High Power Fast Start Turbine Power Unit.

Abstract

A three phase, 50 month program was conducted from January 1974 thru February 1978 during which efficient (5.04 lbs/hp-hr), lightweight (250 lbs) turbines were designed, fabricated, developed, acceptance tested and delivered. The resulting turbines were demonstrated to deliver 6000 shaft horsepower within 0.85 seconds when accelerated from rest to 29,000 RPM under a 0.225 slug-ft. parasitic inertial load. The driving power was provided by a fast starting hydrazine monopropellant gas generator, also developed under this contract. The results obtained here are directly applicable to the development of much larger gas generator and turbines. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA061250

Entities

People

  • Donald R. Hodson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptance Tests
  • Air Force
  • Combustion
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Fabrication
  • Gas Flow
  • Gas Turbines
  • Generators
  • Heat Transfer
  • Ignition
  • Load Cells
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Performance Tests
  • Propellants
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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