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Napier Naiad

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Napier Naiad

The Napier Naiad was 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. The Naiad was also used, in adapted form, in the Napier Nomad turbo-compound engine design.

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Applications

  • Avro Lincoln - Test bed only

    • Engines on display

    A Napier Naiad is on display at the Science Museum, London.

    Specifications (Naiad)

    Data from Flight

    General characteristics

  • Type: Turboprop
  • Length: 102 in (2,591 mm)
  • Diameter: 28 in (711 mm)
  • Dry weight: 1,095 lb (497 kg)

    • Components

  • Compressor: Axial flow
  • Combustors: 5 chambers

    • 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/s (7.8 kg/s)
  • Fuel consumption: 96.2 gph (364 L/h)
  • Thrust-to-weight ratio: 1.37 shp/lb (2.25 kN/kg)

    • References

    Napier Naiad Wikipedia
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