Visual Data Acquisition From High Speed/High Temperature Turbine Test Facility

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald L. McCurdy ◽  
David S. DuBois
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Data Acquisition ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Visual Data

scholarly journals Strain-Life Assessment of Grainex Mar-M 247 for NASA’s Turbine Seal Test Facility

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irebert R. Delgado ◽  
Gary R. Halford ◽  
Bruce M. Steinetz ◽  
Clare M. Rimnac
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Current Work ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Safe Operation ◽  
Jet Engine ◽  
Inspection Interval ◽  
Bolt Holes

NASA’s Turbine Seal Test Facility is used to test air-to-air seals for use primarily in advanced jet engine applications. Combinations of high temperature, high speed, and high pressure limit the disk life, due to the concern of crack initiation in the bolt holes of the Grainex Mar-M 247 disk. The primary purpose of this current work is to determine an inspection interval to ensure safe operation. The current work presents high temperature fatigue strain-life data for test specimens cut from an actual Grainex Mar-M 247 disk. Several different strain-life models were compared to the experimental data including the Manson-Hirschberg Method of Universal Slopes, the Halford-Nachtigall Mean Stress Method, and the Modified Morrow Method. The Halford-Nachtigall Method resulted in only an 18% difference between predicted and experimental results. Using the experimental data at a −99.95% prediction level and the presence of 6 bolt holes it was found that the disk should be inspected after 665 cycles based on a total strain of 0.5% at 649°C.

scholarly journals The Basics of Powder Lubrication in High-Temperature Powder-Lubricated Dampers

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hooshang Heshmat ◽  
James F. Walton
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Basic Mechanism ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Powder Lubrication ◽  
Basic Features ◽  
Selection Of

The objective of this investigation is to develop a novel powder-lubricated rotor bearing system damper concept for use in high-temperature, high-speed rotating machinery such as advanced aircraft gas turbine engines. The approach discussed herein consists of replacing a conventional oil lubrication or frictional damper system with a powder lubrication system that uses the process particulates or externally-fed powder lubricant. Unlike previous work in this field, this approach is based on the postulate of the quasi-hydrodynamic nature of powder lubrication. This postulate is deduced from past observation and present verification that there are a number of basic features of powder flow in narrow interfaces that have the characteristic behavior of fluid film lubrication. In addition to corroborating the basic mechanism of powder lubrication, the conceptual and experimental work performed in this program provides guidelines for selection of the proper geometries, materials and powders suitable for this tribological process. The present investigation describes the fundamentals of quasi-hydrodynamic powder lubrication and defines the rationale underlying the design of the test facility. The performance and the results of the experimental program present conclusions reached regarding design requirements as well as the formulation of a proper model of quasi-hydrodynamic powder lubrication.

Development of an Experimental Facility to Test Polymer Extrusion

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. M. Lobarinhas ◽  
S. F. C. F. Teixeira ◽  
J. C. F. Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Data Acquisition ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Experimental Facility ◽  
Design And Optimization ◽  
Interface Thermal Resistance ◽  
Experimental Apparatus ◽  
High Speed Data Acquisition ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Traction System

A wide variety of plastic profiles are produced in extrusion lines, which are basically comprised by an extruder, a die and a calibrator. Because the initial cooling stages will determine the final quality of the extrudate, the study of the thermal modeling of the calibrator is of great interest. In this context the use of computational tools is becoming increasingly useful for the calibrator design and optimization. Therefore, reliable experimental data is of paramount relevance to validate thermal models. For that purpose, an experimental apparatus was set-up at the laboratory, which includes: a calibrator, a heat chamber, a data acquisition system, a traction system and various polymer test samples. The experimental facility is designed to obtain data inside the polymer. Based upon computer simulations a calibrator was built in a aluminum alloy with 600×150×80 mm. The cross section aperture for the polymer profile is of 30×16 mm. Low inertia thermocouples were located at various positions and at depths varying between 1.0 to 5.0 mm from the calibrator/polymer interface. This is the region where greater thermal gradients are expected. Other sensors (at the surface) can be used to determine the interface thermal resistance. Data were collected by a high-speed data acquisition board (data a rate up to 500 kHz), with electronics for signal conditioning in order to compensate the low level signal of thermocouples. The data are stored for subsequent processing. All the process is controlled using an interface developed in LabView. Preliminary testes were carried out in PVC samples due to its high melting point and availability. The results proved the usefulness of the test facility to obtain relevant data concerning the thermal behavior of calibrators.

The Basics of Powder Lubrication in High-Temperature Powder-Lubricated Dampers

1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (2) ◽  
pp. 372-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Heshmat ◽  
J. F. Walton
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Basic Mechanism ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Powder Lubrication ◽  
Basic Features ◽  
Selection Of

The objective of this investigation is to develop a novel powder-lubricated rotor bearing system damper concept for use in high-temperature, high-speed rotating machinery such as advanced aircraft gas turbine engines. The approach discussed herein consists of replacing a conventional oil lubrication or frictional damper system with a powder lubrication system that uses the process particulates or externally fed powder lubricant. Unlike previous work in this field, this approach is based on the postulate of the quasi-hydrodynamic nature of powder lubrication. This postulate is deduced from past observation and present verification that there are a number of basic features of powder flow in narrow interfaces that have the characteristic behavior of fluid film lubrication. In addition to corroborating the basic mechanism of powder lubrication, the conceptual and experimental work performed in this program provides guidelines for selection of the proper geometries, materials, and powders suitable for this tribological process. The present investigation describes the fundamentals of quasi-hydrodynamic powder lubrication and defines the rationale underlying the design of the test facility. The performance and the results of the experimental program present conclusions reached regarding design requirements as well as the formulation of a proper model of quasi-hydrodynamic powder lubrication.

scholarly journals The High-Speed Cascade Wind Tunnel at the Bundeswehr University Munich after a Major Revision and Upgrade

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Reinhard Niehuis ◽  
Martin Bitter
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Data Acquisition ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Data Acquisition System ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Measurement Equipment ◽  
Design Studies ◽  
Major Revision ◽  
Physical Phenomena ◽  
Oriented Research

Since its first operation in 1956 at DFL Braunschweig and after its movement to Munich, the High-Speed Cascade Wind Tunnel (HGK) at Bundeswehr University Munich is intensively used for fundamental and application-oriented research on aero-thermodynamics of turbomachinery bladings. Numerous systematic airfoil design studies were performed over the last decades. Thanks to the HGK facility, which enables thorough and detailed cascade testing at turbomachinery-relevant conditions, many of those airfoils for different purposes finally made it into turbomachinery applications. Nowadays, the HGK still provides very useful contributions to the understanding of the complicated flow in compressor and turbine bladings, and thereby extends the knowledge on relevant physical phenomena. As a consequence of the intense usage, this unique test facility was subject to a major revision and upgrade. The performed changes are presented within this paper including an overview on new capabilities in terms of the extended operating range, the data acquisition system, and the recently available measurement equipment.

ALX ALLOY

Alloy Digest ◽  
1963 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Tensile Properties ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
Temperature Performance ◽  
Cobalt Base

Abstract ALX is a composition of nonferrous materials with a cobalt base containing chromium, tungsten and carbon. This alloy is commonly supplied in the cast-to-shape form, having an as-cast hardness of Rockwell C60-62 and requiring no further heat treatment. ALX is also supplied as cast tool bit material and is useful where conventional high-speed steels or carbides do not function effectively. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as casting, forming, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: Co-35. Producer or source: Allegheny Ludlum Corporation.

CYCLOPS M4

Alloy Digest ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Abrasion Resistance ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
Heavy Duty ◽  
Maximum Hardness ◽  
Temperature Performance ◽  
Sharp Edges ◽  
Normal Carbon

Abstract CYCLOPS M4 is a deep-hardening steel that was developed to utilize the excellent abrasion resistance that results from higher-than-normal carbon and vanadium contents in the molybdenum-tungsten family of high-speed steels. It is recommended for heavy-duty cutting operations and for sharp edges for fine cuts. Cyclops M4 should always be used at or near maximum hardness. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and elasticity. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: TS-335. Producer or source: Cyclops Corporation.

CRUCIBLE CPM REX 121

Alloy Digest ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 50 (10) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Wear Resistance ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
High Speed ◽  
High Speed Steel ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
Maximum Hardness ◽  
Temperature Performance ◽  
Red Hardness ◽  
Cutting Speeds

Abstract CPM Rex 121 is a super high-speed steel with significantly higher wear resistance and red hardness than other high-speed steels. It is best suited for applications requiring high cutting speeds. It may provide an alternative to carbide where carbide cutting edges are too fragile. The annealed hardness is approximately 350-400 HB, and maximum hardness is approximately 72 HRC. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, microstructure, hardness, and elasticity as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on high temperature performance and wear resistance as well as heat treating and surface treatment. Filing Code: TS-591. Producer or source: Crucible.

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