VACUUM CHAMBER

RI-137
ILOT
Description

Largest vacuum chamber in Poland which is big enough to accommodate currently the biggest turbofan jet engine being produced all over the world.
Having 6.3MW electric motor controlled by VFD with maximum speed up to 3k rpm or 12k rpm (depending on the gearbox used), hydraulic units supplying oil to the test object/spindle, cutting-edge control, DAQ and Triggering system make this test stand unique in the world.

Main technical characteristics

Vacuum chamber:
Inner Diameter 5.9 m
Lenght: 9.65 m
Camera /lead out ports: 13 (new can be added)
Vacuum level: 0.5 Torr(a) achived in 45 min
Drive train:
Power: 6.3 MW
Max speed: 3k rpm or 12k rpm
2 Gearboxes: 1:2 ratio & 1:8 ratio
Speed control accuracy: ± 1 rpm
DAQ (rotating instrumentation):
Dynamic strain x20 – 216 kS/s
Static strain x60 – 54 kS/s
Temperatures x20 – 100 S/s
DAQ (static instrumentation):
Dynamic strain x80 – 204.8 kS/s
Static strain x32 – 204.8 kS/s
Vibrations x64 – 204.8 kS/s
Temperatures x20 – 100 S/s
Triggering System
Dynamic angle calculation to trigger the CDU (Capacitor Discharge Unit) reduces the potential overshoot by no more than 1 deg. for ~2500rpm

Operational Capacity

“Fan Over Speed Tests
Fan Bird Strike Test
Fan Blade Out Test
Pitch Change Mechanism (PCM) Tests
Components Tests”

Contact Information

Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation
al. Krakowska 110/114
02-256 Warsaw, Poland
central: (+48) 22 846 00 11
fax: (+48) 22 846 44 32
e-mail: ilot[at]ilot.lukasiewicz.gov.pl

KRS 0000862006, NIP 1070046338, PL 1070046338, Regon: 387193275
Bank PKO SA
90 1240 6247 1111 0000 4977 2760

Directions to the bus stop “Instytut Lotnictwa”
by tram: 7, 9, 15
by bus: 141, 154, 317, N38, N88

Warsaw (Poland)
EREA

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