Rolls-Royce MT30
MT30 | |
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Type | Gas turbine |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Rolls-Royce plc
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First run | 2000s |
Developed from | Rolls-Royce Trent 800 |
The Rolls-Royce MT30 (Marine Turbine) is a marine gas turbine engine based on the Rolls-Royce Trent 800 aero engine. The MT30 retains 80% commonality with the Trent 800, the engine for the Boeing 777. The maximum power rating is 40 MW and minimum efficient power 25 MW.[1]
Rolls-Royce announced the MT30 program on 11 September 2001. The first run of the engine was on 6 September 2002. In early 2003 the MT30 was selected to power the
In 2012 the company repackaged the MT30 so that it would fit into smaller ships,[2] and the first such order came from South Korea, for its Daegu-class frigates.
In May 2021, Rolls-Royce and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to service the MT30 turbines in India, for the Indian Navy's Next Generation needs.[3]
Applications
- Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier (UK)
- Type 26 frigate (UK)
- Hunter-class frigate (Australia)
- Canadian Surface Combatant (Canada)
- Zumwalt-class destroyer (US)
- Freedom-class littoral combat ship (US)
- Daegu-class frigate - FFG-II (South Korea)
- Italian landing helicopter dock Trieste due to enter service 2022 (Italy)
- Mogami-class frigate (Japan)
See also
Related development
Comparable engines
- General Electric LM2500
- General Electric LM9000
- Rolls-Royce Marine Spey
References
- ^ Royce, Rolls. "MT30 Marine Gas Turbine webpage". Rolls-Royce plc. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Chuter, Andrew (23 August 2012). "Process Begins to Equip Royal Navy's Type 26 Frigate". Archived from the original on 20 February 2013.
- ^ https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/hal-to-service-rolls-royce-mt30-marine-engines-in-india/article34481738.ece
- Rolls-Royce plc (6 September 2002) Successful first run for new Rolls-Royce engine Press release.