A Review-Differentiating TV2 and TV3 Series Turbo Shaft Engines
Lijalem Gebrehiwet, Yared Nigussei, Tesfu Teklehaynanot
Abstract
The paper embodies differences of TV2/TV3 engines. The Klimov initially called as Isotov TV2/TV3 gas turbine turbo shaft engines used in Helicopters. It is designed to develop power required for the rotation of the rotors and consists of different parts. The engines internal constructions are source of driving power where as the external parts are accessories like starter, fuel system, oil system, e.t.c. Their main differences are mainly in engine construction and performance. It is a wide scope to cover and get basic parameters in all engine series. There are limitations in the availability of description manuals for TV series engines. In addition to this it requires engines’ detail practical knowledge acquired by experience on TV series engine operation including test bench, ground and flight tests. It is not recommended to refer all manuals to get a specific technical and operational data in maintenance workshop for beginners or junior technicians. The engine power operation is directly affected by the cyclic and collective pitch sticks as well as the engine itself. Differentiating Isotov TV2/TV3 engines greatly help operators, Engineers, trainers and technicians to easily understand the basic data of Klimov engines installed on Russian Mil helicopters