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LM 2500
LM 2500
LM 2500
LM2500
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Output Shaft
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Simple
Exhaust
Gas
Air Intake
Gas Generator
Turbine
Compressor
Output
Shaft
Combustion
Chamber
Power
Turbine
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Fuel
Gas Generator
Turbine
Compressor
Output
Shaft
Combustion
Chamber
Fuel
Regenerator
Intercooler
Cooling Water
Exhaust
Gas
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Compressor Types
Centrifugal
Single entry or dual-entry impellers
Air accelerates radially outward from the hub to the diffuser
Rugged, simple in design, relatively light weight
Large frontal area, lower efficiency, hard to use more than one stage
Axial Flow
Uses several stages of rotor and stator pairs, with decreasing diameter from front to
rear
Easy to vary compression ratio by adding or removing stages
Stators can be fixed or variable pitch
Most commonly used type for propulsion gas turbines
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Fuel Consumption
SFC about 0.38 to 0.40 lb/hp-hr at full rated power, but rises rapidly below
10,000 BHP
SFC map graphs BHP and SFC vs. power turbine speed (NPT)
SFC must be corrected to account for intake and exhaust duct losses and inlet
temperature and pressure
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LM 2500
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LM 2500+
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LM 6000
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LM2500 Characteristics
ENGINE SHP
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Exhaust
Intake
Combustor
Output Shaft
Power Turbine
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GE LM2500R Recuperative
Development
Joint GE/USN development from 1991-1992
GE continued independently since 1993
NAVSEA DDG-51/CG-47 LM2500R installation study 1994
Characteristics
29,500 BHP maximum @ 3,600 rpm
Predicted SFC 23% to 37% lower than LM2500
No changes to compressor
LM6000 combustor
Rebladed HP and power turbines
Variable area fuel nozzles
Modified casing
Two-core Solar Primary Surface Recuperator (already 100 in service)
Recuperator 150 long x 120 wide x 54 high and 25,000 lbs
69,000 lbs (dry) total weight including enclosure and recuperator
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Additional Reading
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