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Standing in the Working Section of Cell 3 looking eastwards towards the Plenum Chamber.
21|04|07 © Simon Cornwell 2007
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Applications
The cell was designed for testing reheated military engines over their full flight envelope and
can therefore provide an extensive range of inlet air and altitude conditions. Its ease of
adjusting inlet air temperature has made it ideally suitable for icing tests on engines, intakes
and components (e.g. helicoper blades).
Dimensions
The Cell working section is 6.09m in diameter and 17m in length. A removable lid enables test
engines and associated equipment to be lowered into the test chamber.
Capabilities
Engines can be provided with air at a flow rate of up to 270 Kg/s.
The eight Air House GEC compressor/exhausters
are used in combination to produce altitude conditions of up to 70,000ft and Mach numbers of up
to 2.2.
Tests are conducted with conditioned dry air from the Ceca air drying
plant. The air temperature can be accurately controlled over the range of -70°C to
250°C by two stream mixing upstream of the Cell.
The engine is supported in a thrust frame which floats on oil borne bearings to transmit the
thrust to a centre line mounted shear force load cell.
Special Features
The fuel system can supply AVTUR or AVTAG fuel at flow rates of up to 30,000 l/Hr. Additional
plant can be utilised to achieve pressures ranging from 4 KPaA to 690 KPaA, and
temperatures of up to 100°C.
A spray rake can be installed to provide an icing cloud of controlled Liquid Water
Concentration (LWC) and droplet size, enabling icing certification to be carried out
on engines and rigs all year round.
Summary Of Data
| -70 to 250°C |
270 Kg/s |
Mach 2.2 |
6.09m |
17m |
Ambient/Hot |
1524 to 21336m
(5,000 to 70,000 ft) |
110 KN |
Full Engine |
© DERA 1995-2001
Taken from a DERA Brochure
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