Small Gas Turbine (70KW)

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The test cell was designed to support educational activities in the field of industrial gas turbines. The engine is a small gas turbine by TURBOENERGIE company and it consists of a radial compressor, two cannular low emission combustors and a two stage turbine.

The engine starts up with the aid of a starter motor and the operating conditions are altered through a fuel throttle valve. Several measurements along the engine are taken using appropriate instrumentation.

Thermocouples are used for temperature measurements and static pressures are measured through wall taps and pressure transducers. The instruments provide analog voltage outputs which are fed to a computer with the aid of an analog-to-digital converter.