AIRCRAFT ENGINE TEST CELL COMPRISING AN ENERGY RECUPERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RECUPERATING ENERGY FROM THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE

摘要

The test cell comprises a test cell chamber comprising an air intake opening for allowing air to be fed into the test cell chamber. An aircraft engine test stand is mounted within the test cell chamber with the aircraft engine to be tested installed thereon. An augmentor tube has a tube inlet in the test cell chamber for recuperating combustion gases generated by the aircraft engine and air within the test cell chamber, and a tube outlet. The augmentor tube outlet connects to an exhaust opening for allowing combustion gases generated by the aircraft engine and air to be exhausted from the test cell chamber. A kinetic energy recuperation system is installed in the augmentor tube for recuperating kinetic energy form the gases flowing in the augmentor tube. A resistance, such as a water dynamometer, is installed within the test cell chamber for connexion to an output shaft of the aircraft engine. An energy recuperation system is connected to the resistance for recuperating energy generated by the resistance.