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Bristol Aeroplane Company Limited. Stress Office. Olympus overspeed: Acceptance overspeed...

Catalogue reference: PA1716/5/11/2/358

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PA1716/5/11/2/358
Title
Bristol Aeroplane Company Limited. Stress Office. Olympus overspeed: Acceptance overspeed tests on Olympus 4 components, LP compressor assembly
Date
25 June 1953
Description

Ref: 4096SR/4. It should only be necessary to overspeed the first of these rotors. The balanced compressor assembly, complete with dummy blade weights to DT.291567-71 is to be overspeeded in the following manner. 1 Measure the outside diameter at four equally spaced stations around the predetermined circumference on the 1st, 3rd & 5th stage discs. Note the room temperatures. 2 Set probes over the following to a clearance of 0.040. i) 1st stage dummy blade weight. ii) Spacing ring between 3rd & 4th stage blade weights. iii) 3rd stage dummy blade weight. iv) 5th stage dummy blade weight.

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Coventry Archives & Research Centre
Language
English
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1 Item
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Bristol Aeroplane Company Limited. Stress Office. Olympus overspeed: Acceptance overspeed tests on Olympus 4 components, LP compressor assembly