What is the speed of the aircraft carrier? What does it run on?

An aircraft carrier is a huge and powerful weapon, which can provide take-off and landing for aircraft or fighters on an aircraft carrier, usually with a huge deck and a ship island. Many modern aircraft carriers are divided into large, medium and small aircraft carriers according to the displacement, and also into nuclear-powered and conventional-powered aircraft carriers according to the power plant. The speed of the aircraft carrier is about 25 knots to 30 knots, and one knot is about 1.852 kilometers per hour, which is about 40,000 to 60,000 meters per hour. Because of its huge volume and large displacement, steam turbines are usually used as power.

Turbine Turbine is mainly caused by high-pressure steam impacting turbine blades to make them rotate at high speed. The rotating speed of turbine blades is about 2,500 to 3,000 revolutions per minute, and then it is decelerated through the gear box and transmitted to the propeller to promote the operation of the aircraft carrier. The steam turbine is not only safe and reliable in high-power operation, but also has reached 70,000 horsepower through continuous improvement.

Conventional power carriers On many conventional power carriers, high-pressure steam is generated by burning heavy oil. Take the Kennedy of the United States as an example. It has eight boilers. It impacts the steam turbine with high-pressure steam generated at 5 10, and then generates 280,000 horsepower. The aircraft carrier is propelled by four propellers, making its number of rows reach 32 knots. Modern nuclear-powered aircraft carriers also use steam turbines, but their steam is not produced by burning heavy oil, but by nuclear reactors and heat exchangers. For example, Enterprise of the United States is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with steam turbines on it, which can make this nuclear-powered aircraft carrier reach a speed of 33 knots.

Aircraft carrier is not only a powerful weapon, but also a symbol of a country's strong development strength, which promotes the country's economic development. China has two aircraft carriers, one is called Liaoning Ship and the other is called Shandong Ship. Shandong Ship is the first self-developed aircraft carrier in China, and its carrying capacity exceeds that of Liaoning Ship. Seeing that the country is developing better and better now, everyone's heart is full of pride.