Might be the variable cycle engine you guys were speculating about.
Chinese Engine Development
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Might be the variable cycle engine you guys were speculating about.
Where do they intend to use it?
next-gen fighter... what else?
Next generation as in 6th generation? Because WS-15 is there for J20.
yeah, WS-15 suppose to have a TWR around 10, and this one rumored with TWR 15, which roughly at the same level as the US is working for their next-gen engine on atm
It’s just a proof of concept engine, not even a prototype. Relax folks.
by78
General
An unnamed marine gas turbine. Total output is 30MW, with a thermal efficiency of 40%. I'm not sure how old this image is or its veracity, although the Weibo poster shares a lot of legitimate information. The image seems to imply that it's used on or intended for the Type 055, but I can't vouch for that. Could be an advanced derivative of the GT-25000, although all open sources state an output of below 30MW (around 28MW). The red banner in the background says: "Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Advanced Gas Turbine Laboratory".
This likely means the turbine either operates at higher temperatures or has better energy recuperation.
40% efficiency is quite high for a marine gas turbine. This is important news.
Still I would wish they tried to increase the power output a bit to make it more competitive with latest Western gas turbines.
40% efficiency is quite high for a marine gas turbine. This is important news.
Still I would wish they tried to increase the power output a bit to make it more competitive with latest Western gas turbines.