Guizhou WS-13
| WS-13 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Turbofan |
| National origin | China |
| Manufacturer | Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation |
| First run | 2006 |
| Major applications | CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder Shenyang FC-31 |
TheWS-13(Chinese:Qua phiến -13), codenameTaishan,is aturbofanengine designed and manufactured byGuizhou Aircraft Industry Corporationto power theCAC/PAC JF-17 Thunderlightweightmultirole fighterjointly developed by China and Pakistan, and in the near future theShenyang FC-31fifth-generationstealth fightercurrently under development.
Design and development
[edit]China began development of the Taishan in 2000 to create a domestic engine for replacing theKlimov RD-93turbofan, which had been selected in the 1990s to power the JF-17 lightweight fighter. It is designed to produce 86 kN (19,000 lb) of thrust withafterburnerand have a life span of 2,200 hours; an improved version providing up to 93 kN (21,000 lb) of thrust with afterburner was also developed.[1][2]
The WS-13 Taishan was certified in 2007 and serial production began in 2009.[citation needed]The 18 March 2010 edition of theHKB Reportstated that a JF-17 equipped with the WS-13 completed its first successful runway taxi test.[3]
Officials at theFarnborough International Airshowin August 2010 stated that a JF-17 was being test flown with a Chinese engine, likely the WS-13.[4]In November 2012,Aviation Week & Space Technologyreported that flight testing on the JF-17 was underway in China.[5]It was reported at the 2015Paris Air Showthat testing was continuing.[6]
Guizhou is developing a new engine, designated theWS-19that fits in the same footprint as the WS-13 but is a wholly new design that incorporates the same technology as theXian WS-15.The WS-19 is the intended engine for production versions of theShenyang FC-31medium-size stealth fighter such as the J-35 for aircraft carriers.[2]
Variants
[edit]- WS-13– 86 kilonewtons (19,000 lbf) thrust withafterburner[1]
- WS-13A– high bypass[7]
- WS-13E/WS-21– 93 kilonewtons (21,000 lbf) thrust with afterburner
Specifications (WS-13)
[edit]Data fromChina Times[8]
General characteristics
- Type:afterburningturbofan
- Length:4.14 m (163 in)
- Diameter:1.02 m (40 in)
- Dry weight:1,135 kg (2,502 lb)
Components
- Compressor:axial, 4-stage low pressure, 8-stage high pressure compressor
- Combustors:annular
- Turbine:counter-rotating 1-stage high pressure, 1-stage low pressure
Performance
- Maximumthrust:56.75 kilonewtons (12,760 lbf) dry; 86.37 kilonewtons (19,420 lbf) withafterburner
- Bypass ratio:0.57:1
- Turbine inlet temperature:1650 K (1,377 °C (2,511 °F))
- Thrust-to-weight ratio:7.8
- Lifespan:>3000 hours
See also
[edit]Comparable engines
- Turbo-Union RB199
- Snecma M88(M88-2 Standard)
- Klimov RD-93
- General Electric F404(F404-GE-402 Standard)
Related lists
References
[edit]- ^abFisher, Richard Jr. (30 December 2009)."October Surprises In Chinese Aerospace".International Assessment and Strategy Center.Archived fromthe originalon 13 August 2015.Retrieved27 April2010.
- ^abTằng phẩm khiết (9 February 2023)."Trung quốc qua luân -19 phát động cơ tiến độ đề tiền! Hàng phát tổng sư bộc: Vị lai tiêm -35 hội bỉ tiêm -20 canh tảo hoán trang"(in Traditional Chinese). Newtalk tân văn.Retrieved26 February2023.
- ^Coatepeque (30 May 2010)."FC-1 equipped with WS-13 completed first successful runway taxi test".China Defense Blog.Retrieved11 February2023– viaBlogger.
- ^Pocock, Chris (6 August 2010)."China and Pakistan Push Chengdu JF-17 Fighter for Export".AINonline.Archived fromthe originalon 15 August 2010.Retrieved8 August2010.
- ^Sweetman, Bill(5 November 2012)."China's Warplane Industry Expands".Aviation Week & Space Technology.Archived fromthe originalon 10 May 2013.Retrieved5 September2013.
- ^Fisher, Richard D. Jr. (15 June 2015)."Paris Air Show 2015: JF-17 fighter flying with indigenous Chinese turbofan".Jane's Defence Weekly.Archived fromthe originalon 17 June 2015.Retrieved13 June2021.
- ^"Trung quốc qua phiến hệ liệt WS13"(in Chinese).Northwestern Polytechnical University.19 April 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 19 April 2016.Retrieved11 February2023.
- ^Chiang, Fei-yu (10 February 2021)."Đại lục qua phiến 13 dẫn kình sinh sản tuyến tựu tự khả thành vi tiêm 31 tâm tạng".China Times(in Chinese).Retrieved11 February2023.