Accession Number:

AD0744950

Title:

Rotor Burst Protection Program: Phases 6 and 7: Exploratory Experimentation to Provide Data for the Design of Rotor Burst Fragment Containment Rings

Descriptive Note:

Phase rept.

Corporate Author:

NAVAL AIR PROPULSION TEST CENTER PHILADELPHIA PA AERONAUTICAL ENGINE DEPT

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1972-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

46.0

Abstract:

Presented are the results of exploratory experimentation that was conducted in NAPTC Rotor Spin Facility to provide criteria for the design of turbomachine rotor burst fragment containment rings. High-speed photography was used to study containment processes involving freely supported rings of different materials and a variety of rotor and flat disk fragments.

Subject Categories:

  • Aircraft
  • Safety Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE