A COGAS PROPULSION CYCLE WITH PEAK EFFICIENCY AT LOW POWER

This thesis is an engineering analysis of a proposed propulsion cycle for a destroyer type ship. It is organized and written in the same manner that an engineer would approach the problem. It starts with the requirements for a destroyer propulsion system and proceeds through a cycle selection process and individual component selection. At each step in the process the feasibility of each component is analyzed. After all the components have been selected, a heat balance is made to ensure that they all fit together. This is followed by a weight, volume, and reliability analysis. Much of the more detailed and voluminous material is included in appendicies to retain continuity in reading the main body.

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Department of Ocean Engineering, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139
• Authors:
  • Clough, G A
• Publication Date: 1972-6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic efficiency; Electric power plants; Gas turbines; Heat balance; Performance; Propulsion; Structural design
• Old TRIS Terms: Power plant design; Power plant efficiency; Power plant performance
• Subject Areas: Economics; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00044176
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 11 1973 12:00AM