A Compact, High Efficiency, Self-Cleaning Air Filtration System for a Vehicular Gas Turbine Engine

1988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph P. Murphy ◽  
Harry Camplin
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Rotating Drum ◽  
Air Filtration ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Filtration System ◽  
Tenfold Increase ◽  
Package Size ◽  
Self Cleaning

This paper describes the design and development of a innovative filtration system for a vehicular gas turbine engine that contains a high efficiency self-cleaning element and is integrated with the propulsion system for a tenfold increase in filter service interval, a 1/3 reduction in overall pressure loss and a 40 percent reduction in package size. The system consists of self-cleaning, rotating drum barrier filter surrounded by curved vortex tube precleaner panels and mounted directly to the engine inlet. A water tight external housing is provided to give the system the necessary deep water fording capability. The conceptual design is described as well as the detailed design of both precleaner element and the self-cleaning barrier filter. The full size prototype fabrication and testing is described to demonstrate operational integrity and cleanability.

Development and Testing of a Gas Turbine Engine Combustion Air Inlet Filtration System for the USMC Amphibious Combat Vehicle

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomai Gastopoulos ◽  
Joseph Lawton
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Marine Corps ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Bulk Water ◽  
Air Separation ◽  
United States Marine Corps ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Air Inlet ◽  
Filtration System ◽  
Combat Vehicle

The Auxiliary Ships and New Acquisition Support Branch (Code 425) of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division conducted a study to assist the Marine Corps Systems Command in assessing the feasibility of using a gas turbine engine as a propulsion system on future United States Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV). The study was focused on developing and testing a gas turbine intake solution for the ACV that can remove saltwater from the intake airstream of a notional 3,000 horsepower ACV engine. Code 425 developed a two-part solution for the intake of the ACV. The first part of the solution is an intake shroud designed to elevate the intake to protect the engine from deck water wash. The second part of the solution is the Combustion Air Separation System (CASS), a gas turbine intake filtration system designed to remove marine contaminants that enter the intake. Code 425 tested a CASS prototype for its efficiency at removing saltwater spray and bulk water up to 10 gallons per minute. Test results showed that the CASS met each requirement and that an ACV intake system incorporating both the intake shroud and the CASS should protect the gas turbine engine from saltwater ingestion.

LV100 AIPS Technology—For Future Army Propulsion

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Brockett ◽  
Angelo Koschier
Keyword(s):  
Control Systems ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Air Filtration ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Overall Design ◽  
Armored Vehicle ◽  
And Control

The overall design of and Advanced Integrated Propulsion System (AIPS), powered by an LV100 gas turbine engine, is presented along with major test accomplishments. AIPS was a demonstrator program that included design, fabrication, and test of an advanced rear drive powerpack for application in a future heavy armored vehicle (54.4 tonnes gross weight). The AIPS design achieved significant improvements in volume, performance, fuel consumption, reliability/durability, weight and signature reduction. Major components of AIPS included the recuperated LV100 turbine engine, a hydrokinetic transmission, final drives, self-cleaning air filtration (SCAF), cooling system, signature reduction systems, electrical and hydraulic components, and control systems with diagnostics/prognostics and maintainability features.

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.

scholarly journals A Model and State-Space Controllers for an Intercooled, Regenerated (ICR) Gas Turbine Engine

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. Watts ◽  
T. E. Dwan ◽  
R. W. Garman
Keyword(s):  
State Space ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Linear Quadratic Regulator ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Linear Quadratic ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Simulation Language ◽  
Linear State ◽  
High Level

A two-and-one-half spool gas turbine engine was modeled using the Advanced Computer Simulation Language (ACSL), a high level simulation environment based on FORTRAN. A possible future high efficiency engine for powering naval ships is an intercooled, regenerated (ICR) gas turbine engine and these features were incorporated into the model. Utilizing sophisticated instructions available in ACSL linear state-space models for this engine were obtained. A high level engineering computational language, MATLAB, was employed to exercise these models to obtain optimal feedback controllers characterized by the following methods: (1) state feedback; (2) linear quadratic regulator (LQR) theory; and (3) polygonal search. The methods were compared by examining the transient curves for a fixed off-load, and on-load profile.

Development of the Centaur Type H Gas Turbine Engine

1985 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. L. Padgett ◽  
W. W. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Development Plan ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Market Place ◽  
Turbine Inlet Temperature ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Computer Aided

In response to the needs of the market place for turbines in the 5000 to 6000 hp class, Solar Turbines Incorporated has responded with an uprate of their Centaur engine. Discussed in this paper are the features of the uprated engine, the Development Plan and the methodology for incorporating into the design the advanced aerodynamic and mechanical technology of the Mars engine. The Mars engine is a high efficiency 12,500 hp engine which operates at a turbine inlet temperature of 1935°F. State-of-the-art computer aided methods have been applied to produce the design, and the results from this approach are displayed.

Performance of Axial-Flow Turbines

1948 ◽  
Vol 159 (1) ◽  
pp. 230-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. G. Ainley
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Experimental Work ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Steam Turbines ◽  
Aerodynamic Design ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Turbine Performance ◽  
Economic Operation

The advent of the gas-turbine engine, with its absolute dependence on high component efficiencies for reasonable economic operation, and the necessity for new materials which will withstand high stresses at much greater temperatures than encountered on steam turbines, has led engineers to review the design of turbines closely both from an aerodynamic and a mechanical standpoint: there is still a great deal to be learnt. Reeman† has outlined the present mathematical approach to the design of turbines and surveyed very comprehensively the mechanical problems that are involved. This paper is intended to indicate the manner in which the aerodynamic design of a turbine has developed from that of its steam predecessor and, in particular, surveys some recent experimental work relating to turbine performance. The general aims of the experimental work are to explore the gas-flow processes within a turbine stage, to determine the associate aerodynamic efficiencies, and to gain some understanding of the limitations imposed upon the aerodynamic design of a stage by the necessity for the high efficiency which is required for economic operation of a gas-turbine engine. The data that have so far come to light, though incomplete, illustrate the general overall characteristics of high- and low-reaction turbines, and also the effect that high Mach number or low Reynolds number may have on turbine performance. To conclude the paper, a brief description of the technique adopted for adequate full-scale testing of turbines is presented. This covers the essential points of, power absorption, instrumentation, and safety precaution. The effects of errors in measurements are also discussed.

Dynamic Behavior of the Ultra-High Efficiency Gas Turbine Engine, UHEGT, With Stator Internal Combustion

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed M. Ghoreyshi ◽  
Meinhard T. Schobeiri
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Dynamic Behavior ◽  
Dynamic Simulation ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Internal Combustion ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Fuel Flow

Abstract The paper investigates the dynamic behavior of an Ultra-High Efficiency Gas Turbine Engine (UHEGT) with Stator Internal Combustion. The UHEGT-technology was introduced for the first time to the gas turbine design community at the Turbo Expo 2015. In developing the UHEGT-technology, the combustion process is no longer contained in isolation between the compressor and turbine, rather distributed in the first three HP-turbine stator rows. Noticeable improvement in the engine thermal efficiency and power along with other performance advantages are brought by this technology. In the current paper, a dynamic simulation is performed on the entire gas turbine engine (UHEGT) using the nonlinear dynamic simulation code GETRAN. The simulations are in 2D (space-time) and include the majority of the engine components including rotor shaft, turbine and compressor, fuel injectors, diffuser, pipes, valves, controllers, etc. The thermo-fluid conservation laws are applied to the flow in each component which create a system of nonlinear partial differential equations that is solved numerically. Two different fuel schedules (steep rise and Gaussian) are applied to all injectors and the engine response is studied in each case. The results show that fluctuations in the fuel flow lead to fluctuations in most of the system parameters such as temperatures, power, shaft speed, etc. However, the shapes and amplitudes of the fluctuations are different and there is a time lag in the response profiles relative to the fuel schedules. It is shown that an increase in average fuel flow in the system leads to a small drop in efficiency due to the cycle change from the design point. Moreover, it is seen that the temperatures usually rise fast with increase of fuel flow, but the system tends to cool down with a slower rate as the fuel is reduced.

2-Stage Air Filtration for Gas Turbine Naval Applications

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianluca de Arcangelis
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Water Repellency ◽  
Air Filtration ◽  
Compressor Blades ◽  
Reduced Pressure ◽  
Filtration System ◽  
Offshore Oil

Abstract Traditional air filtration systems for Gas Turbine Naval applications consist of 3 stages: 1st vane separator + pocket filter + 2nd vane separator. The 2nd vane separator is required to drain out droplets formed by the traditional pocket filter during its coalescing function. Further to technological advancements in the water repellency of filter media, as well as leak-free techniques, it is now possible to implement a pocket filter that avoids leaching water droplets downstream. This enables the elimination of the 3rd stage vane separator in the air filtration system. The result is a suitable 2-stage air filtration system. The elimination of the 3rd stage vane separator provides the obvious following advantages: • Reduced pressure drop • Reduced weight • Reduced foot-print • Reduced cost Latest technological advancements in water repellency and high efficiency melt-blown media also allow the attainment of higher performance such as: • Increased efficiency against water droplet and salt in wet state • Increased efficiency against dry salt and dust This results in higher cleanliness of the Gas Turbines with benefits in terms of compressor fouling, compressor blades corrosion and turbine blades hot erosion. Higher performance also results in simplified maintenance as technicians need only focus on the replacement of the elements as opposed to the cleaning and overhauling of the intake duct. The paper goes through the engineering challenges of evolving from a 3-stage to 2-stage filtration system. The paper provides data from testing at independent laboratories with results that back the claims. Furthermore, reference is made to Offshore Oil & Gas installations and testing that have proven successful with independently measured data.

scholarly journals Contemporary approaches to research supporting the development of microturbine power generation systems

2018 ◽  
pp. 72-79
Author(s):  
A. S. Kosoy ◽  
S. V. Monin ◽  
M. V. Sinkevich
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Gas Turbine Engine ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Engine Design ◽  
Testing Facility ◽  
Engine Components ◽  
Power Generation Systems

The paper provides an analysis of how much it is possible to improve the efficiency of low-power gas-turbine engines. We show that refining those features of the main blading section units that affect the gas dynamics significantly enhances engine performance. We present a new concept of developing highly efficient turbomachinery, pumps and propellers using modern additive manufacturing technology. We describe a unique research and testing facility for studies, per-node refinement and testing concerning gas-turbine engine components, which should ensure low cost and high efficiency of gas-turbine engine design.

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