Auxiliary Power Units for Wide-Body Aircraft,

Abstract

The auxiliary power units designed for wide-body aircraft shall closely meet the requirements concerning especially the reduction of consumption, weight, dimensions and maintenance cost. Meeting these imperative requirements is obtained thanks to a highly detailed analysis of the various aircraft power requirements and utilization of a load compressor and a digital-type regulation. Further improvements in the near future consist in optimization of the APU characteristics by using a free turbine generator and a load compressor flow regulation which takes the variable air requirements of the aircraft into account.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP002288

Entities

People

  • M. Cenival
  • M. Eglem
  • S. Riazuelo

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Auxiliary Power Units
  • Compressors
  • Electric Generators
  • Energy Systems
  • Generators
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Optimization
  • Regulations
  • Turbines

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