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UPDATE
First Allison Gas Turbine Genset
Shipped For DDG-51 Installation
Genset Performs Well In Shock Tests
The first of Allison Gas Turbine's
new generator sets has been shipped
to Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine,
for installation in the lead ship of
the U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke
(DDG-51) Class destroyers. The
model AG9130 ship service gas tur-
bine generator will provide all ship-
board electrical power on the new
destroyers.
The generator set is a result of a
design and production contract with
Bath Iron Works. The U.S. Navy
contracted with Bath Iron Works in
1985 to design and construct the
lead ship in the Arleigh Burke Class.
Allison and Bath have an agreement
for the generator sets for the follow
ships.
The shipment to BIW follows the
successful completion of qualifica-
tion tests on the generator set. One
of the most stringent, the shock test,
was passed in June 1988.
The generator set was subjected
to 60 pound dynamite charges at
four different ranges during float
barge testing in an abandoned Vir-
ginia quarry. "There was no damage
at all. No rework or redesign was
necessary. That's very unusual for
this type of equipment," said A1
An Allison Gas Turbine generator set, model AG9130, such as the one shown, will provide all
shipboard electrical power for the new Arleigh Burke Class destroyers.
Wells, manager of marine sales at
Allison.
The generator set incorporates a
redesigned Allison engine capable of
producing up to 3,000 kilowatts of
electrical power on a 100-degree day
with 12 percent improved fuel econ-
omy.
The AG9130 generator sets are
powered by Allison 501-K34 en-
gines, a marine deriative of the U.S.
Navv's T56-A-427 turboprop en-
Shipshape
in 15 seconds.
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