oversize loads, such as artillery weapons and ammunition, vehicles, and large boxes. The two types of cargo helicopters are the Chinook and the Tarhe. loading of bulk cargo. The fuselage design gives the helicopter a water-landing capability. A gas turbine, auxiliary power unit provides hydraulic and electric power for ground operations. (3) The Chinook is fitted with a hydraulic winch for use in cargo loading and rescue operations. A 3,000-pound capacity winch is mounted on the floor in the right-hand
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University of Phoenix Mr. Thompson Caterpillar is a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. A strong portfolio of brands supports Caterpillar’s business growth and diversified geographic presence helps the company mitigate the overall risk associated with the range of external factors in the
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think are waste management and water management. These things forced me to apply your company. I’m enthusiastic about listening to music and playing volley ball. In my Engineering I did a project on exergy analysis on gas turbine power plant (exergy of a system is the maximum useful work possible during the process that brings the system in to equilibrium). This project deals with How to increase the efficiency of the system with the same input of power. I participated in
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companies. BRIEF SUMMARY Market Turbine generators produced over 80% of the US power supply. Tribunes were the major cost item of the electrical utilities. Therefore any reduction in the prices of turbines increased market share. The buyer of turbines was electric utilities which are owned by the government – federal, state or local – and private investors. The top 25 utilities accounted for 55% of the US demand for turbine generating capacity. The demand for turbines was depended on the peak electricity
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The Valley Authority (VA) wants to construct a 150-MW peaking power plant to meet the demand for additional electricity. Two alternatives are under consideration. One is to construct a combustion turbine plant, which is particularly well suited for peaking operation because of its low capital cost. Its most serious disadvantage is its poor thermal efficiency, which affects the fuel and operating costs. Also under consideration is a fuel-cell plant, which provides better thermal efficiency even though
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the selection of the material Fig 1 (Ref: http://www.mtu.de/en/technologies/engineering_news/others/Smarsly_Materials_komp.pdf) Trends in aero-engine materials use As shown in Fig 2 the trends in increase of high temperature materials for gas turbine part. Although there are many monolithic ceramics materials show evidence of fundamental properties, but the main issue is relative to their application in aero engines has been their flaw sensitivity and brittle fracture modes. In addition fibre
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Starting and Ignition Systems Gas turbines unlike piston engines employ a continuous combustion process to provide the heat input to their working cycle. Once ignited the fuel burns continuously until the engine is shut down, at this point the combustion is extinguished by cutting off the fuel supply. When a gas turbine is started, a means of igniting the fuel is required, in most cases this is provided by an electric spark. One or more ignitor plugs are placed in the combustion chamber usually
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Problems 9-78, 9-84, 9-108 Open Cycle Gas Turbine Engines • after compression, air enters a combustion chamber into which fuel is injected • the resulting products of combustion expand and drive the turbine • combustion products are discharged to the atmosphere • compressor power requirements vary from 40-80% of the power output of the turbine (remainder is net power output), i.e. back work ratio = 0.4 → 0.8 • high power requirement is typical when gas is compressed because of the large specific
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Operating principles of reciprocating and turbine engines Robert Zimmerman Embry Riddle Operating principles of reciprocating and turbine engines. Many airplanes are equipped with reciprocating engines. This is due to their reciprocating or back and forth movement of the pistons. Two kinds of these motors are. 1. by cylinder arrangement with respect to the crankshaft—radial, in-line, v-type or opposed, or 2. By the method of cooling—liquid or air-cooled. The main advantage
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Study of Manufacturing of Turbine Blades A Summer Internship Project Report Abstract Steam Turbine is a prime mover which converts the energy associated with the steam into mechanical energy which results in the rotation of the turbine rotor. It is nearly an ideal working device among all heat engines and prime movers and widely used in Power plants and in all industries to generate power because of its greater thermal efficiency and higher power-to-weight ratio. Presently, 80% of all electricity
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