Gas turbine engine simulator
US7717668B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 19, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05B2260/80
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A gas turbine engine simulator comprising a simulator rotor disc which has substantially the same maximum external dimensions as a rotor disc and is manufactured from a material which has a density of less than 220 kg/m3. The simulator rotor disc is manufactured from a foamed plastic material with a closed cell structure. The simulator rotor disc is provided with a cavity in flow communication with a source of simulator coolant fluid, at least one flow outlet, at least one heater unit and at least one thermocouple mounted within said cavity for the measurement of simulator coolant fluid temperature within said cavity.
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