man this is maybe one of my fav vids so far !! i love seeing they way all the stuff works !! the shop you work at is amazing !!! GOD I LOVE YOUR FRICKEN VIDEOS HAHA
Great Job again Jay! A good friend of mine whom was a jet tech saw some of your videos, which he was impressed! He was wondering if your new cell can handle that Turbofan when you get around to it. I was curious why. He said the depression caused by a high bypass turbofan is quite large. The cell he ran CFM56's in was much larger (military base test cell) and the 56's were pulling 3.75" and there test cell was rated to 4" so right at the edge! I guess going to or beyond that could collapse it!
Oh man, 20.000 liters of propane! that would keep my engines chugging along for a good long time!:P
you showed 2 fuel tanks: one with propane and the other with "normal" liquid fuel. What's the difference between propane and kerosine(?) engines? Different applications i.e flight engines or power engines? If not, seeing as most hydrocarbons are relatively equal in calories per liter(?) can any engine run on liquid propane or be easily converted to do so?
@1metiz Uhhh, yes. basically for a turbine engine you need heat, and anything that can supply the heat will make it run. All of the industrial engines we deal with are "aeroderivative" meaning they are slight modifications to aircraft jet engines. In an aircraft they run on liquid fuel, usually kerosene, and on the ground they usually run on natural gas.
The only difference is the fuel nozzles (see my video on that), and alterations to the fuel controls.
@XTwina As an estimate based on what we've experienced, the 20,000L tank would last a little over an hour with an engine running at full power.
Our tests involve running at many different power settings, with only a few minutes wound right up, so we can get four or five test runs out of one tankful.
@joelvh1 The new test cell has been significantly upgraded, and the work continues. In this video there is no permanently installed fire suppression system.
man this is maybe one of my fav vids so far !! i love seeing they way all the stuff works !! the shop you work at is amazing !!! GOD I LOVE YOUR FRICKEN VIDEOS HAHA
jdmk20aek 1 year ago
Got enough gas for all those summer BBQ's eh? :)
FrontSideBus 1 year ago
did ever appen that the engine break the test stand ??
devildriver66621 1 year ago
@devildriver66621 not yet...
AgentJayZ 1 year ago 2
HAVE U GUYS WORKED ON THE ENGINES OF THE STARFIGHTERS F 104 OUTTA CLEARWATER FLA.?
PUCKFLORIDA1 1 year ago
@PUCKFLORIDA1
YES! "AFTERBURNER IN YOUR FACE" WAS FILMED BY DAVE, ONE OF THE GROUND CREW OF STARFIGHTERS...
AgentJayZ 1 year ago
Great Job again Jay! A good friend of mine whom was a jet tech saw some of your videos, which he was impressed! He was wondering if your new cell can handle that Turbofan when you get around to it. I was curious why. He said the depression caused by a high bypass turbofan is quite large. The cell he ran CFM56's in was much larger (military base test cell) and the 56's were pulling 3.75" and there test cell was rated to 4" so right at the edge! I guess going to or beyond that could collapse it!
mytmousemalibu 1 year ago
Oh man, 20.000 liters of propane! that would keep my engines chugging along for a good long time!:P
you showed 2 fuel tanks: one with propane and the other with "normal" liquid fuel. What's the difference between propane and kerosine(?) engines? Different applications i.e flight engines or power engines? If not, seeing as most hydrocarbons are relatively equal in calories per liter(?) can any engine run on liquid propane or be easily converted to do so?
1metiz 1 year ago
@1metiz Uhhh, yes. basically for a turbine engine you need heat, and anything that can supply the heat will make it run. All of the industrial engines we deal with are "aeroderivative" meaning they are slight modifications to aircraft jet engines. In an aircraft they run on liquid fuel, usually kerosene, and on the ground they usually run on natural gas.
The only difference is the fuel nozzles (see my video on that), and alterations to the fuel controls.
AgentJayZ 1 year ago
@AgentJayZ
I see, makes sense. Soooo....can they run on coal dust? 'cuz pulse-jets can :)
1metiz 1 year ago
@1metiz Actually, an LM1500 was once built to run on rice husks, so it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to design one to run on powdered coal.
AgentJayZ 1 year ago
@AgentJayZ
Ha, cool!
1metiz 1 year ago
@XTwina As an estimate based on what we've experienced, the 20,000L tank would last a little over an hour with an engine running at full power.
Our tests involve running at many different power settings, with only a few minutes wound right up, so we can get four or five test runs out of one tankful.
AgentJayZ 1 year ago
What equipment do you have in the way of fire surpression?
joelvh1 1 year ago
@joelvh1
I don't think there is any suppresion system. Propane on its own won't burn. You need air, lots of air to get it going, like 98%
1metiz 1 year ago
@joelvh1 The new test cell has been significantly upgraded, and the work continues. In this video there is no permanently installed fire suppression system.
AgentJayZ 1 year ago
cool!
Geomanb 1 year ago