scholarly journals Application of a Vehicular Designed, Heavy Duty Gas Turbine Engine to a Military Generator Set

1985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel C. Laux ◽  
Robert N. Ware
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Rotating Disk ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Successful Operation ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Air Defense ◽  
Heavy Duty Gas Turbine ◽  
Generator Sets ◽  
Industrial Gas Turbine ◽  
The Military

The Patriot Air Defense Missile System (formerly SAM-D) is being deployed in Europe. The powerplant supplying electricity to the radar set and to the engagement control station is DOD Model D-424A, powered by the Allison Model GT-404 industrial gas turbine (IGT) engine. Designed as a vehicular engine, the application in a generator set is an interesting one, utilizing many of the following features originally intended to enhance the performance of trucks and buses: • Dual, rotating disk regenerators dramatically improve fuel consumption by transferring heat energy from the exhaust gas stream to compressor discharge. • Power transfer, intended to provide part load fuel economy in vehicles, is modified to furnish free-shaft start-fixed shaft run in generator sets. • Free-shaft starts allow successful operation down to −50°F without auxiliary heaters. The resultant gas turbine engine driven generator set — 150 kW, transportable, skid mounted, alternating current 400 Hz, tactical — has met the military requirements for performance and reliability.

scholarly journals Industrial Gas Turbine Engine Catalytic Pilot Combustor-Prototype Testing

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahrokh Etemad ◽  
Benjamin Baird ◽  
Sandeep Alavandi ◽  
William Pfefferle
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Industrial Gas Turbine ◽  
Prototype Testing

scholarly journals 2MW Class High Efficiency Gas Turbine IM270 for Co-Generation Plants

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideo Kobayashi ◽  
Shogo Tsugumi ◽  
Yoshio Yonezawa ◽  
Riuzou Imamura
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Maintenance Cost ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Generation Plant ◽  
Emission Regulation ◽  
Heavy Duty Gas Turbine

IHI is developing a new heavy duty gas turbine engine for 2MW class co-generation plants, which is called IM270. This engine is a simple cycle and single-spool gas turbine engine. Target thermal efficiency is the higher level in the same class engines. A dry low NOx combustion system has been developed to clear the strictest emission regulation in Japan. All parts of the IM270 are designed with long life for low maintenance cost. It is planned that the IM270 will be applied to a dual fluid system, emergency generation plant, machine drive engine and so on, as shown in Fig.1. The development program of IM270 for the co-generation plant is progress. The first prototype engine test has been started. It has been confirmed that the mechanical design and the dry low NOx system are practical. The component tuning test is being executed. On the other hand, the component test is concurrently in progress. The first production engine is being manufactured to execute the endurance test using a co-generation plant at the IHI Kure factory. This paper provides the conceptual design and status of the IM270 basic engine development program.

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