GENERAL ELECTRIC'S HEAVY DUTY GAS TURBINE/ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM

A deck-mounted gas turbine/electric propulsion system has been developed for use aboard a series of products tankers, and it is hoped that through the use of this system, crew sizes will be able to be reduced to 13 men, while maintaining a high degree of safety and efficiency. The concept behind this design, as well as descriptions of the fuel oil, lube oil, cooling and other systems that make up the propulsion system, are included in the article.

• Corporate Authors:

  Engineering, Chemical and Marine Press, Limited

  33-39 Bowling Green Lane
  London EC1P 1AH,   England 
• Publication Date: 1973-2-16

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Shipbuilding and Shipping Record
  • Volume: 121
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Transport and Technical Publications Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric drives; Electric power; Electrical systems; Gas turbines; High speed rail; Propulsion; Tankers; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced propulsion; Tanker propulsion; Turboelectric propulsion
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00043970
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: United States Merchant Marine Academy
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 4 1973 12:00AM