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FUNDAMENTALS OF AIRCRAFT POWER PLANTS
(142 pages)
November 1990
Headquarters, Department of the Army
PART ONE - FUNDAMENTALS OF POWER PLANTS
Chapter 1 - Basic Requirements
Definition of Terms
Fuels
Combustion
Lubrication
Lubricating Oil Requirements
Gas Turbine Engine Lubricants
Bearings
Chapter 2 - Background, Development and Theory
Early Development
Modern Aviation
Newton's Laws of Motion
The Brayton Cycle
Bernoulli's Theorem
Boyle's Law
Charles' Law
Pressure and Velocity
Gas Turbine Engine vs Reciprocating Engine
PART TWO - GAS TURBINE ENGINES
Chapter 3 - Principlies, Operation and Construction
Principles
Engine Operation
Types of Gas Turbine Engines
Air Inlet Section
Compressor Section
Combustion Section
Turbine Section
Exhaust Section
Thrust Reversers
Oil System Seals
Materials and Methods of Construction
Chapter 4 - Fuel System
Description
Turbine Engine Fuel System Components
T-700/701 Fuel System
Fuel Control Unit
T-700 Control System
T-55-L-11E/T55-L-712 Fuel Control System
Chapter 5 - Lubricating Systems
Turbine Engine Dry-Sump Lubrication
Turbine Engine Wet-Sump Lubrication
Oil System Components
Typical Oil System For T-701
Lubrication System For T-62
Chapter 6 - Ignition Systems
Description
Early Induction Type
Modern Capacitor Type
High-Energy Type
Combination or Dual Duty
Electronic
Turbine Engine Ignitors
T-701 General Electric
T-55-L-712 Lycoming
Chapter 7 - Cooling System
Cooling of Engine Outer Case
Cooling of Combustion Chamber and Gas Producer
External Cooling
Chapter 8 - Accessory System
Bleed-Air-Driven Accessories
Mechanically Driven Accessories
Lycoming T-55 Engine
General Electric T-701
Accessory Drives
Starters
Chapter 9 - Instrument Systems
Vertical Instrument Display System(VIDS)
Tachometer System
Torquemeter Indicating System
Exhaust Gas Temperature Indicating System
Exhaust Gas Temperature Indicators
Fuel-Flow-Rate Indicating System
Fuel Flow Indicator
Fuel Pressure Indicating System
Fuel Inlet Pressure Indicator
Engine Oil Pressure Indicating System
Oil Pressure Indicator
Engine Oil Temperature Indicating System
Oil-In Temperture Indicator
Air Temperature Indicator
Engine Thrust Indication
Measuring Power and Thrust for Turboprops
Engine Pressure Ratio Indicating System
Turbine Discharge Pressure Indicator
Engine Pressure Ratio Indicator
Glossary
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