Rig testing – To make sure they deliver

Whether compressors or turbines, all modules and assemblies must meet specific aerodynamic and thermodynamic requirements. The engine will only run efficiently when each of its constituents performs as specified.

MTU verifies the performance of the various modules and assemblies using advanced measuring techniques in special test rigs at its Munich location and at Stuttgart university. We support module tests from rig design and configuration to test monitoring and data evaluation. In other words, we provide an end-to-end service for optimum results.

Our services at a glance:

Design engineering

Configuration of test facilities for the modules to be tested
Design of tooling and test facilities

Assembly

Assembly planning
Operations scheduling
Assembly of rigs
Balancing

Compressor and turbine

Evaluation of characteristic mapping
Evaluation of stage characteristics and stage matching
Determination of radial and circumferential distributions
Measurement of transient aerodynamic data
Tip timing and tip clearance measurements
Noise measurements
Variation of Reynolds number
Simulation of intake turbulences, distortions