VAR Part 7 - Aircraft Maintenance Basic Cat A: Training Manual

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VAR Part 7 - Aircraft Maintenance Basic Cat A

TRAINING MANUAL
ATA 30, ATA 70
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Date: 25/04/2014
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M15 GAS TURBINE ENGINE EJAMF
Gas Turbine Engine
MODULE 15
M15.03 AIR INLET

FOR TRAINING PURPOSES ONLY!
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M15.03 AIR INLET (ATA 30, 71) EJAMF
ENGINE AIR INTAKES Gas Turbine Engine
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ENGINE AIR INTAKES

ENGINE AIR INTAKES
Air enters the engine via the engine air intake.
The air intake has:
S an intake nose and
S an inlet duct.
The air inlet duct gets wider. This shape is named divergent.
You probably remember from the Bernoulli Principle that this shape increases
the static pressure of air that is moving through the duct. This is an advantage
for the engine as we are going to see later in this lesson.
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Figure 1 Engine Air Intakes

AIR INLET EJAMF
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Engine Air Intakes cont.

The intake nose also helps to smooth the airflow.
This stops air disturbances from entering the inlet duct, which would reduce
engine efficiency.
However, air disturbances can be caused by damage to the intake nose, by
ice−build up or even by crosswinds during low speed aircraft operations.
As the aircraft moves through the air, all air enters the engine from the front.
This is because of the ram air effect at high airspeeds.

AIR INLET EJAMF
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Figure 2 Airflow Changes at the Engine Air Intake

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Engine Air Intakes cont.

If the engine is running but the aircraft is not moving, there is no ram air effect.
In this situation, air is also sucked in from the side of the engine. This is very
dangerous if maintenance must be done to an engine which is running.
Equipment, tools or yourself can be sucked into the engine.
To reduce this danger, limit maintenance to a minimum on an engine that is
running.
If you must work near an engine that is running, move carefully and wear a
safety lanyard.
A red stripe on the engine cowling and a warning placard tells you not to get
into the danger zone.
Do not stand anywhere in front of this red stripe or you may start to fly all by
yourself.

AIR INLET EJAMF
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Figure 3 Danger Zone at Engine Air Intake

HIGH SPEED FLIGHT EJAMF
SUPERSONIC FLIGHT Gas Turbine Engine
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SUPERSONIC ENGINE INLETS

The air entering the compressor section of a jet engine must be slowed to
subsonic velocity.
The slowing down of the air must be accomplished with the least possible
waste of energy.
At flight speeds just above the speed of sound we only need slight
modifications to the ordinary subsonic inlet design to produce satisfactory
performance.
At higher supersonic speeds the required modifications are more complicated.
The inlet design must slow the air with the weakest possible series or
combination of shock waves in order to minimize the energy losses caused by
temperature increases.
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Figure 4 Supersonic Engine Inlet

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supersonic engine inlets cont.

Here you see 1 of the least complicated engine inlet designs:
a normal shock diffuser inlet.
You can see that this type of inlet employs a single normal shock wave at the
inlet to slow the air to subsonic velocity.
This type of inlet is suitable for low supersonic speeds where the normal shock
wave is not too strong.
It is not suitable at higher supersonic speeds because the normal shock wave
is very strong and causes a great reduction in the total pressure recovered by
the inlet.

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Figure 5 Normal Shock Diffuser Inlet

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supersonic engine inlets cont.

Here you see a single oblique shock inlet.
This design employs an external oblique shock wave to slow the supersonic
airflow before the normal shock occurs.
A more complicated variation of the single oblique shock inlet is the multiple
oblique shock inlet.
This design employs a series of very weak oblique shock waves to gradually
slow the supersonic airflow before the normal shock occurs.
The normal shock wave doesn’t have to be very strong.
This combination of weak shock waves leads to the least waste of energy and
the highest pressure recovery.

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Figure 6 Single and Multiple Oblique Shock Inlet

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VARIABLE SUPERSONIC INLETS

The optimum shape of supersonic inlets varies with the inlet flow direction and
with the Mach number.
In other words to derive the highest efficiency and stability of operation the
geometry of the inlet would be different at different angles of attack and at
different speeds.
Here you see an example of an inlet which can be varied to suit different
conditions.
You can see that it is equipped with actuator operated panels.
At flight speeds below Mach 1 the engine inlet is fully open and the aircraft flies
with a high angle of attack.
At flight speeds just above Mach 1 the actuators change the position of the
panels slightly and the inlet employs a single normal shock wave.
This is similar to the normal shock diffuser inlet.
At high Mach numbers the actuators operate the panels so that they employ 3
oblique shock waves and then a normal shock.
This is similar to the multiple oblique shock inlet.
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Figure 7 Variable Supersonic Inlets

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AIR INLET EJAMF
ENGINE ANTI INCE SYSTEM Gas Turbine Engine
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ENGINE ANTI ICE SYSTEM

ENGINE ANTI-ICE
In addition to the negative effect on aerodynamics and a higher weight, the
engines can also get problems when there is an ice build−up.
Ice has 2 important negative effects on the engine inlet. These are:
S a disturbed air flow that reduces the performance of the engine and can
lead to a compressor stall and
S if the engine sucks in pieces of ice, these pieces can damage fan blades or
inlet vanes. This means that the engine will stop completely.
To prevent ice build−up on the engine inlet, all jet engines have a thermal anti-
ice system.
If an aircraft has a center engine as shown here, you must make sure that ice
pieces from the fuselage do not hit the engine.
Usually the antennas get this ice build−up and therefore they are also heated
by warm air.
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AIR INLET EJAMF
ENGINE ANTI INCE SYSTEM Gas Turbine Engine
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Figure 8 Effects of Ice on Engine Inlet

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ICE AND RAIN PROTECTION EJAMF
THERMAL ANTI - ICE SYSTEMS Gas Turbine Engine
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THERMAL ANTI-ICE SYSTEM

INTRODUCTION
Two thermal anti−ice systems are installed in jet aircraft:
S The wing and
S the engine anti−ice systems.
The wing anti−ice system uses hot air from the pneumatic system.
One or two valves in each wing, named the wing anti−ice valves, connect the
wing anti−ice ducts to the pneumatic system.
The engine anti−ice system also uses hot air. The air comes from either the
pneumatic system or directly from the engine. An engine anti−ice valve
provides the connection.
When an anti−ice valve opens, the hot air enters the anti−ice duct.
The hot air sprays through small holes in the anti−ice duct into the wing leading
edge or engine cowling.
The hot air heats up the area of the leading edge and prevents ice build−up.
Later, the air leaves this area through openings in the lower part of the
structure.
Extreme caution is necessary during ground tests of thermal anti−ice systems
because the air is still hot.
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Figure 9 Wing and Engine Anti-Ice Systems

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Introduction cont.
When the wing leading edge is equipped with slats then a telescoping duct is
necessary to supply the wing anti−ice duct.
The telescoping duct is short when the slats are retracted and long when the
slats are extended.
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Figure 10 Anti-Ice Telescopic Ducts

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SYSTEM CONTROL
You probably remember this pneumatic schematic from the lessons of the
pneumatic system.
We will now see what it looks like with the two thermal anti−ice systems added.
The left and right wing anti−ice system uses hot air which is already regulated
by the bleed valve.
The engine anti−ice system uses bleed air from the corresponding engine. This
air comes either from the engine bleed−air system, upstream of the bleed
valve, or from a separate port on the engine compressor.
You can control the thermal anti−ice systems with switches on the overhead
panel. Here you see the push buttons in an Airbus aircraft.
The wing anti−ice system always has only one switch. This switch controls the
two sides at the same time because the system must always operate
symmetrically.
On engine anti−ice systems you find a switch for each engine installed on the
aircraft.
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Figure 11 Anti-Ice System Schematic

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EJAMF M15.03 A E
TABLE OF CONTENTS
M15.03 AIR INLET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ENGINE AIR INTAKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ENGINE AIR INTAKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
SUPERSONIC ENGINE INLETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
VARIABLE SUPERSONIC INLETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
ENGINE ANTI ICE SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
ENGINE ANTI-ICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
THERMAL ANTI-ICE SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SYSTEM CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1 Engine Air Intakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Figure 2 Airflow Changes at the Engine Air Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Figure 3 Danger Zone at Engine Air Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Figure 4 Supersonic Engine Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Figure 5 Normal Shock Diffuser Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Figure 6 Single and Multiple Oblique Shock Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Figure 7 Variable Supersonic Inlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Figure 8 Effects of Ice on Engine Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Figure 9 Wing and Engine Anti-Ice Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 10 Anti-Ice Telescopic Ducts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 11 Anti-Ice System Schematic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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For Training Purpose Only DETAILED TRAINING

VAR Part 7 - Aircraft Maintenance Basic Cat A

ATA 30, ATA 70

For training purposes and internal use only.

Lufthansa Technical Training

Tel: +49 (0)40 5070 2520

M15.03 AIR INLET

HAM US/F SwD 01.04.2008 ATA DOC Page 1

ENGINE AIR INTAKES

HAM US/F SwD 01.04.2008 01|Air Intakes/A/B1 Page 2

Figure 1 Engine Air Intakes

Engine Air Intakes cont.

HAM US/F SwD 01.04.2008 02|Air Intakes/A/B1 Page 4

Figure 2 Airflow Changes at the Engine Air Intake

Engine Air Intakes cont.

HAM US/F SwD 01.04.2008 03|Air Intakes/A/B1 Page 6

Figure 3 Danger Zone at Engine Air Intake

SUPERSONIC ENGINE INLETS

HAM US/F SwD 01.04.2008 04|Supersonic EngineInlet/A/B1 Page 8

Figure 4 Supersonic Engine Inlet

supersonic engine inlets cont.

HAM US/F SwD 01.04.2008 05|Supersonic EngineInlet/A/B1 Page 10

Figure 5 Normal Shock Diffuser Inlet

supersonic engine inlets cont.

HAM US/F SwD 01.04.2008 06|Supersonic EngineInlet/A/B1 Page 12

Figure 6 Single and Multiple Oblique Shock Inlet

VARIABLE SUPERSONIC INLETS

HAM US/F SwD 01.04.2008 07|Variable Inlet/A Page 14

Figure 7 Variable Supersonic Inlets

ENGINE ANTI ICE SYSTEM

HAM US/F SwD 01.04.2008 01|Engine Anti−Ice/A/B1 Page 16

Figure 8 Effects of Ice on Engine Inlet

THERMAL ANTI-ICE SYSTEM

HAM US/F SwD 01.04.2008 01|Introduction/A/B1−2 Page 18

Figure 9 Wing and Engine Anti-Ice Systems

HAM US/F SwD 01.04.2008 02|Introduction/A/B1 Page 20

Figure 10 Anti-Ice Telescopic Ducts

HAM US/F SwD 01.04.2008 03|System Control/A/B1 Page 22

Figure 11 Anti-Ice System Schematic

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