Altitude Engine Test Facility - Republic of Korea
Project
MDS is working with our Korean partners to design and build one of the world’s largest Altitude Engine Test Facilities to be constructed in Seosan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. The facility is designed to operate at various conditions ranging from sea level, to closed-loop vacuum; and built to accommodate engine testing in both direct connect and free jet modes.
Engineering, Design, Procurement, and Installation MDS is teamed with Korean Hanwha Corporation, in order to build on each company’s experience and success in their related industries. MDS will provide engineering and design expertise, and specialized test systems; Hanwha will be responsible for domestic procurement and installation of new equipment, and civil works. Both companies will share in installation and commissioning of the new facility.
Features
The facility is composed of the following subsytems:
- Compressors / exhausters
- Air heating system
- Air dryer system
- Flow measurement system
- Settling chamber
- Bellmouth / free jet nozzle
- Altitude Test chamber
- Thrust measurement & calibration system
- Engine Interface adapter frame
- Diffuser / exhaust duct / augmenter Tube
- Closed loop heat exchanger
- Water Cooling system
- Mechanical support systems
- Fuel flow measurement system
- Facility control system (PLC & programming)
- Emergency stop system (safety systems)
- proDAS Data Acquisition System
- Engine control system
- Dynamic Data System (DDS)
- Controls Console
- Temperature scanning system
- Pressure scanning system
- Vibration measurement system
- Strain measurement system
Capabilities
Step 1 – design and installation of an altitude simulating chamber, capable of supplying conditioned air at the following conditions:
- mach number of 3.0,
- temperature of 780°K,
- pressure of 8 bar
Step 2 – Future provisions for an increase in the capabilities of the test chamber to achieve:
- mach number of 3.5,
- temperature of 780°K,
- pressure of 11 bar
