Accession Number:
ADA257640
Title:
Preliminary Analysis of the J-52 Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis,
Corporate Author:
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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Report Date:
1992-09-01
Pagination or Media Count:
104.0
Abstract:
Increasing budgetary constraints have required program managers within the Naval Air Systems Command to justify their programs as never before. This thesis presents a preliminary analysis of the J-52 aircraft engine Component Improvement Program CIP. The objectives of the research were to scrutinize the association of the CIP with promised improvements and benefits pertaining to the J-52 engine and to determine the obstacles that existing data bases present when an attempt is made to calculate the success or failure of a component modification. A history of the J-52 engine is provided along with a broad look at various engine performance parameter trends for the period 1984- 1990. Ten Engineering Change Proposals ECPs are then examined. Analysis shows that while only one of the ten ECP related fixes can be directly correlated to a tangible increase in engine performance, the overall trends have been promising.
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Subject Categories:
- Jet and Gas Turbine Engines