| Abstract | With financial contributions from the Canadian Department of National Defence, the Structures, Materials and Propulsion Laboratory of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) established a project with Standard Aero Limited (SAL) to evaluate the use of infrared thermography as a diagnostic tool within the SAL engine test facility.
Exhaust thermal patterns, obtained with an infrared camera, were used to identify component faults within the hot section of an Allison T56-A15LFE gas turbine. For the tests, malfunctioning fuel nozzles were selectively installed to evaluate the effectiveness of this technique.
This report covers the project objectives, the experimental installation and the results of the tests. A description of the infrared thermography system is also included. |
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