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Test systems maker to play key role in jet engine study
Torquemeters is to play a key role at a national testing facility which will help develop the next generation of aerospace engines.
The torque measuring equipment manufacturer has been chosen by the University of Nottingham to produce a three-shaft test rig for its new £5.6 million Gas Turbine and Transmissions Research Centre (G2TRC).
The rig will enable researchers to explore a wide range of testing scenarios that are currently not readily available in the UK. Rolls-Royce is set to be the facility's first major customer when it opens in April 2018.
Due to its new design and trio of independent drive shafts, the rig will be able to test a variety of aero engine and advanced power transmissions units, both vertically and horizontally, up to 60,000rpm and torque values of up to 165Nm. It will also be equipped with Torquemeters' TorDac data acquisition and test automation software.
Dr Paloma Paleo, Nottingham University's rigs procurement manager, commented: "In general, many experimental investigations and validations of relevant behaviour have often been left to full engine or test runs. As well as not being conducive to exploring design variations or broader fundamental questions, these are also very costly and come too late in the design process.”
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