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623-08 - Fuel Distribution System.
623-08 - Fuel Distribution System.
3. NAME THE 2 FUEL PORTS THAT CONNECT THE FUEL PUMP TO THE FMU.
6. NAME THE COMPONENT THAT CAUSES FUEL TO BE TURNED “ON” AND “OFF.”
• The fuel distribution system supplies ice–free filtered fuel • Fuel flows from the aircraft fuel tank to the fuel pump
at the pressure and flow rates that are necessary to meet all boost stage inlet.
engine operating requirements. • Pump boost stage discharge fuel flows to the fuel/oil
cooler.
Components:
• From the fuel / oil cooler, the fuel is returned to the fuel
• Fuel Distribution pump. It is filtered and sent to the main stage.
– EEC • Most of the main stage discharge fuel flows to the fuel
– Main fuel supply line metering unit. Some of the main stage discharge becomes
servo supply fuel (Pf).
– Fuel pump
– Fuel pump filter
• Servo fuel (Pf) flows through the servo fuel heater to the
interface components.
– Fuel bypass valve cover plate • Metered fuel flows through the fuel flow transmitter to the
– Fuel/oil cooler and bypass valve fuel distribution valve. Bypass fuel is returned to pump
– Fuel metering unit interstage flow.
– Flow divider valve supply tube • From the fuel distribution valve, the metered fuel flows
– Fuel distribution valve through the fuel manifolds to the fuel injectors.
– Fuel injector supply manifolds • The EEC receives aircraft and engine information to
– Fuel injectors schedule fuel flow through an electronic interface with the
fuel metering unit.
– Servo fuel heater
• Fuel Indication / Data Fuel Specification:
– Fuel pump filter ΔP switch
– Fuel temperature (Tfuel)
• PWA Service Bulletin 2016
• Fuel at aircraft boost pump pressure flows to the engine • Any fuel that is not used as metered or servo supply flow
fuel pump. It flows across the boost stage, is directed out becomes bypass return flow and is returned to pump
of the pump, through the fuel/oil cooler, and is returned to interstage.
the pump. It flows across the fuel pump filter and on to
the main stage. Main stage discharge flows to the fuel
• FMU bypass return flow joins boost stage outlet flow.
metering unit and becomes metered fuel or bypass return
fuel.
• Main stage discharge also becomes servo supply fuel (Pf).
Servo supply fuel is used in:
– The fuel metering unit.
– Interface systems components as an actuation
pressure.
• The metered fuel flows from the fuel metering unit,
through the fuel flow transmitter, to the fuel distribution
valve where it is distributed to the fuel manifolds. From
the fuel manifolds the fuel flows to the fuel injectors
where it is atomized for combustion.
Purpose:
• The main fuel supply line is used to send fuel from the aircraft
pylon to the fuel pump inlet.
Location:
• The main fuel supply line is found between the pylon fuel
interface panel and the fuel pump.
• The main fuel supply line gets fuel from the aircraft to the
engines.
DC
Make sure you install and clamp the main fuel
IFSD supply line correctly. If you do not, fuel will
leak into the nacelle or onto the engine.
FUEL PUMP
Purpose:
• The fuel pump is used to supply pressurized interstage fuel to • Servo supply fuel is supplied through the FV2 tap.
the fuel/oil cooler and pressurized main stage fuel to the fuel – During engine start, the fuel pump keeps a minimum
metering unit. It also used to supply servo supply fuel (Pf) to: pressure of approximately 300 psig to control the engine
– Selected compressor airflow control, turbine case cooling system actuators.
airflow control, and fuel and oil system components. • The main stage pressure relief valve opens at approximately
Location: 1400 psid.
• The fuel pump is found on the front right side of the main
• The fuel pump has an overboard drain for fuel pump / main
gearbox drive seal leakage.
gearbox.
– Overboard drain leakage limits can be found in AMM
Description and Operation: Chapter 71 under "Engine Operation Limits and
• The two stage fuel pump has a boost stage and a main stage. Guidelines."
– The boost stage is a centrifugal pump. • Line replaceable units include the:
– The main stage is a gear–type positive displacement – Fuel pump.
pump. – Fuel pump filter.
• The main gearbox turns the fuel pump. – Fuel bypass valve cover.
– The fuel pump is attached to the main gearbox with bolts – Fuel pump filter differential pressure switch.
through keyhole slots.
• There are main stage pressure taps (FP3 and FV2).
– FP3 and FV2 are connected to main stage pressure.
• There is a boost stage pressure tap (FP8).
– FP8 is connected to boost stage pressure.
Purpose:
Location:
• If the fuel filter becomes clogged, the fuel filter • Changing fuel pressures are applied to opposite sides of a
differential pressure (ΔP) switch sends a fuel clog warning diaphragm found in the fuel pump filter differential
to the flight deck through the EEC. pressure switch.
Location:
• When the increasing differential pressure is equal to 5.5
psid, an electrical switch is actuated which sends a signal
to the EEC. The EEC will then send a fuel clog warning
• The fuel pump filter differential pressure switch is
input to the flight deck for display.
mounted to the fuel pump on the front right side of the
main gearbox. • When the decreasing differential pressure is equal to 3.5
psid, the electrical switch is de–activated thus stopping the
input to the EEC.
• The filter differential switch is a line replaceable unit.
Purpose:
• The fuel bypass valve is used to prevent high engine fuel • In the high engine power mode (greater than
and engine oil temperatures during high power operation approximately 70-75 percent N2) the fuel bypass valve
by sending the FMU fuel either upstream or downstream operates as follows.
of the fuel/oil cooler IDG core. – The fuel pump boost stage discharge continues to
• This also produces the coolest possible IDG oil enter the IDG and engine fuel/oil cooler. The FMU
temperature by transferring the IDG oil heat to the fuel bypass fuel enters the engine fuel/oil cooler core only.
pump boost stage exit fuel before mixing it with the • The fuel bypass valve is a line replaceable unit.
warmer FMU bypass fuel for improved IDG durability.
Location:
• The fuel bypass valve is found on the left side of the fuel
pump.
Purpose:
• The fuel / oil cooler and bypass valve assemblies heat the – Pf used in engine system components is returned to
fuel from the fuel pump boost stage to: the fuel/oil cooler as Pfr.
– Automatically prevent fuel system icing. – Engine oil flow is controlled by the fuel / oil cooler
bypass valve and is bypassed to prevent high outlet
– Cool engine oil and IDG oil. fuel temperatures to the fuel pump filter.
– Prevent high fuel temperature. – A pressure relief valve in the IDG core opens at
Location: approximately 50 psid to permit the fuel pump boost
stage output to bypass the IDG core. The output fuel
• The fuel / oil cooler and bypass valve are found on the flows only through the engine core if the IDG core is
HPC rear case at the 8:00 position. blocked.
– Three (3) seal drains permit fuel and/or oil leakage
Description and Operation: overboard.
• The fuel / oil cooler has two separate internal cores (for • The EEC controls the fuel / oil cooler bypass valve. The
IDG oil and engine oil) connected together to form one valve is servo–operated (engine pressure oil) and torque
unit. motor–commanded.
– The first one third of the unit (the IDG oil core) is • When the EEC energizes the torque motor with 28 VDC
used to cool IDG oil by transferring heat to the fuel aircraft power, engine oil will bypass the fuel/oil cooler
pump interstage flow. engine oil core.
– The remaining two thirds of the unit (the engine oil – With the torque motor de–energized, engine oil will
core) is used to cool engine oil. flow through the engine oil core.
• Engine oil and IDG oil are completely segregated within • The following units are line replaceable.
the unit. The fuel side is connected in series with a mixing – Fuel / oil cooler
chamber between the two cores. – Fuel / oil cooler bypass valve
• IDG oil flow is continuous. – Torque motor
– Fuel flow is continuous. – Fuel temperature sensor
Pratt & Whitney FOR TRAINING PURPOSES ONLY
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FUEL / OIL COOLER AND BYPASS
Pratt & Whitney
623 JUNE 2010 VALVE
FOR TRAINING PURPOSES ONLY
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FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
COMPONENTS
Purpose:
• The fuel temperature (Tfuel) sensor supplies the Electronic • The fuel temperature sensor has two resistance
Engine Control (EEC) with an input which is used to temperature devices (RTDs) and terminals which supply
control the temperature of fuel. independent fuel temperature signals to each EEC channel.
• The fuel temperature is measured as it leaves the fuel / oil • The fuel temperature sensor is a line replaceable unit.
cooler.
Location:
Purpose:
• The EEC–controlled fuel metering unit is used to supply • The fuel metering unit has two integral non-LRU fuel
metered fuel flow to the engine. The ON/OFF master filters:
lever found on the flight deck is used to turn fuel ON or – A 40 micron, wash type servo filter
OFF. – A coarse full flow filter.
Location: • The FMU has a dual channel overspeed solenoid that will
be energized by the EEC if the N1 (or N2) redline is
• The fuel metering unit is installed on the front of the fuel exceeded by 5%.
pump. • Inputs to the fuel metering unit are:
Description and Operation: – Fuel pump main stage discharge (passage contains
servo filter).
• The fuel metering unit is an electronically controlled, – Electrical (EEC channels A and B, and the fuel
hydromechanical unit. ON/OFF signal from the flight deck).
• The EEC–controlled dual coil torque motor commands the • Outputs from the fuel metering unit are:
fuel metering valve position. – Metered fuel.
• The metering valve position is sent to the EEC by dual – Pf (fine filtered supply pressure) from the fuel pump
independent LVDTs. to selected compressor airflow control, turbine case
• Fuel ON/OFF is set in the correct position on the FMU by cooling airflow control, and fuel and oil system
the shutoff solenoid and the start–and–run solenoid. components.
– Bypass return fuel to the fuel bypass valve.
Purpose:
Location:
• The flow divider valve supply tube goes from the forward
side of the FMU to the inlet of the fuel flow transmitter.
DC
Make sure you torque the nuts on the flow
IFSD divider supply tube correctly. If you do not, fuel
can leak into the nacelle.
Purpose:
Location:
Purpose:
• The fuel distribution valve sends metered fuel through • The distribution sleeve is installed in the valve body to:
transfer tubes to the eight fuel supply manifolds found – Distribute fuel through 8 fuel outlet ports which have
around the diffuser case. transfer tubes.
Location: • The fuel distribution valve is a line replaceable unit.
Purpose: Purpose:
• The fuel injector supply manifolds are used to transmit • The fuel injectors are used to atomize fuel for combustion
fuel from the fuel distribution valve to the fuel injectors. inside the combustor.
Location: Location:
• The fuel injector supply manifolds are found on the • The fuel injectors are found at 24 equally–spaced locations
diffuser case. around the diffuser case.
• The fuel injector supply manifolds are single pipe • There are 24 air blast fuel injectors.
manifolds. • Each fuel injector inlet fitting contains a filter and a flow
– Each of the 8 manifolds is used to supply fuel to 3 fuel orifice.
injectors. • The fuel injectors are line replaceable units.
– The manifold connectors at the fuel injectors and at • The filters and orifice are not line replaceable units.
the fuel distribution valve contain transfer tubes.
• The fuel injector supply manifolds are line replaceable
units.
1. List 12 fuel distribution system components. 2. Indicate the correct sequence (1 = first; 7 = last) for the
following components, as used in the distribution of fuel.
1.) _________________________________
A. Fuel metering unit _________
2.) _________________________________
B. Fuel / oil cooler _________
3.) _________________________________
C. Fuel injectors _________
4.) _________________________________
D. Boost stage inlet _________
5.) _________________________________
E. Fuel distribution valve _________
6.) _________________________________
F. Fuel pump _________
7.) _________________________________
G. Fuel flow transmitter _________
8.) _________________________________
9.) _________________________________
3. The 2 fuel ports that connect the fuel pump to the FMU
10.) _________________________________ are the:
11.) _________________________________ A. Boost stage and heated fuel from the fuel / oil cooler.
B. Servo fuel and the main fuel supply.
12.) _________________________________
C. FMU bypass and main stage discharge.
D. Servo fuel and the FMU bypass.
4. The purpose of the fuel bypass valve is: 8. The 40 micron fuel pump filter is:
________________________________________ A. Cleanable.
B. Disposable.
________________________________________
C. Reusable.
________________________________________ D. Square-shaped.
5. The source of heat used by the fuel heating system is: 9. The fuel filter ΔP switch closes after the filter has
A. Air. bypassed.
B. Engine oil. A. True
C. Fuel. B. False
6. The component that can cause fuel to be turned ON or 10. Write the type of fault (i.e., wraparound, range, disagree,
OFF is the: or out-of-position) for the following CLMs.
A. Fuel pump. A. FMU (E1-4071KS)
B. FMU.
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C. Master lever.
D. Fuel / oil cooler. B. FMU (E1-4071KS) / WRG:EEC J4 TO FMU LVDT
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