AERO ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR(AE1009).pptVIP

AERO ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR  AE1009 By Yogesh Kumar Sinha Rajalakshmi Engineering College General Requirement of Aircraft Engine An aircraft engine must be: reliable, as losing power in an airplane is a substantially greater problem than an automobile engine seizing. Aircraft engines operate at temperature, pressure, and speed extremes, and therefore need to operate reliably and safely under all these conditions. Durable: It is the amount of engine life obtained while maintaining the desired reliability lightweight, as a heavy engine increases the empty weight of the aircraft reduces its payload. powerful, to overcome the weight and drag of the aircraft. small and easily streamlined; large engines with substantial surface area, when installed, create too much drag, wasting fuel and reducing power output. repairable, to keep the cost of replacement down. Minor repairs should be relatively inexpensive. fuel efficient to give the aircraft the range the design requires. capable of operating at sufficient altitude for the aircraft Powerplant Selection Types of reciprocating Engine Inline Engine This type of engine has cylinders lined up in one row. It typically has an even number of cylinders. The biggest advantage of an inline engine is that it allows the aircraft to be designed with a narrow frontal area for low drag. The disadvantages of an inline engine include a poor power-to-weight ratio, because the crankcase and crankshaft are long and thus heavy. An in-line engine may be either air cooled or liquid cooled, but liquid-cooling is more common because it is difficult to get enough air-flow to cool the rear cylinders directly Example: Wright Flyer Opposed or O-type Engine An opposed-type engine has two banks of cylinders on opposite sides of a centrally located crankcase. The engine is either air cooled or liquid cooled Due to the cylinder layout, reciprocating forces tend to cancel, resulting in a smooth running engine free from vibration. Low we