AN INTEGRATED GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT STUDY

The study of a 20,000-SHP, single-screw, integrated gas turbine power plant, conducted in compliance with the Maritime Administration's "scope of work" and the PD108 ship design, is reported. Significant results include: (1) a regenerative, two-shaft gas turbine is selected for the main power plant; (2) the expected all-purpose fuel rate for the ship at design conditions is 0.496 lb/SHP-hr; (3) a mechanical drive transmission system was selected having a double reduction gear and a controllable- and reversible-pitch propeller; (4) an auxiliary steam system is used with steam generated by means of a heat-recovery boiler and supplemented by auxiliary hot gas generators; (5) a gas turbine-generator set provides ship's standby electrical service and port electrical power requirements. Daily operating costs of the main propulsion plant and supporting auxiliaries are estimated, and the design performance data for the integrated gas turbine power plant are tabulated.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document is available for review at the Department of Commerce Library, Main Commerce Building, Washington, D.C., under reference number G-4-I.
• Corporate Authors:

  General Electric

  Marine Turbine & Gear Engineer, 1100 Western Ave
  Lynn, MA  United States  01910

  Sharp (George G) Incorporated

  100 Church Street
  New York, NY  United States  10007
• Publication Date: 1964-5-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 264 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric power plants; Gas turbines; Propulsion; Ships; Structural design
• Old TRIS Terms: Power plant design
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00026723
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: MA-3000
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 14 1973 12:00AM