{"id":1252,"date":"2017-09-23T19:00:41","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T18:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=1252"},"modified":"2017-09-23T19:00:41","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T18:00:41","slug":"safety-critical-jet-engine-fire-seals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/safety-critical-jet-engine-fire-seals\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety critical jet engine fire seals"},"content":{"rendered":"

A specialist aerospace engineering company has formulated a composition of materials for safety critical jet engine fire seals, which passes every industry standard fire test<\/p>\nIcon Aerospace Technology<\/a><\/span>, based in Retford, UK, has spent eight years investigating multiple modern materials and design processes to develop jet engine fire seals, which can withstand extreme temperatures of more than 1,093 \u00baC (2,000 degrees Fahrenheit), and as low as -60 \u00baC.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The seals have already consistently passed a series of industry standard tests, including ISO\/TR 2685 and AC20-125 where the seal is exposed to a flame at 1,100 \u00baC, for 15 minutes, whilst being subjected to vibration, airflow and pressure deltas.<\/p>\n

The company has invested time in its network of fire testing facilities and its customers to listen and respond to their challenges, working together to overcome them.<\/p>\n

The result is a product which has passed 11 fire tests first time for major aerospace OEM Rolls Royce.<\/p>\n

Across the industry it is typically up to three tests per seal that are required to achieve compliance.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Dan Bailey, Commercial Director at Icon Aerospace Technology commented: \u201cWe have spent a lot of time with our network to really understand in detail, the application of fire seals, to ensure we are capable of designing a product which is highly effective when in use. By understanding everything from the external forces affecting the seals, to the air flow interacting with them, we have been able to design a product which has a very high success rate for passing fire tests.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fire seals are designed and manufactured in the UK by Icon, and even the rigs used to perform the tests are designed on these shores to ensure they truly replicate in-situ conditions.
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