Research and Development of High-Performance Axial-Flow Turbomachinery

Abstract

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is conducting an evaluation of candidate Brayton-cycle turbomachinery configurations. As part of this program, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft has designed a turbine-compressor incorporating a single- stage axial-flow turbine driving a six-stage axial-flow compressor supported on gas bearings. The gas bearings were designed and successfully tested in a gas bearing dynamic simulator by Mechanical Technology Incorporated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1968
Accession Number
ADA453556

Entities

People

  • P. W. Curwen

Organizations

  • Pratt & Whitney

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Control Systems
  • Convection
  • Fabrication
  • Friction
  • Heat Transfer
  • Isotherms
  • Lubricants
  • Lubrication
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Simulators
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Facilities
  • Turbomachinery

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster