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Hev: added note on minimum operational temperature of turbines

2024-11-10T05:45:16Z

added note on minimum operational temperature of turbines

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	Spacecraft turbines can operate in one of two modes: closed- and open-cycle. When travelling through [[astrogation]] or during interlunar transit, the turbine operates in a closed cycle, generating a small amount of electricity while returning the cold propellant gas to the reactor for reheating. When at work in the rings, the turbine operates in an open cycle, generating a large amount of electricity and exhausting the waste gas into space.		Spacecraft turbines can operate in one of two modes: closed- and open-cycle. When travelling through [[astrogation]] or during interlunar transit, the turbine operates in a closed cycle, generating a small amount of electricity while returning the cold propellant gas to the reactor for reheating. When at work in the rings, the turbine operates in an open cycle, generating a large amount of electricity and exhausting the waste gas into space.

	Turbines that are subject to high temperatures produce more immediate power, but are prone to galling. Galled turbines will produce less power overall at standard reactor temperatures, so it's important to maintain them.		Turbines that are subject to high temperatures produce more immediate power, but are prone to galling. Galled turbines will produce less power overall at standard reactor temperatures, so it's important to maintain them. Turbines also require a minimum temperature of 2 050 Kelvin to operate, and completely cease to function below that temperature.

	Power generation can be increased or accentuated through the installation of an [[Auxiliary Power Unit\|auxiliary power unit]].{{#invoke:Equipment\|list\|Powerplant		Power generation can be increased or accentuated through the installation of an [[Auxiliary Power Unit\|auxiliary power unit]].{{#invoke:Equipment\|list\|Powerplant

Spdx-dv: put APU on new line

2024-06-19T18:27:26Z

put APU on new line

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	Spacecraft turbines can operate in one of two modes: closed- and open-cycle. When travelling through [[astrogation]] or during interlunar transit, the turbine operates in a closed cycle, generating a small amount of electricity while returning the cold propellant gas to the reactor for reheating. When at work in the rings, the turbine operates in an open cycle, generating a large amount of electricity and exhausting the waste gas into space.		Spacecraft turbines can operate in one of two modes: closed- and open-cycle. When travelling through [[astrogation]] or during interlunar transit, the turbine operates in a closed cycle, generating a small amount of electricity while returning the cold propellant gas to the reactor for reheating. When at work in the rings, the turbine operates in an open cycle, generating a large amount of electricity and exhausting the waste gas into space.

	Turbines that are subject to high temperatures produce more immediate power, but are prone to galling. Galled turbines will produce less power overall at standard reactor temperatures, so it's important to maintain them~~, especially if you're running~~ an [[Auxiliary Power Unit\|auxiliary power unit]].{{#invoke:Equipment\|list\|Powerplant		Turbines that are subject to high temperatures produce more immediate power, but are prone to galling. Galled turbines will produce less power overall at standard reactor temperatures, so it's important to maintain them.

			Power generation can be increased or accentuated through the installation of an [[Auxiliary Power Unit\|auxiliary power unit]].{{#invoke:Equipment\|list\|Powerplant
	\|caption=Available powerplants		\|caption=Available powerplants
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Spdx-dv: removed fluff

2024-06-19T17:18:27Z

removed fluff

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	The primary power generator of [[Fission\|fission-powered]] vessels is typically a thermal-gas turbine that converts the kinetic energy of reactor-heated propellant into electrical energy. ~~The principle behind thermal~~-~~gas~~ turbines ~~has been understood for a very long time~~, ~~the first example~~ in ~~recorded history having been the steam-powered aeolipile described in Roman engineer Vitruvius' ''De architectura''~~, ~~a treatise on contemporary architecture that was published before the Common Era~~.		The primary power generator of [[Fission\|fission-powered]] vessels is typically a thermal-gas turbine that converts the kinetic energy of reactor-heated propellant into electrical energy. Turbines as they exist in Delta-V rely on similar principles to steam turbines, but are much more advanced in their implementation and execution, using expanding supercritical propellant instead of boiling water.

	~~Turbines as they exist~~ in ~~Delta~~-~~V rely on similar principles~~ to ~~steam turbines~~, but are ~~much more advanced in their implementation and execution~~.{{#invoke:Equipment\|list\|Powerplant		Spacecraft turbines can operate in one of two modes: closed- and open-cycle. When travelling through [[astrogation]] or during interlunar transit, the turbine operates in a closed cycle, generating a small amount of electricity while returning the cold propellant gas to the reactor for reheating. When at work in the rings, the turbine operates in an open cycle, generating a large amount of electricity and exhausting the waste gas into space.

			Turbines that are subject to high temperatures produce more immediate power, but are prone to galling. Galled turbines will produce less power overall at standard reactor temperatures, so it's important to maintain them, especially if you're running an [[Auxiliary Power Unit\|auxiliary power unit]].{{#invoke:Equipment\|list\|Powerplant
	\|caption=Available powerplants		\|caption=Available powerplants
	\|Name		\|Name

Spdx-dv: initial modification, need to work this one out

2024-06-19T00:04:00Z

initial modification, need to work this one out

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	{{#invoke:Equipment\|list\|Powerplant		The primary power generator of [[Fission\|fission-powered]] vessels is typically a thermal-gas turbine that converts the kinetic energy of reactor-heated propellant into electrical energy. The principle behind thermal-gas turbines has been understood for a very long time, the first example in recorded history having been the steam-powered aeolipile described in Roman engineer Vitruvius' ''De architectura'', a treatise on contemporary architecture that was published before the Common Era.

			Turbines as they exist in Delta-V rely on similar principles to steam turbines, but are much more advanced in their implementation and execution.{{#invoke:Equipment\|list\|Powerplant
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	~~Additional electrical power can be obtained by installing an [[Auxiliary Power Unit]].~~

	[[Category:Equipment]]		[[Category:Equipment]]

Dogwood808 at 03:59, 29 August 2023

2023-08-29T03:59:33Z

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	Additional electrical power can be obtained by installing an [[Auxiliary Power Unit]].		Additional electrical power can be obtained by installing an [[Auxiliary Power Unit]].

			[[Category:Equipment]]

Dogwood808 at 03:55, 29 August 2023

2023-08-29T03:55:03Z

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			Additional electrical power can be obtained by installing an [[Auxiliary Power Unit]].

Dogwood808: Created page with "{{#invoke:Equipment|list|Powerplant |caption=Available powerplants |Name |Power (nominal) |Propellant Consumption |Mass|Price}}"

2023-08-29T02:44:32Z

Created page with "{{#invoke:Equipment|list|Powerplant |caption=Available powerplants |Name  |Power (nominal) |Propellant Consumption |Mass|Price}}"

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