Flame-out Electronic Control Unit for tween turbines
01-10-2013 | 12:49 PM
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Flame-out Electronic Control Unit for tween turbines
Flame-out Electronic Control Unit for tween turbines
I have been working with Gaspar in Europe for an interesting device that would help us in case we have a flame out in one turbine for our tween turbines jets. The idea is that once the system detects that one turbine had flame out condition it would put the other running turbine to an specific RPM (output). The RPM (output) would be program by the user during the setup of the unit. Now, in order to regain full control of the running turbine you just need to lower your throttle below the output you originally programed and you would have full control of the running turbine.
In principle the unit would be in between the receiver throttle output and the ECUs. The unit would detect the flame out condition on the shutoff valves. The unit would have 3 LEDs and a push bottom for programing the RPMs.
So how would it work?
1. - You start your turbines and the right/left LEDs indicating the turbine would be in red condition. The red condition would be off once the turbines are fully running (probably after 30 seconds). At that time the 3rd green LED would come on indicating that the system is fully armed.
2. - To program the desire RPM (output) you want for the system to have in the running turbine it’s quite simple, move your throttle to the desire position and press the push down button in the unit to record the value.
This system would potentially be made for Xircoy ECUs and with a future possibility of having more than 2 turbines.
I would like to say thank you to Gaspar for looking at this. I know they are already a few SM A10 pilots interested in this unit and I am sure other tween turbines models would benefit from this.
Feel free to give us some feedback.
Regards,
Gonzalo
Northern California
I have been working with Gaspar in Europe for an interesting device that would help us in case we have a flame out in one turbine for our tween turbines jets. The idea is that once the system detects that one turbine had flame out condition it would put the other running turbine to an specific RPM (output). The RPM (output) would be program by the user during the setup of the unit. Now, in order to regain full control of the running turbine you just need to lower your throttle below the output you originally programed and you would have full control of the running turbine.
In principle the unit would be in between the receiver throttle output and the ECUs. The unit would detect the flame out condition on the shutoff valves. The unit would have 3 LEDs and a push bottom for programing the RPMs.
So how would it work?
1. - You start your turbines and the right/left LEDs indicating the turbine would be in red condition. The red condition would be off once the turbines are fully running (probably after 30 seconds). At that time the 3rd green LED would come on indicating that the system is fully armed.
2. - To program the desire RPM (output) you want for the system to have in the running turbine it’s quite simple, move your throttle to the desire position and press the push down button in the unit to record the value.
This system would potentially be made for Xircoy ECUs and with a future possibility of having more than 2 turbines.
I would like to say thank you to Gaspar for looking at this. I know they are already a few SM A10 pilots interested in this unit and I am sure other tween turbines models would benefit from this.
Feel free to give us some feedback.
Regards,
Gonzalo
Northern California
01-10-2013 | 01:47 PM
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RE: Flame-out Electronic Control Unit for tween turbines
That would seem to be a functionality that could best be implemented right in the ECUs - as it has been on the JetCat engines. You can link two JetCat ECUs together via their GSU ports and they will monitor the other turbine through that connection and take action (such as going to idle or shutting down) if the other turbine shuts down...
Bob
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