AN OVERVIEW OF AEROSPACE GAS TURBINE TECHNOLOGY OF RELEVANCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AUTOMOTIVE GAS TURBINE ENGINE

Technology areas related to gas turbine propulsion systems with potential for application to the automotive gas turbine engine are discussed. Areas included are: system steady-state and transient performance prediction techniques, compressor and turbine design and performance prediction programs and effects of geometry, combustor technology and advanced concepts, and ceramic coatings and materials technology.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conf-Presented at Ann. Meeting of the Soc. Of Automotive Engineers, Detroit, Mich., 27 Feb. - 3 Mar. 1978.
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of the Navy

  The Pentagon
  Washington, DC  United States  20350
• Authors:
  • Evans, D G
  • Miller, T J
• Publication Date: 1978

Media Info

• Pagination: 52 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerospace engineering; Aircraft; Ceramic coatings; Ceramic materials; Combustion; Combustion efficiency; Compressors; Design; Engines; Forecasting; Gas turbines; Geometry; Materials; Performance; Propulsion; Technology; Technology transfer; Turbine engines; Vehicle design; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Aerospace technology; Aircraft engines; Performance prediction; Propulsion systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines; Combustion physics; Engine design
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Education and Training; Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00175025
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-TM-73849
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1978 12:00AM