GAS TURBINE PERFORMANCE AND ENERGY CONSERVATION ON DDG-51 CLASS U.S. NAVY SHIPS

摘要

On DDG-51 Class US Navy ships, maximum power and propulsion loads do not require all four main gas turbine engines nor all three electric generator engines to be operating simultaneously. U.S. Navy fleet guidance does not mandate a particular plant configuration at any given time. Therefore, the configuration being used on a given ship to support a particular mission is partially at the discretion of the ship's crew. This paper focuses on an effort to utilize real-time data from the ship's power and propulsion plants and auxiliary equipment to assess fuel efficiency and configuration options available, and suggest operating profiles conducive to energy savings. Current Phase I project deliverables, preliminary results, and potential way-forward topics are addressed.