Evaluation of an Automated Smoke Abatement System for Jet Engine Test Cells

Abstract

An automated Smoke Abatement System (ASAS) which injects a smoke abatement fuel additive into the fuel system of a gas turbine engine was developed for reducing test cell exhaust stack plume opacity caused by engine operation. The ASAS contains three major components: transmissometer to monitor plume opacity, logic/control unit which determines if opacity exceeds the standard, and variable speed pump which injects the optimum quantity of the smoke abatement additive. The difference between the plume opacity and standard regulates the speed of the pump and quantity of additive injected. The System maintained test cell plume opacity to a visual opacity of 20 percent or less during evaluation tests at two Naval Air Rework Facilities (NARF's). It is recommended that the ASAS be used to control plume opacity from those engines compatible with smoke abatement additives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA100329

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  • A. F. Klarman

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Air Force
  • Engineering
  • Exhaust Plumes
  • Ferrocenes
  • Flow Rate
  • Fuel Additives
  • Fuel Systems
  • Gas Turbines
  • Jet Engines
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Navy
  • New Jersey
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transmissometers
  • Turbines

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