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condition due to excessive demands for shaft poser and
pneumatic power. Automatic limiting of bleedair is
accomplished by a pneumatic thermostat installed In the
turbine exhaust that opens at a preset exhaust gas
temperature and bleeds control air from the load control
valve to modulate and reduce the flow of compressed
air from the engine. The bleed-air control system
consists of the following components together with
interconnecting lines and fittings. load control valve: air
pressure regulator; and load control thermostat. The
utilization of bleed-air supplied at the bleed-air outlet
from
the
engine
for
external
compressed
air
requirements, heated air in the conditioned air system,
water compartment heating air, and vacuum system
ejector air Is described in later paragraphs in the section
concerning those systems.
(e) Engine Electrical System (fig 1-5). The
engine electrical system is a 24V DC system which
provides automatic actuation in proper sequence, of the
various circuits which control engine starting, ignition,
fuel flow, acceleration monitoring engine operation, and
engine shutdown. The engine electrical system consists
of
the
following
components
together
with
interconnecting wiring and connectors: starter motor,
centrifugal switch, oil pressure sequencing switch, low
oil pressure switch, ignition unit, igniter plug, fuel shutoff
solenoid valve, load control valve solenoid, time
totalizing meter, circuit breaker, oil temperature bulb,
exhaust gas temperature thermocouple, tachometer,
and an engine air blockage alarm system. When
energized, the starter motor rotates the engine gear train
and compressor and turbine rotating parts. Rising oil
pressure actuates the ail pressure sequencing switch to
complete a circuit to open the fuel shutoff solenoid
valve and energize the ignition unit and ignite plug. At
approximately 35 percent of engine governed speed, the
starter cutout switch in the centrifugal switch actuates to
open the circuit to the starter motor. At approximately
95-percent of engine governed speed. the ready to load
switch in the centrifugal switch is actuated and opens
the circuit to the ignition unit and closes the circuit of the
tune totalizing meter. If the engine should overspeed,
the overspeed shutdown switch in the centrifugal switch
is actuated at 105 to 110 percent of engine governed
speed, and opens the circuit to the fuel shutoff solenoid
valve to stop the flow of fuel to the combustion chamber
to stop the engine. During engine starting. the low oil
pressure switch is actuated by increasing oil pressure
and completes a holding circuit which is opened to shut
off fuel flow. If the oil pressure drops below a preset
minimum pressure during engine operation. The engine
air blockage alarm system consists of two switches.
electrically connected to a warning light on the control
panel and to the engine control circuitry. If the negative
pressure in the air inlet plenum increases by a
determined amount past a set point, one of the switches
will light a lamp on the control panel to warn the
operator. If the negative pre continues to increase by a
determined amount past the set point, the other switch
will shut down the engine
(f) Lubrication System (fig 1-6). The engine
lubrication system provides pressurized spray and
splash lubrication for the gears. shafts, and bearings m
the engine. The lubrication system consists of the
following components together with interconnecting lines
and fittings: an oil pump assembly with integral pressure
and scavenge pumps and filter element, oil temperature
bulb, oil jet and scavenge fittings, cooling air fan, oil
temperature regulator (oil cooler), oil tank, dual pad
drive assembly scavenge pump, and low oil pressure
switch. The oil pump assembly pumps oil from the oil
tank through a filter to the oil jets on the engine.
Scavenge oil is pumped from the engine scavenge
areas to the oil temperature regulator (oil cooler), where
a thermostatic valve bypasses the oil through the oil
cooler tubes, if required, then returns the cooled oil to
the oil tank. The scavenge oil pump on the dual pad
gear box returns scavenge oil from the gear box sump
to the oil tank. The cooling air fan directs a portion of
the cooling air flow through a duct to the tubes in the oil
temperature regulator (oil cooler). The remaining
cooling air developed by the cooling fan is ducted to the
400 Hz generator. The low oil pressure switch provides
for shutdown of the engine in the event oil pressure
should drop below minimum pressure during engine
operation.
(2) Fuel System. The fuel system filters fuel from
the external inlet fitting and supplies it at a constant
pressure to the engine fuel control system inlet. The
fuel system consists of the following components
together with interconnecting lines and fittings: a fuel
boost pump to assure constant inlet pressure to the fuel
control system, a one gallon fuel tank for fuel reserve
during changeover from one external fuel source to
another, a fuel float tank incorporating a float switch
which initiates unit shutdown to prevent damage to the
fuel control in the event the fuel supply is exhausted
while the unit is running, a manual push valve for
purging air from the fuel float tank, a fuel filter
assembly, and a manual push valve for purging air from
the fuel inlet system. An additional fuel filter/separator
assembly is provided as a power plant accessory
component for filtering fuel between the external source
and the power plant fuel inlet.
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