The objective of the Ceramic Applications in Turbine Engines (CATE) program is to apply ceramic components in a highway vehicle gas turbine engine and reduce fuel consumption by improving engine cycle efficiency due to operation at higher temperature. The Allison GT 404-4 is the test engine for this program. As originally planned, ceramics were to be applied incrementally at successively higher operating temperatures, beginning with 1900 F, increasing to 2070 F and, finally, to 2265 F. Evaluation of the initial ceramic components at 1900 F has been successfully completed. The 2070 F configuration gas been concurrently designed, initial ceramic component process development and fabrication have been completed, and an advanced process development experiment is nearing completion. Rig and engine testing of the 2070 F-configuration ceramic components have been conducted. Detroit Diesel Allison (DDA), Division of General Motors Corporation, has successfully engine tested the ceramic gasifier turbine nozzle and rotor assembly and the ceramic regenerator system to the maximum 2070 F-configuration operating conditions.
Ceramic applications in turbine engines (CATE)
Keramikanwendungen in Turboantrieben (CATE)
1983
12 Seiten, 12 Bilder
Conference paper
English
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