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Engineering Services in Cooperation with Aviation Network Partners
Research and Development
All network partners provide their key competences to offer system integration
solutions according to customer needs
Engineering Services
- Complete engine design
- Prototyping of engine components
- Engine packaging in airplane structure
(incl. CAE tools)
Digital engine control
- Consulting Services
- Engine calibration in flight conditions (incl. test pilot and airplane)
- Scattering band of engine parameters
- Longterm contact to LBA and EASA/FOCA
- Experience of retired engineers in piston engine application (consultants)
Testing Services
- Validation of components and assemblies in endurance tests with/without propeller
- Certification tests
- Dynamic and static strength measurement
- Fuel-consumption and emissions measurement
- System optimization on tilting test bed (crankcase, ventilation, lubrication system,oil aeration)´
- Steady state engine calibration
Testing Facilities at Aachen University of Applied Sciences
Test Center for Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Aviation Piston and Turbo Jet Engine Operation
Test Stand
- Mass flow rate up to 350 kg/s
- Aviation piston engine power up to 300 kW
- Turbo jet engine power up to 30 kN thrust
Fuel Storage Capacity
- Kerosene 32.000 litre
- Diesel 5.000 litre
- AVGAS 5.000 litre
- MOGAS 2.000 litre
Propulsion Test Cell of the University
Mass flow rate: up to 350 kg/s
Piston engine tests: up to 300 kW
Turbo jet engine: up to 30 kN thrust
Aviation Piston Engine Test Bed
Operation under Propeller Load
Performance Data
- Propeller diameter up to 2,1m
- Multi fuel operation
Piston Engines in Use
- Piston engines up to 300 KW
- applicable to test bed
- Rotax 912 ULS (installed)
- Lycomming IGSO 540 AIE (available)
Instrumentation
- Test bed for thrust and torque measurement of piston engines with propeller
- Separate bearing arrangements for thrust and torque measurements
- Thrust measurement up to 10 kN
- Torque measurement up to 500 Nm
- State-of-the-art measurement devices for temparature, pressure, noise and vibration
- Automatic test bed control & data sampling
Stationary Test Beds
Aviation Piston Engine under Extreme Operation Conditions
Tilting Test Bed
- Tilting angle 45° crosswise to crankshaft
- Tilting angle 360° inline to crankshaft
- Brake torque 400 Nm, Brake power 230 kW
- Brake speed up to 10.000 rpm
Stationary Piston Engine Test Beds
- Piston engines up to 300 kW
- Mobile lubricating oil and coolant
- conditioning units
- Engine assembly area
- Mechanical work shop
Morane MS 893 E-D (D-ENFH)
Single Engine Experimental Airplane
Technical Data Masses
- Max. lift-off weight 1.050 kg
- Net weight 613 kg
- Load max 437 kg
- Fuel mass max. 166 kg
- Payload max. 318 kg
Reference Projects
Research & Developement
- Certification testing investigation of a Diesel powered aviation piston engine according to EASA
- Automatic controlled endurance cycle operation from 1,5 hours to 1000 hours
- Design optimization of an exhaust manifold and corresponding endurance investigation
- NVH investigation of a 4-cylinder aviation piston engine
- Package investigation of engine and engine components (e.g. oil cooler and tubes)
- Cowling design modification for optimized insertion of inlet for engine air (CFD application)
Investigation and optimization of the crankcase ventilation system of a gasoline V6 and V8 engine applying transparent flow sections - Experimental improvement of oil aeration behavior of several internal combustion gasoline engines using acrylic glass for high temperature application
Examples
Contact
Aviation Piston Engine Network
Aachen University of Applied Sciences
Aerospace Department
Hohenstaufenallee 6
52064 Aachen, Germany
Prof. Dr.-Ing. H. Funke
Prof. Dr.-Ing. T. Esch
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