Gas Turbine Research Establishment


Gas Turbine Research Establishment is a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation. 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:
Engine was intended to power production models of HAL Tejas.
Defending the program GTRE mentioned reasons for delay including:
Both hurdles having been cleared, GTRE intended to continue work on the AMCA.
This program was abandoned in 2014.

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.
The involvement of Indian Navy in the development and testing of the engine has given a tremendous boost to the programme

Ghatak

The Ghatak engine will be a 52-kilonewton dry variant of the Kaveri aerospace engine and will be used in the UCAV. The Government of India has cleared a funding of INR 2650 Crores for the project.

K-Series Engine

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