DESIGN AND COMPONENT TEST OF ENGINE AIR INLET PARTICLE SEPARATOR FOR THE CV-7A AIRCRAFT

Abstract

An inlet protection system for the CV-7A aircraft's T64-GE-8 engine is described. Separator design, special manufacturing problems, and component test results are presented and discussed. Additional background information describing previous work from which the CV-7A separator design evolved is included where applicable. Component efficiency tests indicate that separator collection efficiencies exceed contract requirements. Pressure loss measurements, taken coincident with the efficiency test, indicate a pressure drop greater than design limits. Engine testing, not included in the modified contract work scope, would be required to accurately define the result of increased pressure loss on installed engine performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0678493

Entities

People

  • R. J. Duffy

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Aviation
  • Boundary Layer
  • Compressors
  • High Pressure
  • Manufacturing
  • Mass Flow
  • Measurement
  • Particle Size
  • Shape
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Static Pressure
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Turboshaft Engines
  • Walls

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.