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V002t03a005 87 GT 242
V002t03a005 87 GT 242
V002t03a005 87 GT 242
FIGURE 1
BACKGROUND
In 1964, the first JT8D aircraft engine FIRST POWER PT.C. INST=ED, i'pa:L 1963
entered commercial service. This engine is
used on the Boeing 727 and 737, the McDonnell
Douglas DC9 series and MD-80 series, and the
Aeropatiale Caravelle aircraft. The short to
medium range service of these aircraft result
in takeoffs and landings as often as hourly,
which required a rugged design capable of
cyclic duty. Continued upratings over the
years, have retained the durable design while
improving performance considerably.
Presented at the Gas Turbine Conference and Exhibition, Anaheim, California — May 31-June 4, 1987
DESIGN
A new single stage air-cooled high
The gas generator is based on the JT8D pressure turbine, which drives the high
aircraft engine (Figure 2) modified for pressure compressor and a new two-stage low
industrial applications as shown in Figure 3. pressure turbine, will be designed.
The design philosophy in converting the JT8D
to the gas generator for the FT8, is to keep A new 4-stage FT8 power turbine will
the compressor common with the JT8D as much be designed to operate efficiently at 3000 or
as possible, as well as the bearing and shaft 3600 RPM for power generation applications
system for the turbine. The turbine section and in the range of 2000 to 4000 RPM in
FIGURE 2
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APPLICATIONS
PERFORMANCE
The FT8 is designed for applications in
The guaranteed performance of the FT8 electric power generation, mechanical drive,
is shown in Table 1, at the base load rating. and marine service.
The efficiency of almost 397 is the highest
of any simple cycle industrial gas turbine The nominal 33,000 HP (33,462 metric
known in the industry today. horsepower) size of the FT8 is expected to
fit naval applications particularly well,
considering the increasing popularity of gas
FIGURE 3
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CATIC will manufacture some parts of the
The nominal 25 MW size and high exhaust gas generator, the complete power turbine,
temperature are expected to fit a number of and some of the package components for the
cogeneration applications. Heat recovery worldwide market. When CATIC has Chinese
steam generators and steam turbine-generators applications for the FT8, CATIC will
will be offered as additional equipment to manufacture the gas turbine enclosure and
FT8 customers. assemble the package. The CATIC production
will be done at the Chengdu Engine Company,
which currently manufactures some parts for