India develops gas turbines for ships
July 17th, 2008 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
-
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Catapulting India into the elite club of marine gas turbine producers, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has modified the Kaveri engine, meant for powering the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) enable it propel naval ships. With this, India joins an exclusive club that includes the US, Russia, Britain and the Ukraine.
“The Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE at) Bangalore has come up with a modified marine version, as a spin off during research, to develop shaft power for propelling Indian naval ships,” a defence ministry statement said Thursday.
The modified engine is made by using the core of the Kaveri engine.
“The scientists added the core of Kaveri engine to a low pressure compressor and turbine as a gas generator to design a free power turbine for maritime applications,” the statement said.
The engine has been transported to the Naval Dockyard at Visakhapatnam for testing.
“The engine has the potential of propelling the Rajput class of destroyers of the Indian Navy,” the statement added.
Sphere: Related ContentRelated Stories
- Modified Kaveri engine to propel Indian Navy ships - Jul 17, 2008
- DRDO develops marine gas turbine engine for Indian Navy - Jul 17, 2008
- Indian combat jet with indigenous engine further delayed - Feb 03, 2009
- Manmohan Singh leaves for Vizag to launch India's first nuclear submarine - Jul 26, 2009
- India to invite bids for indigenous LCA engines - Jun 04, 2008
- India's launching of nuke submarine will trigger arms race: Pakistan Navy - Jul 27, 2009
- Indian nuke submarine launch won't affect Pakistan, says Defence Minister - Jul 27, 2009
- Keel laying of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier - Feb 26, 2009
- India to enter elite club, Antony to lay keel of first indigenous aircraft carrier today - Feb 28, 2009
- Antony to lay keel of first indigenous aircraft career Saturday - Feb 27, 2009
- Sci-Tech
- - defence ministry
- - defence research
- - development organisation
- - drdo
- - elite club
- - gas generator
- - gas turbine research
- - gas turbines
- - gtre
- - indian navy
- - light combat aircraft
- - maritime applications
- - ministry statement
- - naval dockyard
- - naval ships
- - power turbine
- - pressure compressor
- - research establishment
- - shaft power
- - visakhapatnam
Posted in Sci-Tech, |
April 27th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
Dear Sirs,
Is proposed hybrid method provides efficiency enhancement and power output saving of Gas Turbines operation at off - design conditions.
Thank you in advance,
Lev Valdman