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> Also GE tried to sell gas turbines for ship propulsion. Pretty common for warships though, or at least that's my understanding. The Arleigh Burke class [0] i
by DuskStar 7y ago
> Also GE tried to sell gas turbines for ship propulsion.
Pretty common for warships though, or at least that's my understanding. The Arleigh Burke class [0] is powered by GE gas turbines, for instance.
Though the requirements list for "large surface combatant engine" and "huge cargo vessel engine" are probably more than a bit different.
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
- Gravityloss 7y agoYes. They pay little for fuel. Also afaik they do not use the waste heat. Though probably with the logistics train to some places the fuel can probably be expensive at times. There used to be passenger ships with turbines too. They changed the engines to regular diesels at some point. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GTS_Finnjet https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GTS_Finnjet
- jabl 7y agoI think they actually do reuse the waste heat in a way, not via steam, but by being recuperated.