Industrial Full Engine Test Facility

MDS industrial gas turbine engine test facilities maximize asset utilization and return on investment by having one facility that can replace many. MDS accomplishes this with high-throughput, multi-configuration test cells; supporting both cold-end and hot-end drives configurations within the same test cell.

Aviation Full Engine Test Facility

MDS specializes in the design and supply of sea-level aviation gas turbine engine test facilities. MDS has delivered maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO); production; and research & development facilities for OEMs and large MRO companies. Aviation test cells can be designed for engine thrusts of up to 150,000 lbf and for next-generation high bypass engines.

Fan Test Facility (Anechoic Chamber)

Fan test facilities have been designed and supplied by MDS to test aerodynamic performance and noise characteristics of development fan test rigs. MDS designs fan test facilities with low acoustic signatures of test systems components, and turbulence control screen (TCS) devices to emulate the engine and acoustic signature of the fan test articles in a free field.

Core Engine Test Facility

MDS designs and supplies core engine test facilities to test aerodynamic performance of the aviation gas turbine engines’ core engine (gas generator) components. These facilities are equipped with pre-heated, pressurized, and/or ambient flow-conditioned inlet systems. These provide an environment for stable, repeatable, and accurate core engine test articles performance testing. The inlet system includes options for thermal boundary layer bleed system.

Compressor Test Facility

MDS designs and supplies compressor test facilities that provide the optimal environment for testing development of multi-stage compressor test articles in closed-loop or open-loop configurations. The emphasis of the design is on accurate testing and on operational functionality. MDS designs allow measurement of aerodynamic/aeromechanic performance characteristics over wide range of speeds and operating lines.

Combustion Rig

MDS designs test facilities for both aviation and industrial gas turbine engine development combustor test article applications. The MDS portfolio includes designs for pre-heated air inlet, fuel delivery, and metering. It also includes augmented exhaust test systems for a variety of combustion test articles, such as: single-nozzle combustor, multi-sector combustor, full-annular combustor, and single-can combustor. MDS designs allow for high-speed data acquisition of aerodynamic/aeromechanic performance characteristics over a wide range of combustor test article operation.

Turbine Test Facility

MDS designs and supplies turbine test facilities to accommodate complete aero-mechanical testing of gas turbine engines’ turbine system components. MDS designs include unique test system configurations that allow for testing over a wide range of inlet parameters, speeds, and operating envelopes. MDS has experience with the design of turbine test facilities for both multi-stage rotary and nozzle cascade test rigs.