SIUC Department of Aviation Technologies Fall Semester 2016 Course Syllabus AVT-213 IGNITION SYSTEMS Instructor: Donald Bartlett Office Location Carbondale: Test Cell Room 101 Office Phone: Direct 618-453-9212 E mail flyer22@siu.edu Office Hours: Monday 9:00 11:50 Tuesday 9:00 11:50 Pre-scheduled with student COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES: This course consists of lecture and laboratory periods. Prerequisite: 111, 112 or consent of the School. Students should have knowledge of the operation, repair, inspection, and service of reciprocating and jet powerplant ignition systems and starting systems. They will be able to time, overhaul, and troubleshoot the various components of each system. REQUIRED READING AND BOOKS: Required: FAA-H-8083-32 Vol. 1&2 Powerplant Handbook, USDOT, FAA A&P Powerplant Test Guide, ASA or Jeppesen Also required: Your Choice: A&P Powerplant books by: Jeppesen, Glencoe (Kroes), ASA, or Avotek BOOK ASSIGNMENTS: Part 1 - Basic Electricity Lecture Notes Part 2 Introduction to magnetos Kroes: Reciprocating ignition systems, Battery ignition and Auxiliary starting devices 7th Edition pp 167 185 and 8 th edition 191-209 FAA-H-8083-32 Vol. 1&2 Powerplant Handbook: Reciprocating ignition, Battery ignition and auxiliary starting devices. Kroes: Aircraft spark plugs 7th ed. pp 197-204 and 8 th ed. 225 228 - Aircraft Spark plug maintenance7th ed. pp 201-204 8 th ed, 228-232 Part 3 - Reciprocating Engine Starters & Starting systems Kroes: Ignition Switch and Primary Circuits 7 th ed. pp178-179 and 8 th ed. 203-204 Ignition Boosters and Auxiliary Ignition Units7th ed. pp179-183 and 8 th ed. 204-207 FAA-H-8083-32 Vol. 1&2 Powerplant Handbook: Auxiliary ignition units Engine Starting Systems Part 4 Bendix and Slick magneto timing and inspection Magneto inspection, Drift and Bump Kroes: 7 th ed. pp183 199 and 8 th ed. 207-227 Continental Ignition High Tension Magneto Systems to Spark Plugs
FAA-H-8083-32 Vol. 1&2 Powerplant Handbook: Reciprocating Engine Ignition System Maintenance and Inspection to Replacement of Ignition Leads A&P Jeppesen Powerplant: from Magneto Overhaul 8-80 to Engine Analyzer pp 8-89 Crane Powerplant: Special types of Magnetos pp 216 to Ignition Harness pp 227 AC 43-13: Magneto Inspection pp 8-15 to 8-19 and 8-19 to 8-21 para. 8-17 Part 5 - Aircraft Gas Turbine Ignition & Starting Systems Kroes: Chapter 14 Ignition systems of gas turbine engines 7 th ed. pp 357 372 and 8 th ed. 395-411 FAA-H-8083-32 Vol. 1&2 Powerplant Handbook: Gas turbine starter s through Fuel/Air combustion turbine starter and Turbine engine ignition systems to Powerplant electrical systems QUIZES and EXAMS There will be a number of quizzes during the semester given during the beginning of lecture. There will be written exams for lecture and lab material covered and one comprehensive final. GRADES: A failing grade in the lecture portion will result in a failing grade in the entire course regardless of the lab grade. Lecture 1/3 Lab 1/3 Final Exam 1/3 Final Grade = divided by 3 (-) Attendance 90-100 A 89-80 B 79-70 C (70% is minimum acceptable to receive FAA credit) 69-60 D (Requires retaking the class) 59 and below F ATTENDANCE POLICIES: Attendance is mandatory. As an FAA certified Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic Training Program, we must abide by the FAA's attendance policy. Instructors are required to take roll each class period. It is the student s responsibility to contact the instructor in advance of absences whenever possible or immediately thereafter to arrange make-up time where appropriate and to obtain hand-outs or other material from classes missed. Students are expected to be in class and lab on time. Three late arrivals will be counted against the student as one unexcused absence. Unexcused absences or habitual tardiness will result in a cumulative reduction of the student's final grade point average: First unexcused absence results in a one-point reduction of the final grade (0-100 scale). Second absence results in a two-point reduction. Third absence results in a four-point reduction. Fourth absence results in an eight-point reduction. Fifth absence results in a sixteen-point reduction. After the fifth unexcused absence the cumulative grade reduction would be 31 points, making it impossible to receive a passing grade for the course. Make up time may be granted at the discretion of the instructor. Final determination as to whether or not an absence is "excused" rests with the instructor. Performance of make-up time does not reinstate points lost due to unexcused absences. Any quizzes missed may not be made up. Any tests missed due to an unexcused absence may not be made up.
Cell Phones Please turn OFF ringers. Texting is not aloud. WHILE IN CLASS! Use of any electronic device must be approved by the instructor. The SIU smoking policy will be followed during all class sessions. Lecture Topics Part 1) Basic Electricity a Review Ohms Law and the concepts of resistance and conductivity Terms Electromagnetism Basic Alternating Current Capacitance, Inductance Lenz s Law Battery Ignition systems Basic Magneto operation Basic turbine engine ignition systems vibrating DC Exam 1 Part 1 Part 2) Reciprocating Ignition Systems Regulations Timing and Ignition - Otto Cycle Reciprocating engine design and operation Gear Train Magneto Systems Classification Types of Magnetos Identification Plates Detail description of the construction, theory and operation System Components Circuits switches and harness Auxiliary starting devices Theory Why we need them Impulse Couplings Shower of sparks Spark Plugs Construction Spark Plug malfunctions Operating conditions Spark Plug fouling Other items Exam 2 Part 2 Part 3) Reciprocating engine starters and auxiliary starting devices Starters and starter motors History Types of motors and starter motors Direct cranking starters Series wound Shunt wound Compound wound Overrunning clutches
Bendix drive systems Starter gear reduction Starter inspection/maintenance Auxiliary starting devices Booster magnetos and booster coils Induction vibrator auxiliary starting devices Bendix shower of sparks Unison/Slick systems Retard angle Impulse Couplings Components and operation Lag angle Advantages/disadvantages of impulse couplings Impulse coupling inspection and maintenance Exam 3 - Part 3 Part 4) Internal and magneto to engine timing Timing Items Timing Light Specifics of internal timing Bendix magnetos Slick magnetos Magneto to engine timing Magneto testing and inspection AC 43.13 requirements Preflight magneto inspection Magneto bump Exam 4 Part4 Part 5) Aircraft gas turbine starting and starting systems Turbine engine ignition systems Otto Cycle compared to the Brayton Cycle Turbine ignition systems Turbine engine starting systems Electric Starter/generators S/G inspections and maintenance Pneumatic Turbine engine starting procedures Correctly starting a turbine engine Potential problems Exam 5 - Part 5 Final Exam will be during Finals Week (See Attached) Academic Honesty You are responsible for making yourself aware of and understanding the policies and procedures in the Undergraduate Catalog that pertain to academic honesty. You should consult with me if you are uncertain about an issue of academic honesty.
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