Napier Naiad
The Napier Naiad was a British turboprop gas-turbine engine designed and built by 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
Engines on display
A Napier Naiad is on display at the Science Museum, London.[2]
Specifications (Naiad)
Data from Flight[3]
General characteristics
- Type: Turboprop
- Length: 102 in (2,591 mm)
- Diameter: 28 in (711 mm)
- Dry weight: 1,095 lb (497 kg)
Components
Performance
- Maximum power output: 1,500 shp (1,118 kW) plus 241 lb (1 kN) residual thrust
- Overall pressure ratio: 5.5:1
- Air mass flow: 17.2 lb/sec (7.8 kg/s)
- Fuel consumption: 96.2 gph (364 L/hr)
- Thrust-to-weight ratio: 1.37 shp/lb (2.25 kN/kg)
See also
- Related development
- Comparable engines
- Related lists
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
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