EXAM NOTES Flashcards
start the engine
Radial Drive Shaft
How to start a turbine engine
- introduction of air (rotate the starter)
- Igniters
- Fuel
How to start the compressor:
Starters
- Electric
- Pneumatic
- Hydraulic
- Catridge Type
- Combustion Starting
- Isopropyl Nitrate
pneumatic & electric enters in bleed air
Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)
Main Parts of Ignition System
- Igniter Plugs
- Exciter Box
- High Tension Leads/ Wire
(?) timing of Ignition/ Start because it is continuous combustion in turbine.
No
2 Types of Fuel Introduction
- Direct Injection
- Pre-vaporization
3 False Start
- Hot Start
- Hung Start
- No Start
too rich of mixture/ fuel
Hot Start
Need to do if Hot Start
need to turn off the engine, motoring the air (off the igniters)
disengage early/ starter disconnected early
Hung Start
Need to if Hung Start
need to be rich or rise the fuel
-no ignition and combustion
-no EGT, no fuel supply
No Start
give back the loss thrust
Thrust Restoration
Ways of Thrust Restoration
Water Injection and Methanol