Turbine failure.
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Turbine failure.
Is it correct that jet engines are not required to contain a turbine failure? The casing is apparently only required to contain a compressor failure. The difference being that turbines weigh a great deal more, are solid not hollow and have a higher RPM therefore making it impossible fom a practical point of view to contain them should they fail. Despite some of the detail I'm attaching to ths question it's not something I know! Is this correct? If so then in fact the RR casing did its job on the QF32 failure case.
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Originally Posted by WhyByFlier
The difference being that turbines weigh a great deal more, are solid not hollow and have a higher RPM therefore making it impossible fom a practical point of view to contain them should they fail.
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Blade off testing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia mentions the requirement for both compressor and turbine containment
Rolls-Royce Trent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia mentions hollow blades
Rolls-Royce Trent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia mentions hollow blades
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WhyByFlier
You could always do a search in this forum for some prior nswers and better understanding. I think you will find many answers in a post I made a couple of weeks ago.
If you still have questions remaining after reading that than post them as a follow up in this thread.
As always in this forum the greater challenge to the reader is to understand the question(s) as posted before wasting a lot of time with answers that bore most folks.
For starters I would suggest that you not make a distinction between compressor and turbine or hollow vs solid
You could always do a search in this forum for some prior nswers and better understanding. I think you will find many answers in a post I made a couple of weeks ago.
If you still have questions remaining after reading that than post them as a follow up in this thread.
As always in this forum the greater challenge to the reader is to understand the question(s) as posted before wasting a lot of time with answers that bore most folks.
For starters I would suggest that you not make a distinction between compressor and turbine or hollow vs solid
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Disc failure has been discussed many times on Pprune. Learn to use the search engine - it works very well.
What makes you think a turbine, on the same shaft as a compressor, turns faster than the compressor?
What makes you think a turbine, on the same shaft as a compressor, turns faster than the compressor?
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There's an equal mix, probably, of pilots, engineers, and bi-partisans on Pprune - welcome to the mob.
The one thing that pervades the forum, though, is a total disregard for political correctness - so it helps to have a thick skin. We use each other as punching bags, and every encounter makes you a bit smarter.
Again, welcome aboard!
The one thing that pervades the forum, though, is a total disregard for political correctness - so it helps to have a thick skin. We use each other as punching bags, and every encounter makes you a bit smarter.
Again, welcome aboard!
