Question on gas turbine powered ships and blade count

NastyHyena · 05-19-06, 08:30 PM

GE's propoganda on the first link indicates 'Intigrated Electronic Control', which sounds like a similar animal to a FADEC.

As for start stop time, you need to remember these are turboshaft engines... Or if you want to be very creative, turboprops with the prop submerged in water. They may fire up quick (inside 20 seconds between engaging starters and the engine lighting off), but then you need a few minutes for the engine to stabilize or you risk breaking things.

05-19-06, 08:30 PM	#1
NastyHyena Watch Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 22 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	GE's propoganda on the first link indicates 'Intigrated Electronic Control', which sounds like a similar animal to a FADEC. As for start stop time, you need to remember these are turboshaft engines... Or if you want to be very creative, turboprops with the prop submerged in water. They may fire up quick (inside 20 seconds between engaging starters and the engine lighting off), but then you need a few minutes for the engine to stabilize or you risk breaking things.