Anecom Aerotest - Design and Test Service for the Gas Turbine Industry

AneCom AeroTest is a DIN EN 9100 (including DIN EN 9001:2000) certified service company located in the outskirts of Berlin, Germany. We are an independent, highly reliable service provider offering unique services in the field of gas turbine development with a special focus on aerothermal component testing of compressor, combustor and turbine rigs.

Our commitment to quality, on-time delivery and adherence to costs are the cornerstones of our business. Since our founding, we have grown by anticipating the needs of our customer in a competitive and dynamic industry and by delivering innovative solutions that enable our customers to reach their prospective objectives, increase their time to market and to conserve capital.

To reduce our customer's administration AneCom AeroTest has developed its unique 'one stop shop' concept. The 'one stop shop' concept comprises the project management of the complete engineering and testing package. This includes design, analysis and make of test vehicle, instrumentation, assembly, execution of tests and data validation. Single elements of the 'one stop shop' concept are also offered. All services will be executed through our highly qualified and motivated personnel.

As an option we also offer our services at customer premises.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

All projects are managed in the spirit of supplying a full service to our customers:

• Budget and time schedule management for the whole process
• Specification for design and make of test vehicles
• Supply chain management
• Test specification, test management
• Change management
• Reporting

DESIGN AND ANALYSIS

AneCom AeroTest provides a large experience in the area of CAD design, especially:

• Mechanical design of test vehicles
• Instrumentation design of test vehicles and complete gas turbines
• Telemetry design including integration on test vehicles and complete gas turbines
• SPTE, Dressings
• Special tooling

Depending of the customer requirements AneCom AeroTest uses all modern CAD tools like. CADDS 5, CATIA V4/V5, Unigraphics and Pro E.

STRESS AND THERMAL ANALYSIS

As part of the 'one stop shop' concept AneCom AeroTest also performs stress and thermal analysis:

• Stress and vibration analysis on rotor blades, stator vanes and blisks (3D), (steady stress, af-strength, HCF and LCF-life, resonance, root stress etc.)
• 2D and 3D thermo-mechanical modelling and analysis (rotor and casing, bearing structure and other rig parts)
• Strain gauge positioning on rotor blades and stator vanes

ASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION

AneCom AeroTest undertakes the assembly of the complete test vehicle, conducts changes and modifications required during a test campaign and the strip of the test vehicle for inspection and storage.

For these activities AneCom AeroTest provides a 1,000m² shop area including all necessary parts and storage areas.

INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY

Also part of the portfolio is our instrumentation laboratory used for:

• Pressure and temperature instrumentation on static and rotating parts
• Hot strain gauges on static and rotating parts
• Telemetry installation
• Any other special sensors as required by the customer

TEST VEHICLE MEASUREMENT

To provide best services to our customers we offer a state-of-the-art measurement system. The AneCom AeroTest experience includes all aspects of test vehicle instrumentation, test facility measurement and control system and specific measurement systems like:

• Tip clearance
• Hot film techniques
• Traverse probes
• Fast response pressure probes

Additional measurement systems can be provided upon request. Flow checks and calibration of probes will be performed on our aerodynamic flow laboratory.

AERO-THERMAL RIG TESTING AND FLOW TESTING

AneCom AeroTest's experience covers all aspects of aero-thermal rig testing for compressors, combustors and turbines as well as flow testing of other components (e.g. cooled turbine blades or pipes) and the calibration of flow probes and mass flow measurement devices.

DATA ANALYSIS AND VALIDATION

The data obtained from testing will be analyzed for validation purposes before transferred to the customer. This validation includes a performance calculation for the components.