SECTION 2. Components and connecting
Anschlussschema Kraftstoffstart
Hoppertank
Filzpendel /
felt pendulum
Pumpe/
fuel pump
Kraftstoffventil/
Kerosene valve
Ignitionventil/
ignition valve
Y Festo
Akku / battery
i/o-Platine /
i/o-board
Filter
Messingpendel /
brazen pendulum
Haupttank /
main tank
Ignitionventil/
igniotion valve
Kraftstoffventil/
Kerosene valve
Pumpe/
fuel pump
Akku /
battery
Hochstrom zur
Turbine / High
current to the
turbine
Datenverbindung
zur Turbine /
Data connection
to turbine
Verbindung zur
Fernbedienung /
Remote control
connection
Verbindung zu
I/O Platine und
GSU/ Connection
to I/O board and
GSU
GSU
ECU
Tankentlüftung /
Tank ventilation
Hochstrom / High current
Datenkabel / data
Datenkabel / data
Fernbedienung /
remote control
(a) Connection scheme.
(b) ECU connectors.
Figure 1: Connecting the H
ORNET
-III.
2.3
Fuel system
The overall reliability of the jet engine system depends on a well-made fuel system. New AeroDesignWorks
model jet engines ship with high quality components (fuel pump and valves, connectors, . . . ). If you need to
make adjustments or exchange components, some suggestions are:
• Use a high quality fuel pump like the ones shipped with the corresponding AeroDesignWorks jet engines.
• Use fuel valves of high quality.
• Use a hopper tank with felt pendulum in front of the main fuel tank(s).
• Do not use fuel filters directly before the fuel pump.
• Use a fuel feed line with the largest possible diameter.
2.4
Power supply
Since all components (like glow plug, starter, valves, fuel pump) are supplied by a single battery, its capacity
should be sufficiently high (
≥
2500
mAh
).
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