WR34-8 Performance Improvement Program. The WR34-8 Gas Turbine Compressor Test.

Abstract

A rig test was conducted to identify the performance map for the Williams Research Corporation WR34 engine single-stage centrifugal compressor. At the compressor design point, which is at a corrected airflow of 0.538 lbm/sec and speed of 99,050 rpm, an efficiency of 74 percent at a pressure ratio of 4.25:1 was attained. Use of the tested compressor performance in the WR34 engine computer simulation showed that the contractual goal of 27.7 horsepower on a 107 F day at an altitude of 5000 feet can be met. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 03, 1981
Accession Number
ADA098293

Entities

People

  • D. Best
  • R. Honn

Organizations

  • Williams International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Centrifugal Compressors
  • Compressors
  • Computer Simulations
  • Corporations
  • Engine Components
  • Fabrication
  • Gas Turbines
  • Gases
  • Heat Transfer
  • Instrumentation
  • Machines
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Simulations
  • Static Pressure
  • Test Equipment
  • Turbines

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation