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    The Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) is a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) located in Bangalore, India. Its primary function is research and development of aero gas-turbines for military aircraft. Some of GTRE's principal achievements include developing India's first centrifugal type 10kN thrust engine between 1959-1961, upgrading the Orpheus 703 engine, and developing the demonstrator GTX 37-14U gas turbine engine for fighter aircraft. GTRE also developed the Kaveri Marine Gas Turbine, designed from the core of the Kaveri engine for maritime applications. The KMGT has been tested to produce 12 MW of power.

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    The Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) is a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) located in Bangalore, India. Its primary function is research and development of aero gas-turbines for military aircraft. Some of GTRE's principal achievements include developing India's first centrifugal type 10kN thrust engine between 1959-1961, upgrading the Orpheus 703 engine, and developing the demonstrator GTX 37-14U gas turbine engine for fighter aircraft. GTRE also developed the Kaveri Marine Gas Turbine, designed from the core of the Kaveri engine for maritime applications. The KMGT has been tested to produce 12 MW of power.

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    The Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) is a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) located in Bangalore, India. Its primary function is research and development of aero gas-turbines for military aircraft. Some of GTRE's principal achievements include developing India's first centrifugal type 10kN thrust engine between 1959-1961, upgrading the Orpheus 703 engine, and developing the demonstrator GTX 37-14U gas turbine engine for fighter aircraft. GTRE also developed the Kaveri Marine Gas Turbine, designed from the core of the Kaveri engine for maritime applications. The KMGT has been tested to produce 12 MW of power.

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    Gas Turbine Research Establishment

    Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) is a laboratory of the


    Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Located in
    Bangalore, its primary function is research and development of aero
    gas-turbines for military aircraft. As a spin-off effect, GTRE has been
    developing marine gas-turbines also.

    Products

    Principal achievements of Gas Turbine Research Establishment include:

    • Design and development of India's "first centrifugal type 10kN


    thrust engine" between 1959-61.
    • Design and development of a "1700K reheat system" for the
    Orpheus 703 engine to boost its power. The redesigned system
    was certified in 1973.
    • Successful upgrade of the reheat system of the Orpheus 703 to
    2000K.
    • Improvement of the Orpheus 703 engine by replacing "the front
    subsonic compressor stage" with a "transonic compressor stage"
    to increase the "basic dry thrust " of the engine.
    • Design and development of a "demonstrator" gas turbine engine
    —GTX 37-14U—for fighter aircraft. Performance trials
    commenced in 1977 and the "demonstrator phase" was
    completed in 1981. The GTX 37-14U was "configured" and
    "optimized" to build a "low by-pass ratio jet engine" for "multirole
    performance aircraft. This engine was dubbed GTX 37-14U B.

    GTX Kaveri

    GTX-35VS Kaveri Engine is intended to power production models of


    LCA Tejas.[1]

    GTRE failed to come up with successful engine ( in terms of required


    thrust) for the HF-Marut fighter aircraft.

    In its defence the GTRE has mentioned that the reasons for delay as :
    Non availability of state of the art wind tunnel facility in india The
    technology restrictions imposed by US by placing it in "entities" list

    Now both these hurdles have been cleared and GTRE is planning to
    work on the AMCA (future generation fighter craft).
    Kaveri Marine Gas Turbine (KMGT)

    Kaveri Marine Gas Turbine is a design spin-off from the Kaveri engine,
    designed for Indian combat aircraft. Using the core of the Kaveri
    engine, GTRE added low-pressure compressor and turbine as a gas
    generator and designed a free power turbine to generate shaft power
    for maritime applications.[2]

    The involvement of Indian Navy in the development and testing of the


    engine has given a tremendous boost to the program.

    Testing

    The KMGT was tested on the Marine Gas Turbine test bed, an Indian
    Navy facility at Vishakhapatnam.[3]

    The engine has been tested to its potential of 12 MW at ISA SL 35°C


    condition, a requirement of the Navy to propel SNF class ships, such as
    the Rajput class destroyers. [4]

    Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) works under


    Department of Defence Research and Development of Ministry of
    Defence. DRDO dedicatedly working towards enhancing self-reliance in
    Defence Systems and undertakes design & development leading to
    production of world class weapon systems and equipment in
    accordance with the expressed needs and the qualitative requirements
    laid down by the three services. DRDO is working in various areas of
    military technology which include aeronautics, armaments, combat
    vehicles, electronics, instrumentation engineering systems, missiles,
    materials, naval systems, advanced computing, simulation and life
    sciences. DRDO while striving to meet the Cutting edge weapons
    technology provides ample spinoff benefits to the society at large
    thereby contributing to the nation buliding.

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