Calculated condenser performance for a steam turbine power plant for aircraft (open access)

Calculated condenser performance for a steam turbine power plant for aircraft

Report presenting calculations to determine the effect of several operating conditions on the performance of condensers for steam-turbine power plants. The analysis covered a range of turbine-inlet pressures and turbine-outlet pressures for various condenser cooling-air pressure drops, flight speeds, and altitudes. Results regarding steam-cycle performance, effect of turbine-outlet pressure on condenser performance, effect of cooling-air pressure drop on condenser performance, effect of turbine-inlet temperature on condenser performance, and power-plant-weight estimates are provided.
Date: May 20, 1948
Creator: Humble, Leroy V. & Doyle, Ronald B.
System: The UNT Digital Library