Aircraft Engine Nacelle Fire Test Simulator. Volume I. Technical.

Abstract

This report describes the design, installation, and initial checkout of the Aircraft Engine Nacelle Fire Test Simulator. This facility was designed to realistically reproduce the environments and combustion-related phenomena encountered within an engine nacelle. The facility provides both heating and cooling of the inlet air, heating of the engine case, control of air velocity and air pressure, and for the injection of fluids, combustibles or extinguishants. The report presents the final implementation of the system and details the hardware installation, the control system, and the software needed to provide integrated control, safety, and data acquisition. Only limited checkout was possible due to the failure of the air compressor and the cleaning and modification efforts required to return the system to a safe operating level.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA089629

Entities

People

  • Dennis B. Burnsides
  • Karlheinz O. W. Ball
  • Paul R. Hughes
  • Rolf D. Hegele

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Compressors
  • Air Force
  • Air Pollution
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Combustion
  • Compressors
  • Control Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Exhaust Systems
  • Fire Protection
  • Fires
  • High Pressure
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressurization
  • Simulators
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.