{"id":10132,"date":"2024-07-23T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T08:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sw.fst.com\/magazine\/?p=10132"},"modified":"2024-07-24T13:24:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T11:24:10","slug":"a-boost-for-air-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sw.fst.com\/magazine\/en\/2024\/07\/a-boost-for-air-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"A Boost for Air Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rolls-Royce Deutschland has successfully completed the first test flight of its new Pearl 10X engine, which has been selected by the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault to power its new, flagship Falcon 10X business aircraft. The plane will deliver some of the cleanest international air travel in existence and will also \u00adprovide passengers with a\u00a0new level of flight safety, thanks to an advanced engine mount beam and pylon thermal blanket assembly designed and manufactured by Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company\u2019s Tillsonburg facility in Ontario, Canada, has worked with Rolls-Royce on development of the thermal blanket, outer trunnion seal and access plugs for the past two years. The blanket is a new industry design that is more robust than existing blankets. It also provides extended service life and excellent thermal protection of the engine mount beam, trunnion, and pylon in the event of a thermal event such as a burst duct or engine fire. Manufactured from silicone and fireproof fabric \u2013 two materials that Tillsonburg is highly skilled in handling \u2013 the blanket assembly including blanket, trunnion seal, plugs and metallic doublers weighs a mere 11.2 pounds and measures 4.7 feet long and 0.5 feet wide. The Freudenberg design helps lower the aircraft\u2019s total weight, saves fuel, and will last the aircraft\u2019s entire life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis aircraft promises to be the cleanest, most sustainable jet in the skies,\u201d said David Wilker, Head of Program and Design in \u00adTillsonburg. The Falcon 10X uses titanium for the engine mount beam and trunnion, and aluminum for the pylons. \u201cWe needed to protect the titanium engine mount beam, trunnion, and the pylon from reaching temperatures which could lead to significant degradation of the materials during a thermal event, while providing excellent environmental protection when exposed to the elements in flight. Through long hours of research and testing, we have achieved our goal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tool Developer Janak Patel (left) and Senior Design Engineer Phil Vaughn stand next to the new engine mount beam and pylon \u00addeveloped for Rolls-Royce. Above Patel and Vaughn is a\u00a0photo of the Dassault Falcon 10X.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Tillsonburg Senior Designer Phil Vaughan, along with Rolls-Royce engineers, relied on CAD data and physical testing to determine geometry and the number of layers of silicone and fireproof fabric required to protect the engine mount beam, trunnion and pylon from the blistering heat produced when the aircraft is exposed to a\u00a0thermal event during flight. The team used a\u00a0test rig built to simulate the Rolls-Royce engine mount design. Thermocouples recorded the rig\u2019s temperatures when protected by the thermal blanket assembly and exposed to a\u00a0large jet burner flame that reached 2000\u00a0\u00b0F\u00a0and 4500 BTU\/hr. for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Product safety while at optimum weight, and an increase in service life, are primary concerns in the aerospace industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the case of the Pearl 10X, we were able to meet product safety requirements, weight, and produce a more durable seal than what is currently available in the industry,\u201d Wilker said. \u201cThis is a novel design, the first of its kind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freudenberg Sealing Technology\u2019s Tillsonburg plant will produce 50 thermal blankets annually for the Pearl 10X engine program. The company anticipates that this will increase as other customers using similar beam and trunnion designs inquire about Freudenberg\u2019s unique solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the next year, the Falcon 10X will undergo numerous test flights before officially taking its first commercial flight. Freudenberg Sealing Technologies will be there, too, keeping things cleaner and cooler.<\/p>\n

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