General Electric T64
| T64 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Cutaway of a T64-IHI-10E (inturbopropconfiguration) | |
| Type | Turboshaft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | GE Aviation |
| First run | (T64-GE-2) March 1959 |
| Major applications | Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne Alenia G.222 de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion |
TheGeneral Electric T64is afree-turbine turboshaftengine that was originally developed for use onhelicopters,but which was later used onfixed-wing aircraftas well.General Electricintroduced the engine in 1964. The original engine design included technical innovations such as corrosion resistant and high-temperature coatings.[1]The engine features a highoverall pressure ratio,yielding a lowspecific fuel consumptionfor its time.[2]Although the compressor is all-axial, like the earlierGeneral Electric T58,the power turbine shaft is coaxial with the HP shaft and delivers power to the front of the engine, not rearwards. Fourteen compressor stages are required to deliver the required overall pressure ratio. Compressor handling is facilitated by 4 rows ofvariable stators.Unlike the T58, the power turbine has 2 stages.
Later versions of the engine produce from 3,925 to 4,750 shp (2,927 to 3,542 kW).[3]
The engine was designed to accommodate differentgearboxesor shaft drives, for helicopter orturbopropfixed-wing applications. The engine could be operated continuously at angles between 100 degrees upward and 45 degrees downward forSTOLor helicopter applications.[4]
Variants[edit]
Data from: Vectorsite;Sikorsky Giant Helicopters[5]
- T64-GE-1
- 3,080 hp (2,300 kW)
- T64-GE-2
- Turbo-shaft: 2,810 hp (2,100 kW) at 5,200 rpm output[6]
- T64-GE-3
- T64-GE-4
- Turbo-prop, reduction gearbox below centre-line,airscrewbrake and bolt-on control unit: 2,850 hp (2,130 kW) at 1,160 propeller rpm.[6]
- YT64-GE-6
- 2,850 hp (2,130 kW) used forHughes XV-9hot-cycle hot cycle rotor drive research helicopter.
- T64-GE-6
- Turbo-shaft: 2,850 hp (2,130 kW) at 13,600 engine rpm.[6]
- T64-GE-7
- 3,925 hp (2,927 kW)
- T64-GE-7A
- 3,936 hp (2,935 kW)
- T64-GE-8
- Turbo-prop, reduction gearbox above centerline, airscrew brake and bolt-on control unit: 2,850 hp (2,130 kW) at 1,160 propeller rpm.[6]
- T64-GE-10
- 2,970 hp (2,210 kW)
- T64-GE-16
- 3,485 hp (2,599 kW)
- T64-GE-100
- 4,330 hp (3,230 kW)
- T64-GE-412
- 3,695 hp (2,755 kW)
- T64-GE-413
- 3,925 hp (2,927 kW)
- T64-GE-413A
- 3,936 hp (2,935 kW)
- T64-GE-415
- 4,380 hp (3,270 kW)
- T64-GE-416
- 4,380 hp (3,270 kW) - three onSikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion[7]
- T64-GE-419
- 4,750 hp (3,540 kW) engine to power theBell V-280 Valordemonstratortiltrotoraircraft[8]
- T64-GE-423
- 3,925 hp (2,927 kW)
- T64-BS-12
- T63-BS-16
- T64-P4D
- Turboprop 3,400 hp (2,500 kW)
- CT64-820-1
- 2,850 hp (2,130 kW)
- CT64-820-2
- CT64-820-3
- 3,130 hp (2,330 kW)
- CT64-820-4
- 3,133 hp (2,336 kW)
- T64/P4D
- 3,400 hp (2,500 kW)[9]
- Ishikawajima-Harima T64-IHI-10
- ForKawasaki P-2JandShin Meiwa PS-X
Applications[edit]
Specifications (T64-GE-100)[edit]
Data fromGas Turbine Engines[10]
General characteristics
- Type:Turboshaftengine
- Length:79 in (2,007 mm)
- Diameter:20 in (508 mm)
- Dry weight:720 lb (327 kg)
Components
- Compressor:Axial,14 stage HP compressor
- Combustors:Annular
- Turbine:Axial,2 stageHPturbine, 2 stagePTturbine
- Fuel type:Aviation kerosene
- Oil system:Pressure spray / splash
Performance
- Maximum power output:4,330 hp (3,228.88 kW)
- Overall pressure ratio:14.9:1
- Turbine inlet temperature:1,180 °F (638 °C)(-1), 1,325 °F (718 °C)(-413), 1,410 °F (770 °C)(-415)[11]
- Specific fuel consumption:0.48 lb/(hp⋅h) (0.29 kg/kWh)
- Power-to-weight ratio:6.014 hp/lb (9.887 kW/kg)
See also[edit]
Comparable engines
Related lists
Notes[edit]
- ^GE T64 page,GlobalSecurity.org, accessed October 29, 2007.
- ^Gunston, W.T. (January 13, 1961)."T64: Design philosophy behind GE's new shaft turbine".Flight.pp. 63–64. Archived fromthe originalon January 11, 2019.
- ^T64 turboshaft pageArchived2011-06-20 at theWayback Machine,GE Aviation, accessed October 29, 2007.
- ^"General Electric T-64".Newsreel.Flying.May 1962. p. 68.
- ^"Sikorsky Giant Helicopters: S-64, S-65, & S-80".Vectorsite.1 March 2008.Retrieved5 January2018.
- ^abcdTaylor, John W.R. FRHistS. ARAeS (1962).Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1962-63.London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co Ltd.
- ^"About the GE T64Archived2014-04-13 at theWayback Machine"BGA-aeroweb,May 17, 2012. Accessed: April 10, 2014.
- ^Tomkins, Richard (October 15, 2014)."GE Aviation supplying engines for V-280 demo aircraft".United Press International.
- ^John W.R. Taylor, ed. (1988).Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-89.London: Jane's Information Group.ISBN0-7106-0867-5.
- ^Gas Turbine Engines.Aviation Week & Space Technology Source Book 2009.p. 118.
- ^Leyes, Richard A.; Fleming, William A. (1999).The history of North American small gas turbine aircraft engines.pp. 293–310.ISBN9781563473326.
References[edit]
- General Electric(July 16, 1986).E13EA.Federal Aviation Administration(FAA)(Report). Type Certificate Data Sheet (12th ed.).
- Taylor, John W.R. FRHistS. ARAeS (1962).Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1962-63.London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co Ltd.
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