Computer Controlled Axial Flow Gas Turbine/ Jet Engine

INTRODUCTION

A jet engine is a type of engine that discharges a jet of fluid at high speed to generate a thrust in accordance with Newton’s law, although the term generally refers to a gas turbine used to generate a jet of gas for propulsion purposes.
Reaction engines are used in planes for propulsion due to their reduced weight and high performance.
The Computer Controlled Axial Flow Gas Turbine/ Jet Engine, “TGFAC”, designed by EDIBON is a teaching unit that demonstrates the operation of a gas turbine as reaction engine.

EXERCISES AND PRACTICAL POSSIBILITIES TO BE DONE WITH THE MAIN ITEMS

1. Study of a gas turbine.
2. Function and operation of a gas turbine as jet engine.
3. Determination of fuel consumption.
4. Determination of air and fuel ratio.
5. Recording the relevant parameters of the turbine.
6. Determination of the efficiency of the compressor.
7. Determination of the turbine thrust.
8. Determination of the efficiency of the gas turbine.
9. Determination of the gas turbine characteristic curves.
10. Determination of the compression ratio of the compressor at different thrust regimes.
11. Determination of the gas turbine specific consumption.
12. Study of the safety systems in the operation of a gas turbine.
    Additional practical possibilities:
13. Sensors calibration.
    Other possibilities to be done with this Unit:
14. Many students view results simultaneously.
    To view all results in real time in the classroom by means of a projector or an electronic whiteboard.
15. Open Control, Multicontrol and Real Time Control.
    This unit allows intrinsically and/or extrinsically to change the span, gains; proportional, integral, derivative parameters; etc, in real time.
16. The Computer Control System with SCADA allows a real industrial simulation.
17. This unit is totally safe as uses mechanical, electrical/electronic, and software safety devices.
18. This unit can be used for doing applied research.
19. This unit can be used for giving training courses to Industries even to other Technical Education Institutions.
20. Control of the TGFAC unit process through the control interface box without the computer.
21. Visualization of all the sensors values used in the TGFAC unit process.
    – Several other exercises can be done and designed by the user.