Gas turbines are widely used in generating power plants as well as in transportation. Compared to diesel engines their specific consumption can reach up to 30 % higher. This can be reduced significantly by adding a heat exchanger which recovers heat in the exhaust gas and releases it into the combustor inlet compressed air-stream. The design concept of a lightweight compact recuperator is presented together with prototype testing, leading to the full scale heat exchanger. This recuperator can be used to recover exhaust gas energy from gas turbines and a specific application to a space station power system is given with emphasis on the key design goals of high performance and low mass.
Compact heat exchanger for gas turbine heat recovery application to a space power generator
Ein kompakter Wärmetauscher für Wärmerückgewinnung aus Gasturbinen zur Energieerzeugung in Raumstationen
1993
16 Seiten, 21 Bilder, 7 Quellen
Conference paper
English
Compact Heat Exchanger for Gas Turbine Heat Recovery - Application to a Space Power Generator
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