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ENGINE AIR PARTICLE SEPARATOR SYSTEM PROVISIONS
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Description:
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The Engine Air Particle Separator System (EAPS)
provides sand and dust protection for CH-47D engines
in sandy regions to assure normal engine life for
sustained operations. Primary components are the
engine air particle separator mounted on rails, the EAPS
control panel in the overhead switch panel, two control
boxes, one at each side of the helicopter at approximate
sta. 400.0, six circuit breakers, three on each power
distribution panel (PDP) extension box, and EAPS 1
FAIL and EAPS 2 FAIL capsules on the master caution
panel.
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Power Distribution Panel (PDP) Extension Boxes.
Both No. 1 and NO. 2 PDPs have an extension box
attached to the top. Each extension box is connected to
the power distribution panel and structure by screws.
Entry to the box is permitted through an access door. A
5 amp FAN CONT, 5 amp BYPASS DOORS, and 25
amp FAN circuit breaker is installed on each extension
box access door. Wire is routed through a hole in the
PDPs to the circuit breakers. A lamp stowage box is
mounted on top of the No. 1 extension box.
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Master control panel. Two caution lights marked EAPS
1 FAIL and EAPS 2 FAIL are on the master caution
panel. These lights will come on when the difference in
pressure between the inside and outside of the EAPS
exceeds 10 psi indicating a clogged EAPS. This is
detected by a differential pressure switch in the EAPS
unit.
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EAPS control panel. The EAPS control panel is
installed on the left side of the overhead switch panel.
There are four toggle switches mounted on the EAPS
control panel which control fan and door operation. The
ENG 1 and ENG 2 FAN switches electrically operate
the two fans. When the switches are ON, the fans are
operating. The switches receive power from No. 1 and
No. 2 28-vdc buses through circuit breakers EAPS
1 and EAPS 2 FAN CONT on the power distribution
panel (PDP) extension box. The switches control the
relays in the EAPS control box and the relays power
the fans with 3-phase ac 400 Hz. The fans discharge
scavenged debris downwards and rearwards away from
the separator. The ENG 1 and ENG 2 DOORS switches
electrically position the bypass doors open or closed.
Both switches receive 28 vdc power from No. 1 and
No. 2 buses through circuit breakers marked EAPS 1
and EAPS 2 BYPASS DOORS on the power distribution
panel (PDP) extension boxes. The bypass mechanism
provides an emergency system to enable the engines to
continue running in the event of airborne debris being
sucked into the separator.
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EAPS control boxes. Two control boxes are installed
in the aft cabin section of the helicopter. No. 1 control
box is for the left EAPS system and is located at sta.
390. No. 2 control box is for the right EAPS system
and is located at sta. 410. Each box contains a relay,
terminal boards, and an EAPS BYPASS DOORS OPEN
press-to-test light. The relays provide ac power to the
EAPS fans in the separators, when the fan switches in
the cockpit are ON. The EAPS BYPASS DOORS OPEN
press-to-test light indicates when the separator bypass
doors are open, when the cockpit switches are at OPEN.
Engine Air Particle Seperator
The EAPS is divided into four sections; separator section
which includes the body, tubes and seals, scavenge
section which includes ducts and scavenge blower,
the FOD screen section which includes two screens,
the bypass section with differential pressure switch,
two bypass doors and two actuators. Contaminated
air enters the EAPS through more than 3,000 inlet
swirl tubes, or vortex generators, installed in its exterior
surface. Each inlet swirl tube forces incoming air to
form a swirling pattern. Centrifugal force throws the
heavier-than-air contaminants to the outside of the
swirling air streams, thereby dividing them into two
parts; dirty air at the swirls rim, and clean air at the core.
The dirty air is vented overboard through the scavenge
system, while the clean air continues into the engine.
In the event an obstruction covers enough inlet tubes
to cause engine oxygen starvation, the EAPS normal
operation can be bypassed, restoring engine power by
using uncleaned air.
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