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Royal Air Maroc: Aero & Industrial Engine Test Facility

Casablanca, Morocco

Turnkey design and construction of a multi test bed facility for the repair and overhaul testing of turbofan, turboshaft, and APU gas turbines.

Key features:

RAM’s Engine Test Centre is over 3,000 m2(32,300 ft2) in area.

• 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)

MDS scope of work:

MDS was responsible for all aspects of this turnkey project, including project management, architectural design and facility construction.

Key test systems provided include:

• 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

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