The Procurement of a 1–2MW Gas Turbine Alternator for the Royal Navy

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Fielder
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Electric Propulsion ◽  
Propulsion System ◽  
Royal Navy ◽  
Procurement Process ◽  
Electric Propulsion System ◽  
High Level

This paper provides a high level overview of why the Royal Navy is seeking to procure a 1–2MW Gas Turbine Alternator as part of a full electric propulsion system. It describes the Royal Navy requirements of marine gas turbines and highlights the reasons for the adoption of Integrated Full Electric Propulsion. The paper also describes the major technical and commercial requirements of the 1–2MW gas turbine alternator and the procurement process that was used to select the prime contractor.

scholarly journals Royal Navy Experience of Propulsion Gas Turbines and How and Why This Experience is Being Incorporated Into Future Designs

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Rand ◽  
Nigel Wright
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Electric Propulsion ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Royal Navy ◽  
Electric Ship ◽  
Prime Movers ◽  
Aero Engines

The Royal Navy (RN) has in-service experience of both marinised industrial and aero derivative propulsion gas turbines since the late 1940’s. Operating through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the British, Dutch, French and Belgian Navies the current in-service propulsion engines are marinised versions of the Rolls Royce Tyne, Olympus and Spey aero engines. Future gas turbine engines, for the Royal Navy, are expected to be the WR21 (24.5 MW), a 5 to 8 MW engine and a 1 to 2 MW engine in support of the All Electric Ship Project. This paper will detail why the Royal Navy chose gas turbines as prime movers for warships and how Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) guidance has been evaluated and developed in order to extend engine life. It will examine how the fleet of engines has historically been provisioned for and how a modular engine concept has allowed less support provisioning. The paper will detail the planned utilisation of advanced cycle gas turbines with their inherent higher thermal efficiency and environmental compliance and the case for all electric propulsion utilising high speed gas turbine alternators. It will examine the need for greater reliability / availability allowing single generator operation at sea and how by using a family of 3 engines a nearly flat Specific Fuel Consumption (SFC) down to harbour loads can be achieved.

scholarly journals Installation of a Gas-Turbine/Electric Propulsion System in a 65 Foot Patrol Boat

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. Brown ◽  
Nicholas F. Martino ◽  
William S. Stavenger ◽  
C. M. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Electric Propulsion ◽  
Propulsion System ◽  
Foot Patrol ◽  
Electric Propulsion System ◽  
Electrical Propulsion

This paper presents a descriptive summary of the significant features of a gas-turbine/electrical propulsion system as installed in a 65 foot patrol boat for test purposes.

Royal Navy Experience of Propulsion Gas Turbines and How and Why This Experience is Being Incorporated Into Future Designs

2000 ◽  
Vol 122 (4) ◽  
pp. 680-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Rand ◽  
Nigel Wright
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Electric Propulsion ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Royal Navy ◽  
Electric Ship ◽  
Prime Movers ◽  
Aero Engines

The Royal Navy (RN) has in-service experience of both marinized industrial and aero derivative propulsion gas turbines since the late 1940s. Operating through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the British, Dutch, French, and Belgian Navies the current in-service propulsion engines are marinized versions of the Rolls Royce Tyne, Olympus, and Spey aero engines. Future gas turbine engines, for the Royal Navy, are expected to be the WR21 (24.5 MW), a 5 to 8 MW engine and a 1 to 2 MW engine in support of the All Electric Ship Project. This paper will detail why the Royal Navy chose gas turbines as prime movers for warships and how Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) guidance has been evaluated and developed in order to extend engine life. It will examine how the fleet of engines has historically been provisioned for and how a modular engine concept has allowed less support provisioning. The paper will detail the planned utilization of advanced cycle gas turbines with their inherent higher thermal efficiency and environmental compliance and the case for all electric propulsion utilizing high speed gas turbine alternators. It will examine the need for greater reliability/availability allowing single generator operation at sea and how by using a family of 3 engines a nearly flat Specific Fuel Consumption (SFC) down to harbour loads can be achieved. [S0742-4795(00)01203-5]

Dynamic Simulation and Control Strategy for Three-Shaft Marine Electric Propulsion Gas Turbine

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenyu Wei ◽  
Shusheng Zang
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Control Strategy ◽  
Electric Propulsion ◽  
Dynamic Performance ◽  
Propulsion System ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Matching Problems ◽  
Electric Propulsion System ◽  
And Control

Three-shaft gas turbine was applied to marine electric propulsion system. The dynamic performance and control strategy of the three-shaft marine electric propulsion gas turbine arrested investigator’s attention, because they are very different from that of single-shaft gas turbine due to the complicated rotor structure. In this study, a model of nonlinear differential equation set is built to calculate the dynamic performance of three-shaft gas turbine and a simulation model of three-shaft marine electric propulsion gas turbine is constructed using the platform of MATLAB/SIMULINK. An adaptive software is developed for three-shaft gas turbine simulation. The new matching problems and changing rules among parameters are investigated in the case of load rejection of marine electric propulsion system. Multi-closed loop control system, instead of traditional control system, is introduced in order to improve the system quality and safety.

scholarly journals Design of Hybrid-Electric Megayachts: The Impact of Operative Profile and Smart Berthing Infrastructures

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Francesco Mauro ◽  
Elia Ghigliossi ◽  
Vittorio Bucci ◽  
Alberto Marinó
Keyword(s):  
Electric Propulsion ◽  
Propulsion System ◽  
Storage Devices ◽  
Electric Propulsion System ◽  
Hybrid Electric ◽  
The Impact

Nowadays, sustainable navigation is becoming a trending topic not only for merchant ships but also for pleasure vessels such as motoryachts. Therefore, the adoption of a hybrid-electric propulsion system and the installation of on-board storage devices could increase the greenness of a megayacht. This paper analyses the performance of three commercial propulsive solutions, using a dynamic operative profile and considering the influences of the smart berthing infrastructures. Results compare the yearly fuel consumptions of the analysed configurations for a reference megayacht.

scholarly journals Design and In-orbit Demonstration of REGULUS, an Iodine electric propulsion system

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Bellomo ◽  
Mirko Magarotto ◽  
Marco Manente ◽  
Fabio Trezzolani ◽  
Riccardo Mantellato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electric Propulsion ◽  
Specific Impulse ◽  
Input Power ◽  
Propulsion System ◽  
Electric Propulsion System ◽  
Propulsive Performance ◽  
Plasma Thruster ◽  
Total Impulse ◽  
Acceptance Tests

AbstractREGULUS is an Iodine-based electric propulsion system. It has been designed and manufactured at the Italian company Technology for Propulsion and Innovation SpA (T4i). REGULUS integrates the Magnetically Enhanced Plasma Thruster (MEPT) and its subsystems, namely electronics, fluidic, and thermo-structural in a volume of 1.5 U. The mass envelope is 2.5 kg, including propellant. REGULUS targets CubeSat platforms larger than 6 U and CubeSat carriers. A thrust T = 0.60 mN and a specific impulse Isp = 600 s are achieved with an input power of P = 50 W; the nominal total impulse is Itot = 3000 Ns. REGULUS has been integrated on-board of the UniSat-7 satellite and its In-orbit Demonstration (IoD) is currently ongoing. The principal topics addressed in this work are: (i) design of REGULUS, (ii) comparison of the propulsive performance obtained operating the MEPT with different propellants, namely Xenon and Iodine, (iii) qualification and acceptance tests, (iv) plume analysis, (v) the IoD.

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