Field Experience with the Detroit Diesel Allison 404/505 Industrial Gas Turbine Engines

790129

02/01/1979

Event
1979 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
Detroit Diesel Allison Division of General Motors Corporation has been conducting a field evaluation program on the 300 hp GT-404-3 and the 390 hp GT-505-3 Industrial Gas Turbine Engines over the time period from late 1974 until late 1977. This paper describes the overall program plan which involved installations in trucks, coaches, marine and industrial applications and the field experience which has been accumulated to date. Emphasis will be placed on operator reaction, environmental effects, performance and field revealed problems.
Two particular applications will be explored in considerable detail; bulk hauling trucks with self unloading capabilities and the Greyhound inter-city coach operation with gas turbine power and automatic transmissions.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/790129
Pages
28
Citation
Flanigan, E., and Nigro, D., "Field Experience with the Detroit Diesel Allison 404/505 Industrial Gas Turbine Engines," SAE Technical Paper 790129, 1979, https://doi.org/10.4271/790129.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 1, 1979
Product Code
790129
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English