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Steam Turbine Engineering, Assembly and Repair

Leonardo DRS steam turbine design, assembly, repair and upgrade, including turbine generator sets and main propulsion turbines for U.S. Navy nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers.

Description

Leonardo DRS provides steam turbine engineering, assembly and repair for the U.S. Navy, steam turbine OEMs and commercial power producers, covering new designs as well as redesign, manufacture and upgrade of existing equipment. On-site services include deployment supervision and specialty inspection of critical operating equipment.

Naval applications

  • Steam turbine generator sets – electrical power generation for nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers
  • Main propulsion turbines – for naval nuclear propulsion
  • Custom steam turbine solutions for other power applications

Engineering capabilities

  • Custom turbine design using High Performance Computing clusters
  • Steam path thermodynamic layout and CFD optimisation
  • Mechanical layout and analysis of rotors, diaphragms, casings, valves, buckets, bearings and supporting structures
  • Rotor dynamics, acoustic, shock, modal, vibration and heat balance analyses
  • Custom DSP-based turbine control systems and integration with associated steam systems

Assembly and test

  • Precision assembly at a facility in Goose Creek, South Carolina
  • Full system validation correlating test results to analytical predictions

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