Installation of the gas turbine. [Aircraft, marine, industrial applications]
The Caulfield Institute of Technology (CIT) points out the installation problems that the designer has to solve satisfactorily to obtain the best performance from the gas turbine in aircraft, marine, and industrial applications. The relevant characteristics of the gas turbine are as follows: it consumes large quantities of air that have to be ducted to the engine through an intake and away from the engine through an exhaust system with a minimum loss of energy; it can accept a wide range of fuels, but they must be free of certain impurities such as salt and they must be supplied to the engine at the required pressure; and a surge in the form of a sudden bang can occur if the flow through a gas turbine is reduced below a certain value, with reversal of flow through the compressor which, if repeated, can cause damage. For each of the three areas of application, CIT covers the following design features: air intake (including the difficulties of intake flow distortion and hot gas, water, and ice ingestion), exhaust gases, fuel systems, noise reduction, lubrication systems, ignition, and cooling and ventilation. The problems of each design feature are described along with the solutions necessary.
- OSTI ID:
- 6476043
- Journal Information:
- Gas Turbine Int.; (United States), Vol. 17
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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