Description of the warm core turbine facility and the warm annular cascade facility recently installed at NASA Lewis Research CenterThe two new facilities have been installed and operated at their design or rated conditions. The important feature of both of these facilities is that the ratio of turbine inlet temperature to coolant temperature encountered in high temperature engines can be duplicated at moderate turbine inlet temperature. Included in the discussion are the limits of the facilities with regard to maximum temperature, maximum pressure, maximum mass flow rate, turbine size, and dynamometer torque-speed characteristics.
Document ID
19810049754
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Whitney, W. J. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Stabe, R. G. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Moffitt, T. P. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, Ohio, United States)