View Single Post
Old 05-09-2012, 06:43 PM   #27 (permalink)
euromodder
Master EcoModder
 
euromodder's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Belgium
Posts: 4,683

The SCUD - '15 Fiat Scudo L2
Thanks: 178
Thanked 652 Times in 516 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by tjts1 View Post
Turbine engines don't have to match RPMs.
Yet they also don't like to operate at low loads.

Plenty of warships had 2 different sets of gas turbines, a pair of small ones and a pair of big ones to better match the engines with the actual power requirements.
__________________
Strayed to the Dark Diesel Side

  Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to euromodder For This Useful Post:
ConnClark (05-09-2012)