CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

[Volpler11]

Few week ago we saw screed grab of what look like steam turbine assembly. Here is the explanation Is this video posted before
Promotional video of Type 003 AC

That doesn't look like it is from an official source but rather something fan made based on speculation. High quality though but I would fill it under rumour until something more trustworthy confirms it.

 

[triatk]

Disclaimer: this photo is not real

 

[Rettam Stacf]

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So what is your purpose of putting it here ? Add no value to our knowledge on the thread's subject.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

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A pretty realistic CGI, I would say.

 

[lcloo]

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Nice CG.

The original photo was CV17 Shangdong on second sea trial on September 28th, 2018.

 

[taxiya]

Few week ago we saw screed grab of what look like steam turbine assembly. Here is the explanation Is this video posted before
Promotional video of Type 003 AC

Fan art, that's all.
Besides what @Intrepid has pointed out, here are more impossibilities:

• 1:03 ONLY two QC280IC GT, 150MWe total
• 1:07 MVDC IEPS
• 1:36 High Temperature Superconducting Permanent Magnet Motor.

QC280 was supposed to be the domestic UGT25000 at 30MW, QC280IC would be 40MW due to inter-cooling. Two QC280IC is only 80MW. The diesel engines are just auxiliaries, no way to add another 70MW. For 150MWe, the shaft power has to be more than 160MW which requires 4 not 2 40MW GTs.

PMM powerful enough for CV application, and super conducting? I don't know where this author get that idea, Ma Weiming didn't say it.

Putting IEPS on 003 before any smaller surface ship especially 055 is absurd.

 

[ZeEa5KPul]

For 150MWe, the thermal power has to be more than 160MWt

That's a thermal efficiency of 94%, i.e., fantasy. If your thermal efficiency is 50%, you're god-tier. For 150MWe, you need significantly more than 300MWt.

 

[taxiya]

That's a thermal efficiency of 94%, i.e., fantasy. If your thermal efficiency is 50%, you're god-tier. For 150MWe, you need significantly more than 300MWt.

My mistake, I meant 160MW shaft at the interface between the GT and Electrical Generator.

 

[ashnole]

What do you guys think about these? Just PLAIN COPE from the Americans or is there a little truth to it?

Btw, what I do not get is if Aircraft Carriers were "yesterday's capabilities", why in the hell is America building $20B+ (including the Air Wing) Fords?

 

[Blitzo]

What do you guys think about these? Just PLAIN COPE from the Americans or is there a little truth to it?

Btw, what I do not get is if Aircraft Carriers were "yesterday's capabilities", why in the hell is America building $20B+ (including the Air Wing) Fords?

You can't gather any information of depth from a couple of tweets.

If their statement is one in regards to the vulnerability of surface ships in the modern era overall, then that is a far more complex question that needs one to look at what the PLAN and PLA's long term procurement and strategic "end point" is.


In other words, yes these are just expressions of condescension without considering where the PLA seeks to be and what role carriers could play in their future strategy against likely adversaries.


Why bother reading these people's tweets.