Expendable Gasifier.

Abstract

The expendable gasifier provides, in a single cost-effective configuration, the core for either a jet fuel starter or a thrust engine for remotely piloted vehicles (RPV's). The gasifier is 12.9 inches in diameter, 18.6 inches long, weighs 78 pounds, and consists of a four-stage axial compressor, a reverse-flow annular vaporizer combustor, a single stage axial turbine and a bearing system that supports the main shaft. The expendable gasifier was designed, fabricated and tested during this program. Test results verified the viability of the gasifier as a potential core for jet fuel starters or thrust engine for RPV's, and cost analysis shows that, in the jet fuel starter application, the expendable gasifier would substantially reduce the life cycle cost versus conventional jet fuel starters. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA103528

Entities

People

  • Al Gabrys
  • Hans Due

Organizations

  • Teledyne Technologies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Boundary Layer
  • Control Systems
  • Creep
  • Fabrication
  • Gas Turbines
  • Geometry
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Manufacturing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Rotor Blades (Turbomachinery)
  • Turbine Components
  • Turbines
  • Turbofan Engines
  • Turbojet Engines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.