BASIC RESULTS OF TESTING THE FIRST SOVIET GAS TURBINE INSTALLATION (GTU-20) FOR OCEANGOING SHIPS,
Abstract
A gas turbine engine was developed for oceangoing vessels with a power reaching 13000 hp, which possesses a high degree of reliability, excellent maneuvering characteristics, is economical and light, satisfies the new standards of the State Sanitary Inspection Service for noise characteristics, possesses a high degree of automation and is remote controlled. The GTU-20 was designed for operation with a variable pitch propeller but can also be used with other reversing systems. Comparison with the best foreign-built gas turbine units on sea-going ships indicates that the GTU-20 surpasses them in terms of basic characteristics. The less consumption of fuel in the GTU-20, than in the GTU of the British tanker AURIS is explained by the fact that in the GTU-20 the gas temperature is 100C higher. The GTU-20 also proved to be more economical than the similar installation on the dry cargo ship JOHN SERGEANT, even though in the latter the gas turbine temperature was 40C higher; here the advantages of the system with intermediate air cooling are evident.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0630742
Entities
People
- A. G. Kurzon
Organizations
- United States Department of the Navy