UPGRADING AUTOMOTIVE GAS TURBINE TECHNOLOGY. AN EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF IMPROVEMENT CONCEPTS

Since the start of the contract the baseline engine has been used to develop and evaluate upgraded engine design concepts such as: The free rotor arrangement, A torque converter lock-up, low emission burners, an integrated electronic control system, ceramic regenerator systems, power augmentation, linerless insulation, low cost turbine wheels, etc. These concept evaluations are discussed. /GMRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Angell, P R
  • Golec, T
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 50 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ceramic materials; Electronic control; Engines; Gas turbines; Regenerators; Torque converters; Turbine engines
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145273
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 760280
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM