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US.Departmentof Trarispcftation
FederalAviation Administration
Technical Center
Atlantic City International Airport, N.J. 08405
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ANALYSIS OF THE T63-A--700 ENGINE USED I N 6. Performing Orponitation Cod*
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A l t e r n a t e Fuels, Alcohol,
T u r b i n e Engine, Teardown,
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY vi
INTRODUCTION 1
VISUAL INSPECTION 1.
TEST CELL 2
TEARDOWN 2
ENGINEERING ANALYSIS 3
CONCLUSIONS 3
L I S T OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure Page
1 F u e l Consumption Comparison 5
2 O u t p u t Power Comparison 5
3 The A f f e c t e d T r a i l i n g Edges 6
4 T r a i l i n g Edge Showing I n c i p i e n t M e l t i n g 6
L I S T OF TABLES
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1 Performance Ratings 7
2 Gas T u r b i n e E n g i n e T e s t Log S h e e t 8
3 Leading P a r t i c u l a r s 10
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The remainder of t h e e n g i n e , i n c l u d i n g t h e s e a l s , f u e l c o n t r o l u n i t , f u e l n o z z l e ,
b e a r i n g s , and i n t e r n a l components, showed n o d i s c r e p a n c i e s .
VISUAL INSPECTION
E x t r a p o l a t i o n of t h e t e s t c e l l d a t a i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e engine w i l l produce r a t e d
power a t 105 p e r c e n t N 1 speed, 1484 OF t u r b i n e o u t l e t t e m p e r a t u r e , and 93.5 f o o t -
pound-force ( f t - l b f ) t o r q u e , when c o r r e c t e d t o s t a n d a r d day, s e a l e v e l
conditions. Obviously, t h e e n g i n e was n o t r u n i n t h e t e s t c e l l a t t h e s e
c o n d i t i o n s a s t h e maximum o p e r a t i n g temperature was 1380 OF ( t a b l e 1 ) .
CONCLUSIONS
It i s p r o b a b l e t h a t t h e e t h a n o l and methanol b l e n d s w i t h j e t f u e l i n f l u e n c e d t h e
e f f i c i e n c y of both t h e f u e l c o n t r o l u n i t and t h e f u e l n o z z l e , p a r t i c u l a r l y d u r i n g
engine s t a r t i n g operations.
Assuming t h a t t h e a l c o h o l b l e n d s c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e h o t s e c t i o n damage
d u r i n g s t a r t i n g o p e r a t i o n s , i t f o l l o w s t h a t c o n s i d e r a t i o n should be g i v e n t o
u s i n g o n l y j e t f u e l t o s t a r t g a s t u r b i n e e n g i n e s . Extender f u e l s would b e
i n t r o d u c e d a f t e r t h e e n g i n e reached normal o p e r a t i n g c o n d i t i o n s . T h i s would
r e q u i r e a d d i t i o n a l t e s t i n g t o confirm t h e above assumption. The F e d e r a l A v i a t i o n
A d m i n i s t r a t i o n Technical Center r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e i n c i d e n c e of hung s t a r t s was
reduced by s t a r t i n g t h e t e s t e n g i n e on e i t h e r n e a t Jet-A o r n e a t JP-4.
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Rimensions
Length 40 4 inches (1.03 m )
~ e i ~ h t 22.5 inches (0557 m )
Width 19.0 inches (0.48 m )
E n g i n e weight (dry).
1'63-A-700 138.5 pounds (62.82 kgr.)
Fuel specifications
Pr irnary MIL-T-5624 (JP-4)
Alternate MIL-T-5624 ( J P - 5 ) ( J P - 8 ) ( J E T - A ) (JETA-1)
Ernergency M1L.G-5572
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