Special Projects

Initially, MTT’s focus was high performance boats with projects ranging in diversity from a 14 ft airboat to a 32 ft Eliminator to even a 92 ft Sportfish.
 

Why Use Turbines in Boats?

The clear choice for power in the aviation industry, turbine engines are a viable multi-fuel power option for the demanding marine industry. Why? Interestingly, the friction created by wetted opposing surfaces on boats is very similar to the friction of air and the force of gravity on planes.

Weight and space efficiency are also factors in marine installations. Turbine engines are unparalleled in this regard because they have a greater power-to-weight ratio than reciprocating engines. Their power is better used to propel the boat, whereas diesel engines expend up to 20% of their power simply to move themselves due to their high weight.

Finally, in turbine engines, all moving parts spin centrifugally around a central shaft, eliminating the "grenade" effect all too familiar with experienced boaters. This occurs when a reciprocating engine blows as a result of running at high RPMs for prolonged periods of time.

Turbines for Industrial Markets

Turbines are the power plants of choice for many industrial uses.  MTT has adapted turbines in a wide range of applications such as for cars, trucks, bikes, outboards, airboats, flying ships, military personnel carriers, power generation, firepumps and flood control units.  Most recently, MTT has designed and delivered the first of many oilfield well stimulation products used for fracing, coiled tubing support, Nitrogen pumping and general fluid and chemical pumping.