Chinese Engine Development

sunnymaxi said:

WS-15/WS-19 is in same category class Engine means 5th gen according to western standards like J-20 but in Chinese books they count as 4th but i think in this press conference they go with the flow. following standard procedure what we all know..

remember, China's next gen engine will have thrust to weight ratio 15.. this is likely the engine they are talking about as 6th gen Engine.

one more thing, this 2400K TIT is not standard for next gen Engine, this is normal development cycle in Gas turbine industry. if i m correct, both GE/PW have 2400k material but still not yet commercial.

China Engine Material also reached at 2000k and 2400k is in advance phase of development.

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sunnymaxi said:

WS-15/WS-19 is in same category class Engine means 5th gen according to western standards like J-20 but in Chinese books they count as 4th but i think in this press conference they go with the flow. following standard procedure what we all know..

remember, China's next gen engine will have thrust to weight ratio 15.. this is likely the engine they are talking about as 6th gen Engine.

one more thing, this 2400K TIT is not standard for next gen Engine, this is normal development cycle in Gas turbine industry. if i m correct, both GE/PW have 2400k material but still not yet commercial.

China Engine Material also reached at 2000k and 2400k is in advance phase of development.

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mond said:

Isn't the turbine inlet temperature speculated to be 1850K for WS-15? Making it "4th gen" as per that slide. The text beside "6th gen" says "fully novel engine design" which could mean just about anything -- if we are to assume 5th gen is ACE/VCE, perhaps 6th gen is RDE which we know they have been working on.

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