Design and Deployment of a Mechanical Control with Push-Pull Cables in a Ground Workbench for PT6 Engines

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https://doi.org/10.18667/cienciaypoderaereo.646

Keywords:

Biofuels; Mechanical Control Cable; Flight Commands; Control Levers; PT6; Aeronautical Turbines

Abstract

This parper presents the design and deployment of a mechanical control with cables and levers, also known as push-pull cables, for flight commands in a PT6 61A engine. The purpose of the study is to control the variables fuel condition, engine power, and propeller angular position while having the engine operating on the ground and being controlled from a test bench located at the Air Maintenance Command (CAMAN, in Spanish). The implementation of the controller was carried out with recycled aeronautical materials that, nevertheless, provide a margin of safety for the operator and ensure the integrity of the engine. An empirical-and-analytical methodology was applied to carry out this design, in which the characterization of the engine, the acquisition, adaptation and construction of the fixing elements, as well as the installation, and the adjustment of the mechanical levers of each command became key aspects. In order to test the performance of the proposed mechanical control, tests were carried out with mixtures of traditional fuel (JET A1) and biodiesel. The data on temperature, speed, torque and percentage (NG) in each test facilitated the comparison of the operation of the motor and the correct performance of the controller.

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  • Juan Sebastián Solís Chaves, Universidad ECCI

    Ph. D. en Ingeniería de la Energía. Docente Escuela Colombiana de Carreras. Industriales (ECCI). Grupo de investigación: giatme. Rol de investigador: intelectual, experimental, comunicativo

  • Jeison Ferney Barrios Rojas , Universidad ECCI

    Estudiante de pregrado en Ingeniería Mecánica. Escuela Colombiana de Carreras Industriales (ECCI). Rol de investigador: experimental, comunicativo

  • Cesar Geovany Quiroga Vargas, Universidad ECCI

    Estudiante de pregrado en Ingeniería Mecánica. Escuela Colombiana de Carreras Industriales (ECCI). Rol de investigador: experimental, comunicativo

  • Nelson Arturo Jiménez Acuña , Universidad ECCI

    Técnico en Mantenimiento Aeronáutico. Fuerza Aérea Colombiana. Rol de investigador: intelectual, experimental

  • Ángela Paola Sánchez Alba , Universidad ECCI

    Estudiante de pregrado en Ingeniería Mecánica. Escuela Colombiana de Carreras Industriales (ECCI). Rol de investigador: experimental

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2020-06-11

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Vol. 15 No. 1 (2020): January-June

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Technology and Innovation

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Design and Deployment of a Mechanical Control with Push-Pull Cables in a Ground Workbench for PT6 Engines. (2020). Ciencia Y Poder Aéreo, 15(1), 135-151. https://doi.org/10.18667/cienciaypoderaereo.646

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