AIRFLOW CONTROL

SYSTEM
OM PRAKASH
K N NAGRALE
VENKATARAMANA
 Secondary Control
• -- Air flow control system is to protect
against
• -- Stall ( Loss or partial inflow of Air )
• -- Surge (Reversal of mass flow)
• -- The system consist of
• VIGV (Variable incidence guide vanes)
• 4th and 7th stage Bleed valves
 VIGV
• This system is is to keep the optimum
angle of incidence of the air flow in to the
compressor as per RPM of GG
• Variation ( 35 deg to -10 deg)
• At low rpm , less mass of air is required for
the compressor
• Higher mass at lower rpm may lead to
reversal of mass flow
 BLEED VALVE
• Bleed valves are designed to aid the
correct air flow through the compressor at
low engine speed
• The excess pressure is released by the 4th
and 7th stage bleed valves at low load
• The compressor is designed to deliver
optimum efficiency at its design point i.e.
base load
OPTIMUM SETTING 30C @ sea level

OPERATION RPM

-7 dg (VIGV) 7440

4th stage BV 7180

7th stage BV 7080

+32 dg 6100
P2 Air

BLOCK DIAGRAM
P2
Filter HP oil

Spitter VIGV Ram BVCU

Change
Pressure
Oil

Vent LP oil 7TH Stage 4th Stage

BV BV
 Spitter

Vent to
Atm.

R
P2 Air A
M
 Flow Diagram
IGV Ram

On
On
BVCU

4Th stage BV close 7 th stage BV close

on on
HP Oil
 Flow Diagram (contd)
IGV Ram

off off
BVCU

BV 4 open BV 7 open

on on
HP oil
 VIGV
• HP oil & P2 air inlet
• HP oil on differential piston
• HP oil through restrictor- servo pressure
• Servo pr. is controlled by servo valve
Servo
HP oil
pr.+spring
pr.
force

Static oil
P2 air pr.+bias
spring force
Diaphragm
 BV Ram
• BV are almost identical and can be
interchanged after repositioning the blanks
and connections.
• Each valve carries 6 carbon plates.
• Differential area piston

Change HP oil
pr oil./ LP
oil
 Bleed Valve Ram
Closing / Opening of 7th and 4th stage bleed
valve should be done within 150 rpm
 Splitter Adjustment
Very Sensitive
Why?
• More anti-clockwise rotation.
• Operating rpm of VIGV and bleed valve
high.
• Less mass flow.
• Loss of power, high rotational speed.
 Contd
• More clockwise rotation
• Operating rpm for VIGV and Bleed valve
less.
• At low rpm, less mass of air is required for
compressor.
• Higher mass at low rpm may lead to
reversal of mass flow.
Thanks