Accession Number : ADA144211

Title :   Operation and Performance Measurement on Engines in Sea Level Test Facilities

Descriptive Note : Lecture Series

Corporate Author : ADVISORY GROUP FOR AEROSPACE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE (FRANCE)

Full Text : https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a144211.pdf

Report Date : Mar 1984

Pagination or Media Count : 177

Abstract : This lecture series considers all the basic features of turbojet and turbofan testing. Partial contents include: General Survey; Aero/thermodynamic and Acoustic Considerations in the Design of Test Beds for Turbojets and Turbofans; Development Testing - Use of Sea-level Test Beds and Rigs; Instrumentation Techniques in Sea-level Test Facilities; Performance Derivation of Turbojets and Turbofans from Tests in Sea-level Test Cells; Testing of Turboshaft Engines; Data Acquisition and Processing in Sea-level Test Beds; and Uninstalled Engine Testing in Operation in the Royal Air Force.

Descriptors :   *TURBOFAN ENGINES , *TEST FACILITIES , *TURBOJET ENGINES , DATA PROCESSING , MEASUREMENT , UNITED STATES , TEST BEDS , FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY , TURBOSHAFT ENGINES , TURBOPROP ENGINES , PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING) , CANADA , BIBLIOGRAPHIES , JET ENGINES , DATA ACQUISITION , INSTRUMENTATION , SEA LEVEL , WEST GERMANY , BELGIUM , UNITED KINGDOM

Subject Categories : Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods
      Jet and Gas Turbine Engines

Distribution Statement : APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE