Pais_HEEMFG_Spin_Test_Experiment_Plan_and_Results.pdf

UNCLASSIFIED NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND TEST PLAN / TEST RESULTS High Energy Electromagnetic Field Generation Spin Test Experiment NAVAIR 4.4.6.4 Propulsion & Power Test Methods & Facilities Department 29 September 2019 1 POO es ete HEEMFG Spin Test Experiment UNCLASSIFIED

Table of Contents BACKGROUND ....0...ccccesceeseeeseeesceeececsceceaeceaeceaeesacecseecsaecsaeseaeeeaeeseesscecaecsaeeeaeessaeceaeeeaeeeaeecseessaeseaeseaeeneeeneeeeaeeaaes 4 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE OF TEST .........ecceescesscessceesseceseeeseeeseeeseecseecaeceaeeeaeesaeceaeeeaeesaeecseessaeseaeseaeesseeseeeeeaeeease 5 SCOPE OF TEST .......cscccesccescceseeeeeseesscecsceceaeceaeceaeeeacecseecscecsaeseaeceaeeeseesseeescecaeeeaeeseeseaeseaeceaeeeaeesaeeceeseaeseaeeeaeeeas 5 TEST SCHEDULE .........ccecesccseceeeceeeseeeseeeseeeseesseecsaeceaeceaeeeaeeeacecseecseecsaesaeseaeseaeesaeeseaeseaeeeaeess…

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BACKGROUND 
1. The Rotor Spin Facility (RSF) in the Propulsion System Evaluation Facility (PSEF) was requested to 
perform a spin test experiment on a charged disk test article to evaluate the concept of High Energy 
Electromagnetic Field Generation (HEEMFG).  Salvatore Pais Ph.D. is the Principal Investigator (PI) for this 
experiment sponsored by the Naval Innovative Science & Engineering (NISE) program under the category 
of Basic & Applied Research (BAR). The concept of HEEMFG and its governing physics was proposed by 
Salvatore Pa…

 
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6. According to the PI, the HEEMFG theory requires the charge to be on the surface of the spinning disk.  
In the 2018 tested configuration, the distribution of charge in the capacitor was not known.  Additionally, 
the PI emphasized that the HEEMFG effect is primarily a B-field (magnetic field) energy. 
7. The current spin test effort will focus on changing the test configuration to ensure that the negative 
charge is on the surface of the spinning test disk.  A charge level of 1 coulomb was the PI’s requested 
target value.  
 
PURPO…

Elapsed time RPM Acceleration |Elapsed time RPM Acceleration) sec’ (Mission Low Accel.) | __(rpm/s [sec (Mission High Accel.) pm/s ae ee ee ee 0 80,000 20 | 5000 | 20 | 20 | 5,000 250 — 40 | 10000 | 20 | 30 | 7,500 250 wa 60 | 20000 | soo | 60 | 30,000 750 . ai RPM 100 15, -375 bose pases 120 | 100000 | 1000 | 150 | 80,000 833 sooo om 140 | 100000 | o | 200 | 60,000 -400 ; (Mission | 160 | 80,000 | ~-1,000 | 220 | 100,000 2,000 2no00 High Accel) |__180 | 40,000 |_—-2,000_-| 240 | 7,500 ~4,625 10,000 220 10,000 -500 320 5,000 -4,250 fi) 60 120 180 240 300 4-360 | 240 | 5,000 ~~ |_—-250~— | 340 …

14. The spin test experiment will include a series of test runs working up to the planned mission profile test runs. Individual test runs may need to be run multiple times to establish repeatability. TEST SCHEDULE 15. The schedule is as follows: Task Description Table 2 — Test Schedule Timeframe EM flux Detection Instrumentation Develop/Design/Fabricate/Evaluate Tooling Design/Fabricate: April - June 2019 April — June 2019 Test Setup/Calibrations in Chamber #4 July/August 2019 Conduct Spin Test Experiment September 2019 Report Results September 2019 TEST TEAM 16. Core team members are given in…

 
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DESCRIPTION OF TEST FACILITY 
17. The NAVAIR Rotor Spin Facility (RSF) is located within the Propulsion Systems Evaluation Facility 
(PSEF), building 2360, Patuxent River, MD.  The RSF operates four above-ground vacuum spin chambers 
with inner diameters ranging from 24" to 106" designed to spin turbomachinery components up to design 
speeds to evaluate the structural and material aspects of rotating gas turbine engine components under 
simulated engine conditions.  Spin tests are typically conducted in a vacuum to reduce the power req…