AGT 100 ADVANCED GAS TURBINE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT

The AGT 100 Advanced Gas Turbine Technology Project continued its proof-of-principle examination of an alternative engine for passenger car propulsion. Evaluation of small, high-efficiency components included combustor and regenerator rig testing, and a new thermal shock rig is being brought aboard for testing static ceramic turbine components. Ceramic component development has focused on injection-molded turbine rotors and slip-cast turbine scroll assemblies. Also emphasized was the development of methods for detecting flaws in ceramic components. Several acoustic techniques are being pursued. Two experimental engines have been fabricated and tested for a total of 41 hours, evenly divided between the two. The second engine achieved its 20 hours on one build of the turbomachinery. Several ceramic components have been engine tested at typical heat-up rates. All engine testing has been accomplished using ceramic cumbustor, regenerator disk and bulkheat, and various insulators and spacers.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • From the Automotive Technology Development Contractor Cooordination Meeting, Dearborn, Michigan, 13 November 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  General Motors Corporation

  Warren, MI  United States  48090
• Authors:
  • GROSECLOSE, L E
  • HELMS, H E
  • Johnson, R A
• Publication Date: 1984-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 263-272

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acoustic measuring instruments; Acoustics; Ceramic materials; Combustion chambers; Components; Defects; Detection and identification; Detectors; Gas turbines; Turbine engines
• Old TRIS Terms: Acoustic measurement
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451574
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: CONF-831142
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 9:51PM