COMPONENT TESTING OF A COOLED RADIAL-FLOW TURBINE-DEVELOPMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND IN STRU1ISNTATI0N AND PERFORMANCE CALCULATION PROCEDURES

摘要

The experimental equipment described in this report was designed for the purpose of testing the turbine component of small gas-turbine powerplants. The equipment was designed in particular to test the inward-flow radial turbine, or centripetal turbine, and incorporated provisions for cooling the turbine rotor during operation.nThe turbine test cell and its associated Instruments were de¬signed to satisfy the following specifications:nMaximum shaft horsepowernMaximum rotational speednMaximum turbine inlet temperaturenMaximum turbine pressure rationDuring the operation of the turbine, all adjustments were made with controls located outside of the test cell.