Qualification of a Small Gas Turbine Engine as a Starter Unit
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R. K. Mishra
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Prashant Kumar
Abstract
The certification philosophy plays an important role in ensuring the airworthiness qualification of a small gas turbine engine designed as a starter unit. The small and compactness of the engine, high rotational speed of the rotors, requirements of torque and starting capability at sea level to high altitude airfields and consecutive starts within stipulated time impose a great challenge from airworthiness point of view. This paper presents the methodology adopted and various stages of qualification, standards followed and results based on which the starter unit has been qualified for fitment on the designated aircraft.
Acknowledgement
The authors are very grateful to the Chief Executive, CEMILAC, Bangalore, India for his kind permission for publishing this paper. The authors are also very thankful to the General Manager and Engineers of Aero Engine R&D Center of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore and Officers of Aeronautical Quality Assurance (Engines), Bangalore for their cooperation and support during this work without which the present work would not have been possible.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Investigation of a High Pressure Ratio Centrifugal Compressor with Wedge Diffuser and Pipe Diffuser
- Qualification of a Small Gas Turbine Engine as a Starter Unit
- Creep Life Prediction of Aircraft Turbine Disc Alloy Using Continuum Damage Mechanics
- Obtaining Dynamic Responses of Rotor from a Synchronizing Derived System Driven by Responses of Some Elastic Supports
- Effect of Swirling Secondary Flow on the Under-expanded Non-circular Supersonic Jets
- Life enhancement of Nozzle Guide Vane of an Aero Gas Turbine Engine through Pack Aluminization
- Investigation on the Aerodynamic Performance of the Compressor Cascade Using Blended Blade and End Wall
- Numerical Simulation of Terminal Shock Oscillation in Over/Under Turbine-Based Combined-Cycle Inlet
- Model Simulation and Design Optimization of a Can Combustor with Methane/Syngas Fuels for a Micro Gas Turbine
- Matching Performance Prediction Between Core Driven Fan Stage and High Pressure Compressor
- Effect of Variable Geometry Guide-Vane with Cylindrical Endwalls on Turbine Stage Performance
