Napier Naiad
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| Napier Naiad at the Science Museum (London). | |
| Type | Turboprop aero engine |
| Manufacturer | D. Napier & Son |
The Napier Naiad is a British turboprop gas-turbine engine designed and built by D. Napier & Son in the late 1940s. It was the company's first gas turbine engine. A twin version known as the Coupled Naiad was developed but both engine projects were cancelled before finding a market.[1] The Naiad was also used, in adapted form, in the Napier Nomad turbo-compound engine design.
Applications
[edit]- Avro Lincoln - Test bed only
Engines on display
[edit]A Napier Naiad is on display at the Science Museum, London.[2]
Specifications (Naiad)
[edit]Data from Flight[3]
General characteristics
- Type: Turboprop engine
- Length: 102 in (2,600 mm)
- Diameter: 28 in (710 mm)
- Dry weight: 1,095 lb (497 kg)
Components
- Compressor: 12-stage axial
- Combustors: 5 chambers
- Turbine: 2-stage (18,250 rpm)
Performance
- Maximum power output: 1,500 shp (1,100 kW) plus 241 lbf (1.07 kN) residual thrust
- Overall pressure ratio: 5.5:1
- Air mass flow: 17.2 lb/s (7.8 kg/s)
- Fuel consumption: 96.2 US gal/h (364 L/h; 101.2 L/ks)
- Thrust-to-weight ratio: 1.37 shp/lb (2.25 kW/kg)
See also
[edit]Related development
Comparable engines
Related lists
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Gunston 1989, p.106.
- ^ Science Museum Wiki page - Napier Naiad Archived 7 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 28 July 2009
- ^ Flightglobal archive - Flight - September 1947 Retrieved: 28 July 2009
Bibliography
[edit]- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
External links
[edit]- Cutaway drawing of Napier Naiad
- "Napier Naiad" a 1948 Flight article