Device and process for regulating the power of the engines of a rotary wing multi-engine aircraft
AssigneeEurocopter
InventorVincent Claudet
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Abstract
Device and process for regulating the power of the engines of a rotary wing multi-engine aircraft. The regulating device (1) comprises, in addition to main regulating systems (2, 6) associated with the engines (M1, M2) of the aircraft, auxiliary regulating systems (12, 13) associated with said engines (M1, M2) and means (10, 11) for determining the speeds of rotation of the engines (M1, M2). Each auxiliary regulating system (12, 13) is capable of automatically adjusting the flow rate of fuel in such a way as to slave the speed of rotation of the associated engine, when its main regulating system has failed, to the speed of rotation of the other engine of the aircraft.
Claims12
A device for regulating the power of the engines of a rotary wing aircraft, in particular a helicopter which is furnished with at least two engines, said regulating device comprising main regulating systems associated respectively with said engines and intended to supply fuel to the associated engines respectively,
- which device furthermore comprises auxiliary regulating systems associated respectively with said engines, and means for determining the speeds of rotation of said engines, and in which each of said auxiliary regulating systems comprises:
- at least one triggering means for triggering said auxiliary regulating system, when the main regulating system of the associated engine has failed;
- a controllable supply means which is capable of supplying fuel to the associated engine;
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- a control means operable to automatically control said supply means so as to adjust the fuel flow rate in such a way as to slave the speed of rotation of the engine, whose main regulating system has failed, to the speed of rotation of the other engine of the aircraft.
A process for regulating the power of the engines of a rotary wing aircraft, in particular a helicopter which is furnished with at least two engines, each of which comprises a main regulating system, said process comprising, when one of said main regulating systems has failed, controlling automatically the flow rate of fuel which is fed to the engine, whose main regulating system has failed, by way of an auxiliary regulating system in such a way as to slave the speed of rotation NG1 of this engine to the speed of rotation NG2 of the other engine.
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