Abstract :
Electric Ducted fan (EDF) is a propulsion system that is sourced from an
electric motor which is a model engine in mini size. The main producer of thrust is
the ability of the rotating fan. In this study, the manufacture of engine test-bench
test equipment was carried out by designing it in 3-dimensional form in CATIA
software.
After that, the components of the test equipment were manufactured using
cutting and drilling techniques and assembled the components into test
equipment. Next, a test was conducted to validate the engine test-bench test kit by
comparing the manufacturer's data with the test results using EDF measuring 70
mm 12 blades.
Tests are carried out at intervals of 2,000 RPM starting from 10,000 to
20,000 RPM. EDF when tested using a test-bench engine has a maximum thrust
value of 2061.665 grams at a maximum power of 1600 watts, when compared to
the manufacturer's data it has a thrust of 2250 grams at a maximum power of
1600 watts, has a difference of 8.37% difference in value.