100,000 lbf Aero Engine Test Facility – Royal Air Maroc (RAM), Casablanca, Morocco
Project
Complete turnkey design and construction of a multi-test bed facility for the repair and overhaul testing of turbofan, turboshaft, and APU gas turbines. RAM’s Engine Test Centre: over 3,000 m2 (32,300 ft2) in area.
Features
- Turbofan capacity 100,000 lbf thrust
- Turboshaft/APU capacity 6000 shp
- Quick engine change out capability
- 100Hz steady-state and transient data measurement
Capabilities
- Turbofan: PW 2037, CFM56-3C, CF6-80C2, and ATAR 9K50 (a military engine with afterburner capability)
- Turboshaft/APU: PW120A, T56-A15-LFE, and Garrett APUs (GTCP 85-98Ck/-129, GTCP 36-280, GTCP 331-200)
- CFM56
Test Systems Provided
- Inlet and exhaust systems
- Thrust measurement system
- Monorail engine handling
- Engine adapters
- Fuel delivery and measurement systems
- Engine start systems
- Oil inhibiting and preservation systems
- Hydraulic lift platform
- Engine bleed systems
- Compressor wash system
- Load absorption system including dynamometer
- Instrumentation and control system wiring
- PLC-based facility control system
- Two EDAS data acquisition systems
- Automated engine test procedures
- Throttle system
- Trim balance system
MDS Project Scope
- Project management
- Architectural design
- Facility construction.
