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Navy Shipboard Gas Turbine Rotating Detonation Combustor Operation with Diesel Fuel
Navy Shipboard Gas Turbine Rotating Detonation Combustor Operation with Diesel Fuel is a funding opportunity from NAVY, closing January 6, 2027.
Overview
As background, the typical arrangement used on U.S. Navy surface combatants consists of four (4) large (20+MW class – GE LM-2500) gas turbines for propulsion and three 3 smaller (3 MW class – Rolls Royce 501-K34) gas turbines for ship service electrical power generation. Presently U.S. gas turbine powered warships…