As the use of gas turbines as main ship's propulsion power continues to grow in popularity, particularly in the niche vessel segments of cruise shipping and rapid transport, Northrop Grumman ...

GE Marine & Industrial Engines (M&IE) introduces the LM2500R gas turbine, touted as an alternative technology for naval ship propulsion. The proposed LM2500R design is a recuperated version of GE ...

and the first Navy surface ship to be equipped with both gas turbines and an Auxiliary Propulsion System (APS). The APS uses two induction-type Auxiliary Propulsion Motors (APM) powered from the ...

Sixty two ships are currently operating in the Fleet ... Like most modern U.S. surface combatants, DDG 51 utilizes gas turbine propulsion. Employing four General Electric LM 2500 gas turbines ...

There are promising approaches at component and concept level, such as open rotor concepts with extremely high bypass ratios, hybrid propulsion concepts or revolutionary ideas based on gas turbines.

The bow of Sichuan, a Type 076 amphibious assault ship. The photo was taken during the launch ceremony of the vessel, which ...

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