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250 HP Turboshaft Engine
Test Stand
This setup consists of a 250 HP Rolls-Royce C18
helicopter turboshaft engine. It's installed on a dynamometer system
that can control the loading on the engine. It is currently being
instrumented with a variety of Kulite transducers for unsteady pressure
measurements. It will be used during Bio-fuel studies on gas turbines. |
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Flow Control Cascade
Facility This facility is a low speed wind tunnel
with interchangeable test sections that can be used in a variety of flow
control studies. It consists of a 18 kW motor that drives a 60 cm radial
fan, a diffuser, a settling chamber, a contraction and a test section.
It's currently under construction and will be used for tip vortex
control studies. |
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Small Radial Compressor
Test Setup This facility is used for performance
testing as well as investigating flow details within small radial
compressors that are used in turbochargers or small jet engines.
Studies related to the effect of inlet distortion is under way. |
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Small Turbojet Test Setup
This benchtop unit consists of a small SimJet Turbojet engine that has
max 100 N thrust and runs up to 110 000 rpm. Both steady state as well
as transient performance characteristics of the engine can be
experimentally determined. |