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Gas Turbine Exhaust Recovery Design Improves Propulsion Efficiency

TBMG-11461

10/01/2011

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In January, Concepts NREC (CN) was awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant from the Navy to improve the power efficiency of its gas turbine prime movers used for ship propulsion. The eight-month analytical study is in collaboration with the Maine Maritime Academy and its principal consultant, Travis Wallace, President, Thermoelectric Power Systems, LLC. The Navy’s RFP required that the power recovery system improve the power output of the prime mover by at least 20%. However, considerations included the effects that transient power demand from the prime mover has on the waste heat flow rate and temperature, which may consequently affect the fatigue integrity of the heat exchangers and stability of the turbomachinery subsystems.

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"Gas Turbine Exhaust Recovery Design Improves Propulsion Efficiency," Mobility Engineering, October 1, 2011.
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Oct 1, 2011
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TBMG-11461
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