FORECASTING NONUNIFORMITY OF GAS TEMPERATURE FIELD AT THE GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR OUTLET IN THE CASE OF INDEFINITENESS OF INITIAL CONDITIONS OF ATOMIZED FUEL SUPPLY

Author(s):  
Omair Alhatim

Author(s):  
A. Karl Owen ◽  
Anne Daugherty ◽  
Doug Garrard ◽  
Howard C. Reynolds ◽  
Richard D. Wright

A generic one-dimensional gas turbine engine model, developed at the Arnold Engineering Development Center, has been configured to represent the gas generator of a General Electric axial-centrifugal gas turbine engine in the six kg/sec airflow class. The model was calibrated against experimental test results for a variety of initial conditions to insure that the model accurately represented the engine over the range of test conditions of interest. These conditions included both assisted (with a starter motor) and unassisted (altitude windmill) starts. The model was then exercised to study a variety of engine configuration modifications designed to improve its starting characteristics and thus quantify potential starting improvements for the next generation of gas turbine engines. This paper discusses the model development and describes the test facilities used to obtain the calibration data. The test matrix for the ground level testing is also presented. A companion paper presents the model calibration results and the results of the trade-off study.





2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustagime Tülin Yildirim ◽  
Bülent Kurt

Modern condition monitoring-based methods are used to reduce maintenance costs, increase aircraft safety, and reduce fuel consumption. In the literature, parameters such as engine fan speeds, vibration, oil pressure, oil temperature, exhaust gas temperature (EGT), and fuel flow are used to determine performance deterioration in gas turbine engines. In this study, a new model was developed to get information about the gas turbine engine’s condition. For this model, multiple regression analysis was carried out to determine the effect of the flight parameters on the EGT parameter and the artificial neural network (ANN) method was used in the identification of EGT parameter. At the end of the study, a network that predicts the EGT parameter with the smallest margin of error has been developed. An interface for instant monitoring of the status of the aircraft engine has been designed in MATLAB Simulink. Any performance degradation that may occur in the aircraft’s gas turbine engine can be easily detected graphically or by the engine performance deterioration value. Also, it has been indicated that it could be a new indicator that informs the pilots in the event of a fault in the sensor of the EGT parameter that they monitor while flying.



Author(s):  
C. A. Fucinari ◽  
J. K. Vallance ◽  
C. J. Rahnke

The design and development of the regenerator seals used in the AGT101 gas turbine engine are described in this paper. The all ceramic AGT101 gas turbine engine was designed for 100 hp at 5:1 pressure ratio with 2500F (1371C) turbine inlet temperature. Six distinct phases of seal design were investigated experimentally and analytically to develop the final design. Static and dynamic test rig results obtained during the seal development program are presented. In addition, analytical techniques are described. The program objectives of reduced seal leakage, without additional diaphragm cooling, to 3.6% of total engine airflow and higher seal operating temperature resulting from the 2000F (1093C) inlet exhaust gas temperature were met.



1999 ◽  
Vol 121 (3) ◽  
pp. 384-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Owen ◽  
A. Daugherty ◽  
D. Garrard ◽  
H. C. Reynolds ◽  
R. D. Wright

A generic one-dimensional gas turbine engine model, developed at the Arnold Engineering Development Center, has been configured to represent the gas generator of a General Electric axial-centrifugal gas turbine engine in the six-kg/sec airflow class. The model was calibrated against experimental test results for a variety of initial conditions to insure that the model accurately represented the engine over the range of test conditions of interest. These conditions included both assisted (with a starter motor) and unassisted (altitude windmill) starts. The model was then exercised to study a variety of engine configuration modifications designed to improve its starting characteristics and thus quantify potential starting improvements for the next generation of gas turbine engines. This paper presents the model calibration results and the results of the trade-off study. A companion paper discusses the model development and describes the test facilities used to obtain the calibration data.



1976 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. B. Cox

A correlation method has been developed for predicting the temperature field produced by a single row of closely-spaced jets penetrating into a hot confined crossflow. The correlation procedure predicts the temperature field as a function of the distance downstream of the jet injection plane and pertinent geometric and flow variables. Predicted results are compared with measured data. The tests are selected to represent combinations of geometries or flow variables which give strong verification of the correlations and which are pertinent to gas turbine engine combustor design.



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