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MOVING ENGINE PART [1 record]

Record 1 2007-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

As a part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Catastrophic Failure Prevention Program, the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division under contract to the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center conducted a turbine disk containment test. The purpose was to demonstrate the containment capability of the Kevlar ring against full-size T53 engine rotor fragments.

OBS

containment : Demonstrated ability to retain every part within machine, following mechanical breakup of portion or whole of moving machinery, especially rotating portions of gas turbine engine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Essai destiné à démontrer qu'une pièce pouvant se rompre (aube de turbine par exemple) ne sortira pas du moteur en cas de rupture, les carters extérieurs de celui-ci étant suffisamment robustes pour ne pas être traversés par la pièce rompue.

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