Design, Build and Validation of a Small Scale Combustion Chamber Testing Facility : 9781249599722 : 10 Oct 2012 : This study investigated the design parameters necessary for the construction and use of a testing facility built to evaluate advanced combustor designs for future gas turbine engines. User inputs were acquired by interview and by evaluating facilities at other organizations and used in the decisions made in the accuracy, capability, safety and flexibility of pieces of machinery and how different systems were to interact. All systems and measurements are designed to be compliant with the guidance set forth in SAE ARP 1256. Safeguard systems were also designed into the facility to maintain a safe work environment for the user. These safeguards include automatic fuel shut-offs, heater shut-offs, and general system power downs. While the system is designed to evaluate the testing of a planar 2-D section of the UCC, the labs now have the capability to analyze many systems. The f