Evaluation of an Airjet Distortion Generator Used to Produce Steady- State, Total-Pressure Distortion at the Inlet of a General Electric F101-GE-100 Turbofan Engine

Abstract

A performance evaluation of an airjet distortion generator (ADG) system used to produce steady-state, total-pressure distortion at the inlet to a turbine engine was conducted. The capability of the system to duplicate screen- generated, classical and composite patterns and to maintain a constant distortion pattern over a range of airflows is presented. The effect of Reynolds number on the system's capability to match patterns is also investigated. A comparison of the effects of inlet distortion produced by screens to that produced by the airjet distortion generator system on the stability characteristics of the General Electric F101-GE-100 turbofan engine is described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA072743

Entities

People

  • J. D. Hubble
  • R. E. Smith

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Control Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Engineering
  • Generators
  • High Pressure
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Reliability
  • Reynolds Number
  • Sea Level
  • Square Waves
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Turbines
  • Turbofan Engines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering