WR21 marine gas turbine thermodynamic simulator for ship propulsion studies
Department of Mechanical, Energy, Management and Transportation Engineering, Polytechnic School, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
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International Journal of Frontiers in Engineering and Technology Research, 2024, 06(01), 001–015.
Article DOI: 10.53294/ijfetr.2024.6.1.0023
Publication history:
Received on 09 December 2023; revised on 27 January 2024; accepted on 30 January 2024
Abstract:
An original modular mathematical model, based on physical laws, for steady state and dynamics performance simulation of the WR21 gas turbine is presented in the paper. The model, developed in Matlab-Simulink language, is organized in modular form. Each gas turbine component (i.e. compressor, turbine, combustor, heat exchanger) is modelled in a specific simulator block, that simulates the performance of its pertinent component by means of steady state performance maps and/or correlations, time dependent momentum, energy and mass equations, nonlinear algebraic equations. The great application flexibility of the component simulator modules, allows to modelling any gas turbine layout (i.e. axial or radial flow compressor and turbine, rotating shafts number, heat exchangers).
The WR21gas turbine, developed mainly for marine propulsion application, is a three shafts gas turbine with thermal regeneration. It is characterized by a high thermodynamic efficiency, which remains high up to 30% of the design power.
The WR21 simulator results are validated by comparison with manufacturer or literature data. The WR21 gas turbine main performances are compared to those of the LM 2500 gas turbine, obtained by a previously author paper. The LM 2500 is the gas turbine currently most used in naval propulsion plants. In the article, a comparison between the steady state working data of the two gas turbines is reported in tabular and graphical form and commented.
Keywords:
Simulation; Marine gas turbine; Intercooled recuperated gas turbine; Marine propulsion engine
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