Powerplant Flashcards
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What engines is the Hawker 900XP equipped with?
2x Garrett/Allied Signal/Honeywell TFE 731-50R’s
General overview of the TFE 731-50R’s:
Dual spool, axial flow, turbofan engines
How much thrust does the TFE 731-50R produce, and to what altitude?
Each engine produces 4,600 lbs of thrust, flat rated up to an altitude specified in the AFM
What is the bypass ratio at low altitudes? High altitudes?
80% bypass, 20% core at low altitude
20% bypass, 80% core at high altitude
What is the purpose of the fan, and what drives it?
Moves large volumes of air into the bypass duct and engine core, driven by the low pressure spool (N1)
What is the Low Pressure Spool (N1)?
Consists of a four-stage, low pressure axial flow compressor and three-stage low pressure turbine mounted on a common shaft
What is a stage?
A paired rotor and stator
What is one of the functions of the low pressure spool (N1)?
Increases pressure through the compressor stages without significantly increasing the velocity of the air
What is the High Pressure Spool (N2)?
Single-stage centrifugal compressor driven by a single-stage turbine on a concentric shaft
What drives the accessory gearbox, and how?
The High Pressure Spool (N2) through a tower shaft
What is a spool, and how many on the TFE 731-50R?
A compressor with a power turbine - 2 on the TFE 731-50R
Describe the combustion can:
Contains the igniters (at the 6 and 7 o’clock positions), with fuel atomizers
What does the turbine section consist of?
Contains four turbine wheels (1 high pressure, 3 low pressure) and four stator assemblies, as well as a mixer nozzle that mixes core and bypass air before the air is discharged by a convergent-divergent nozzle
How is Interstage Turbine Temperature (ITT) measured?
Thermocouples in the gas path between high-pressure turbine and first stage of low pressure turbine, sending signals to cockpit indicator and fuel computer. Each engine has own indicator on center instrument panel display
What is driven by the accessory drive?
Starter-generators*, hydraulic pump, alternator, fuel pump, fuel control unit, oil pump
What does the engine oil system contain?
Oil tank and sight gauge, oil pump, oil filter and bypass valve, air/oil cooler and bypass valve, fuel-to-oil cooler, oil-to-fuel cooler, breather pressurizing valve, & pressure and temperature transmitters and indicators
What drives the oil pump?
Accessory drive
What collects oil and returns oil to the reservoice?
Scavenge pump
What is the function of the bypass oil filter? Is there an annunciator?
Prevents contaminants from going to engine components - condition indicated in rear equipment bay… if there is a clog causing a drop in oil pressure, bypass can open, routing oil around the filter to the engine components. There is no oil filter annunciator
How is oil and fuel temperature transferred between each other?
Fuel heater provides fuel-to-oil heat transfer, air/oil cooler after fuel heater cools the oil
When does the OIL 1/2 LO PRESS annunciator illuminate?
If oil pressure drops below 49 psi on an engine
Can the ignition system be continuously operated? If so, how?
Yes - place the switch to ON
What does the AUTO switch position do in the ignition system?
Energizes igniters if there is an uncommanded N2 drop of 500 RPM
What does the fuel control system consist of?
Fuel pump assembly, hydromechanical fuel control unit, digital electronic engine control (DEEC), fuel flow divider assembly, fuel atomizers