This paper presents thermodynamic analyses of two types of reheat combustion cycles in gas turbines and provides an evaluation of their usefulness in marine power and propulsion applications. Specifically, baseline cycles, using components of various technology levels, were compared to cycles with single-stage reheat (inter-turbine reheat), and continuous or constant temperature reheat (intra-turbine reheat). The results of this primary flow path analysis show that reheat can greatly increase the power density, while reducing the total fuel consumption over a standard warship mission profile. These trends are strongest at lower technology levels, but are also present at higher component technology levels.
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