
0.02358
0.00003
1
0.0000223
0.98632
1.34102
0.00134

J/min
1055.000
1.3504
44791
1
44127
59997
59.9968

Pressure and Head

Unit
mm/Hg
in./Hg
in. H20
ft. H20
lb/in2
kg/cm2
bar
kPa

22

mm/Hg
(0C)
1
25.4
1.868 27
22.4192
51.7149
735.559
750.062
7.500 62

in./Hg
(0C)
0.039 37
1
0.07 355
0.882 65
2.036 02
28.959
29.530
0.295 30

in. H20
(60F)
0.5357
13.61
1
12
27.70
395
401.8
4.01835

ft. H20
(60F)
0.04464
1.134
0.083 33
1
2.309
32.84
33.49
0.33486

Atmospheres

lb/in2
0.019 34
0.491 15
0.036 13
0.433 52
1
14.2257
14.504
0.145 038

kg/cm2
0.001 36
0.034 53
0.002 54
0.030 479
0.070 31
1
1.019 72
0.010 1972

bar
0.001 33
0.033 86
0.002 49
0.029 89
0.068 95
0.980 67
1
0.010 000

101.4Pa (14.7 psi)

0.001 315
0.033 42
0.002 46
0.029 50
0.068 05
0.967 84
0.98692
0.009 869 20

kPa

0.249
2.989
6.895
98.067
101.325
1

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