EDF Inc. has designed Gas Turbine Jet Engine Test Facilities since 1978 and has completed well over 10,000 projects or tasks related to the testing of Gas Turbine Jet Engines.

For each of our projects, the EDF design team was responsible for the overall Engineering, Design and Drafting of the major hardware assemblies and sub-assemblies. Also, EDF provided procurement drawings and specifications along with construction management as the various structures were assembled and installed. More detailed information regarding some of these projects are available in our portfolio section.

The technical challenges that occur during a gas turbine jet engine facility project require that the Architect Engineering firm have extensive experience with test facility/equipment design and testing operation. This experience is unique to EDF Inc. We understand the logistics of fabrication, assembly and installation, harsh acoustic environments, vibration, temperature, pressure and airflow issues. Also a key issue is the long term maintenance and operational costs of running these facilities. EDF has extensive knowledge in mimimizing these costs and extending the life of test equipment and facilities.

Our extensive experience with Military and Commercial Gas Turbine Jet Engine Test Stands includes:

• TurboShaft test beds using Water or Air brake Dynomometers and cooling systems
• TurboProp, TurboJet and TurboFan Thrust Measurement Stands
• Inlet Flow, Distortion, Heating, Pressure Increase/Decrease, Bird Ice Sand Ingestion, FOD Screens, Nacelles, Cowlings, Airfoil Shapes, Bellmouth and instrumented inlets, Bifurcated Inlets, Distortion Inlets and Screens, Inlet Seals, KJ Seals, Swirl Ducts, Stalls and blade out tests, ICD Balls, Flow Straighteners, Cross Wind Generators, Turning Vanes, Inlet Heaters, Altitude Simulation Chambers
• Exhaust Collection, Diffusers, Silencers, Acoustics, Thermal & Vibration issues, Deflectors, Blast Baskets, Mixers and Thrust Reversers
• Starter Systems, Air, Electric, APU systems, PTO Shafts and Interfaces, alignment systems
• Bleed Air Piping Systems
• Lube systems, Trailer, Oil Skid, Cart
• Mount Systems, pylons, hardbacks, strongbacks, inlet supports, thrust frames, thrust pins, mount adapters, portability systems, mount hardware, trolley systems, M37 Trailers
• Tooling Systems for Inspections, Maintenance, Teardown, Assemblies, Centerline push/pull calibrations
• Fuel Systems, Containment and Delivery, Heating and Cooling
• Hydraulic Control Units and component test modules
• Wire Harnesses, Cable design and fabrication, QD interfaces and Cable Management Systems
• Instrumentation, Temperature, Pressure, Fuel & Air Flow, Vibration, Speed, Thrust, Torque, Emissions and Acoustics
• Control Systems, Interfaces and Control Room Layout
• Data Acquisition Systems, Correlation, Calibration, LabView programming, Communication and Video Systems
• Environmental Safety, Spill Containment, Fall Protection and Contamination Remediation, Fire Protection, Hazard Assesments
• Indoor Test Cell and Outdoor Test Stand Design and Construction
• Installation and removal of Test Articles, Alignment and Adjustment Mechanisms, Trailers and Transport Devices, Access Platforms (mobile and static), Automated Rail systems, Hoisting, large scale installation and erection sequences, engineered lift procedures

We also have experience installing, trouble shooting and working with the best manufacturers of this equipment.

Specific Gas Turbine Jet Engine test facilities and equipment programs EDF has supported include:
Turbo Jet Military: F100, F119, F135, F136, XTE67, XTC67, J & N-UCAS
Turbo Fan Commercial: JT8D, JT9D, PW4000, PW6000, V2500, GP7200 & Geared Turbo Fan
Turbo Shaft Engines: T700/CT7, T53, T58, T64, T55
Energy: FT8 Power Generation Systems, GG8