Federal Aviation Administration NexGen Burner Update at International Aircraft Materials Fire Test Working Group Meeting

Federal Aviation Administration NexGen Burner Update at International Aircraft Materials Fire Test Working Group Meeting
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This article discusses the updates shared by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the NexGen Burner at the International Aircraft Materials Fire Test

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Slide1Federal AviationAdministration NexGen Burner Update International Aircraft Materials Fire Test Working Group Meeting October 21, 2009 Atlantic City, NJ

Slide2Burnthrough UpdateIAMFTWG, Atlantic City, NJ 2 Federal Aviation Administration Outline • Background • NexGen Burner Drawings • Recent findings

Slide3Burnthrough UpdateIAMFTWG, Atlantic City, NJ 3 Federal Aviation Administration What is a NexGen Burner? • The next generation (NexGen) burner was designed by the FAA Technical Center to be used as an equivalent burner to the Park DPL 3400 which is no longer in production • The NexGen burner relies on the same operating principles as the Park DPL 3400, which was designed for home heating purposes – Oil burner fuel nozzle, 80 °hollow cone, 6.0 gph – Air flow approx 1350 fpm exiting draft tube – Average flame temperature ~ 1900°F – Average flame heat flux ~ 15 BTU/ft 2 s • The NexGen burner uses compressed air and fuel to supply the burner, whereas the Park DPL 3400 uses an electric motor to spin a blower fan and mechanical fuel pump – Air Flow Metering: • Park uses a butterfly throttle valve • NexGen uses a sonic orifice – Fuel Pressure • Park uses pressure regulator on pump • NexGen uses fuel tank head pressure • Major advantages of a NexGen burner: – Precise metering of inlet parameters – Can be constructed in-house with easily obtainable materials – Can be easily modified for future upgrades (as a result of FAATC research) Park DPL 3400 NexGen Burner

Slide4Burnthrough UpdateIAMFTWG, Atlantic City, NJ 4 Federal Aviation Administration NexGen Drawings • Drawings are available online at http://www.fire.tc.faa.gov/pdf/materials/NexGenPlans.pdf

Slide5Burnthrough UpdateIAMFTWG, Atlantic City, NJ 5 Federal Aviation Administration Remanufactured Stators and Turbulators • MarlinEngineering, Inc was able to digitize the original stator and turbulator • Irregularities were corrected in design software, symmetry was restored to design • A computer numerical controlled (CNC) mill was used to cut new, corrected stators and turbulators • The new prototypes were sent to the FAA Tech Center for evaluation and comparison with a properly configured NexGen burner

Slide6Burnthrough UpdateIAMFTWG, Atlantic City, NJ 6 Federal Aviation Administration Original Turbulator Prototype Turbulator Front View

Slide7Burnthrough UpdateIAMFTWG, Atlantic City, NJ 7 Federal Aviation Administration Original Turbulator Prototype Turbulator Rear View

Slide8Burnthrough UpdateIAMFTWG, Atlantic City, NJ 8 Federal Aviation Administration Original Turbulator Prototype Turbulator

Slide9Burnthrough UpdateIAMFTWG, Atlantic City, NJ 9 Federal Aviation Administration Original Modified Stator Prototype Stator

Slide10Burnthrough UpdateIAMFTWG, Atlantic City, NJ 10 Federal Aviation Administration Comparison Tests • Datum: – FAA NexGen 2 burner – Constructed as per FAA NexGen burner guidelines ( http://www.fire.tc.faa.gov/pdf/materials/NexGenPlans.pdf ) • A new draft tube was made to fit the precise 4” round stator – Original 4” i.d. pipe is not perfectly round – Stator could have been cut, but then we would have 2 imperfect parts – Tube was honed out to precisely fit the new stator – In the future, extruded tube with tight tolerance may be necessary for re- engineered CNC stators

Slide11Burnthrough UpdateIAMFTWG, Atlantic City, NJ 11 Federal Aviation Administration

Slide12Burnthrough UpdateIAMFTWG, Atlantic City, NJ 12 Federal Aviation Administration Comparison Tests • Testing was performed on the picture frame sample holder with polyacrylonitrile (PAN) materials of 2 densities • Samples were kept in conditioning chamber until testing

Slide13Burnthrough UpdateIAMFTWG, Atlantic City, NJ 13 Federal Aviation Administration Average of 4 Tests

Slide14Burnthrough UpdateIAMFTWG, Atlantic City, NJ 14 Federal Aviation Administration Results • The new stator and turbulator had no significant effect on overall flame temperature or burnthrough times of PAN materials • These new parts could be considered equivalent to the Monarch H215 stator and F124 turbulator

Slide15Burnthrough UpdateIAMFTWG, Atlantic City, NJ 15 Federal Aviation Administration NexGen, Burnthrough, and PIV Task Group • Discuss plans, construction of burner with those interested in building a burner • Discuss remanufactured stator and turbulator • NexGen burner for other tests (seat cushion, cargo liner, powerplants)

Slide16Burnthrough UpdateIAMFTWG, Atlantic City, NJ 16 Federal Aviation Administration Questions? Contact: Robert Ochs DOT/FAA Tech Center BLDG 287 Atlantic City Int’l Airport NJ 08405 robert.ochs@faa.gov 1 609 485 4651

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