Vulcan
Abstract
The goal of the Vulcan program was to design, build, and ground test a pressure gain combustion (PGC) technology system that demonstrates a 20% reduction in specific fuel consumption for power generation turbine engines. PGC technology has been under development for more than a decade and considerable progress has been made in key enabling technology areas. The technology is believed mature enough to permit a dramatic new system capability. PGC, when combined with turbine engines, offers the ability to design a new class of hybrid turbine power generation engines and Mach 4+ air breathing propulsion systems. The Vulcan system consists of a full scale PGC, a compressor, and a turbine, and has direct application to ship power generation and propulsion turbine engines, aviation turbine engines, high-Mach air breathing engines, as well as commercial turbine engines of the same variety.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2014
- Source ID
- c04b000e3cb3b5f030fb8bc2cfb00683