ALSTOM POWER TECHNICAL CENTRE, LEICESTER
ENGINE CORE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF HIGH
THERMAL EFFICIENCY LARGE INDUSTRIAL GAS TURBINES, DESIGN STABILISATION/
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT OF LARGE INDUSTRIAL GAS TURBINES.
ABB-ALSTOM POWER, SWITZERLAND
PROVIDED LIAISON BETWEEN DESIGN AND U.K. BASED SUB-CONTRACTORS. INVOLVED
IN QUALITY AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS OF SUB-CONTRACTORS OF PRECISION MACHINING.
PROGRAMME MANAGED ENGINE COMPONENT REWORK PROGRAMME.
ROLLS-ROYCE, ANSTY
RETROFIT OF A LOW Nox GAS FUEL SYSTEM FOR THE INDUSTRIALISED TRENT 800
PACKAGE, ADDRESSING IN-SERVICE RUNNING AND MAINTENANCE ISSUES.
SITEC, DERBY
INSTRUMENTATION DESIGN FOR THE ROLLS-ROYCE TRENT 500 GENERATION OF AERO’
ENGINES. WORK INCLUDED FAN BLADE-OFF RIGS, THERMAL AND PRESSURE SURVEYS
AND FLIGHT CERTIFICATION WORK.
ATC-
BELCAN, DERBY
DESIGN WORK ON ROLLS- ROYCE TRENT 500 AERO' ENGINE PERFORMANCE INSTRUMENTATION
SUCH AS PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE RAKES, STALL PROBES, STATIC TAPPINGS
ETC. INVESTIGATIVE WORK ON HIGH PERFORMANCE TITANIUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE
MATERIALS FOR USE IN MILITARY AERO’ GAS TURBINES.
EUROPEAN GAS TURBINES,
LINCOLN
IN THE GAS TURBINE ENGINEERING CENTRE DESIGN OFFICE. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
DESIGN OF ENGINE CORE AND ANCILLARY COMPONENTS ON THE TYPHOON (4,9 AND
5,2 MW) GAS TURBINE. UNDERTOOK INVESTIGATIONS AND REMEDIAL WORK FOR IN-SERVICE
PROBLEMS ON CUSTOMER'S ENGINES.
ATC/ ROTADATA, DERBY
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF AN AERO' GAS TURBINE BRUSH SEAL TEST RIG.
DUTIES INCLUDED THE DESIGN, STRESSING AND SPECIFICATION OF RIG COMPONENTS
AND ANCILLARIES. UNDERTOOK DESIGN WORK ON AN OPTICAL STEAM WETNESS PROBE
AND ON AN AERO' GAS TURBINE COLD FLOW TURBINE RIG.
E.G.T. TURBOCHARGERS,
LINCOLN
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF A NEW TURBOCHARGER, THE `NAPIER 557', RESPONSIBLE
FOR BUILD SPECIFICATIONS AND THE AERODYNAMIC AND THERMODYNAMIC MATCHING
OF TURBOCHARGER CHARACTERISTICS TO THAT OF THE CUSTOMER'S DIESEL ENGINE.
PERFORMANCE PREDICTION WORK CARRIED OUT ON BESPOKE PROGRAMMES AND SPREADSHEETS.
ROLLS-ROYCE, DERBY
ENGINE DESIGN OFFICE, WORK INVOLVED ALL ENGINE CORE COMPONENTS AND ANCILLARIES
SUCH AS BLADES, CASINGS, THRUST REVERSERS, PNEUMATIC STARTING SYSTEMS,
FIREPROOF ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURES IN TITANIUM. WORKED ON ROLLS-ROYCE TRENT
700/ 800 SERIES FOR AIRBUS A330/ BOEING 777, RB 211-524 FOR BOEING 747/
767 AND RB 211-535 FOR BOEING 757/ TUPOLEV 204.
EUROPEAN GAS TURBINES,
LINCOLN
DEVELOPMENT WORK ON GENERAL ELECTRIC OF AMERICA FRAME 3 GAS TURBINE DRY
LOW NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION WORK AND EUROPEAN GAS TURBINES TORNADO COMPRESSOR
TURBINE TELEMETRY DESIGN WORK
COURTAULDS FLAKE CHEMICALS,
DERBY
RESPONSIBLE FOR SURVEYING AND RECORDING ENTIRE PROCESS LINES SUCH AS ACID
CRACKING FURNACES, CATALYST SUPPLY PLANT, BOILERS, STORAGE TANKS, PUMPING
SETS, DISTILLATION COLUMNS AND AQUEOUS BENZENE SEPARATORS. RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE CHECKING OF TECHNICAL CONTENT OF SCHEMATIC (P & I) DRAWINGS.
EUROPEAN GAS TURBINES, LINCOLN
ON THE DEVELOPMENT SECTION OF THE GAS TURBINE DESIGN FACILITY. WORK INVOLVED
ALL MAJOR GAS TURBINE COMPONENTS SUCH AS ROTORS, STATORS, HOT AND COLD
BLADING, COMBUSTION/EMISSIONS WORK, DESIGN OF A HOT RIG FOR THE TESTING
OF COMBUSTION COMPONENTS, TELEMETRY FOR STRAIN GAUGED TURBINE BLADES,
TURBINE BLADE VIBRATION DAMPING WORK, INSTRUMENTATION OF ALL AREAS OF
ENGINE CORE AND LOW NOx COMBUSTION WORK.
BRUSH ELECTRICAL MACHINES,
LOUGHBOROUGH
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF INDUCTION MOTOR AND GENERATOR COMPONENTS
SUCH AS ROTORS, STATOR SHELLS, TERMINAL BOXES AND AIR SILENCERS. ENGINEERED
COMPLETE MOTOR AND GENERATOR PACKAGES TO BRITISH AND BASEEFA STANDARDS.
BECORIT MINING EQUIPMENT,
ILKESTON
UNDERGROUND LOCOMOTIVES, BUNKER CRANES, MONORAILS AND SWITCHPOINTS FOR
NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS.
HAMBRO MACHINERY, NOTTINGHAM
TEA AND TOBACCO PROCESSING EQUIPMENT SUCH AS PNEUMATIC AND BELTED PRODUCT
CONVEYORS, AIR/ PRODUCT SEPARATORS, DRIERS, FERMENTERS, STORAGE/BLENDING
SILOS AND SCREW CONVEYORS.
ROBERT HUDSON, ILKESTON
WATER/ EFFLUENT PROCESSING EQUIPMENT SUCH AS STORM WATER OVERFLOW SCREENS,
FLOTATION TANK SCRAPERS AND AGITATORS.
THE ROYAL ORDNANCE FACTORY,
NOTTINGHAM
IN THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT DEPT OF THE GUNS AND FIGHTING VEHICLES DIVISION,
INCLUDES LOW RECOIL FORCE TANK GUN, LIQUID PROPELLANT GUN, HOWITZERS,
MORTARS AND INFANTRY WEAPONS.
EUROPEAN
GAS TURBINES, LINCOLN
ENTIRE RANGE OF ENGINE CORE COMPONENTS INCLUDES PERFORMANCE UPRATE WORK
AND ROTOR INSTABILITY PROGRAMMES IN THE ENGINE DESIGN OFFICE.