GAS TUBINESBy Paul Richards

Gas Turbine

Brayton Cycle

Gas Turbines Uses Power Generation Cars Ships Tanks

Launch site for GE H System

Baglan Bay Power Station at Port Talbot in Wales, UK

GE: H Series Gas Turbine•60% Efficient

•Combined Cycle System

Ship Use: NavyTiconderoga Class

4 GE LM-2500 Gas Turbines 80,000 Shaft Horsepower

Tank: M1 Abram

Honeywell AGT 1500 Advantages

Quiet Powerful

Inefficient

Micro Turbine

Turbine impellers are 20 mm in diameter

Cycle Efficiency Without recuperation:

11% With Recuperation: 20%

Sources http://northtreasure.com/Cg52.jpg http://www.gepower.com/ http://www.geae.com/engines/marine/lm2500.html http://www.navysite.de/cg/cg47class.htm www.honeywell.com/ http://www.powermems.be/gasturb

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