Filtration Solutions for Military Aircraft
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Pall's advanced filtration and separation solutions protect military aircraft fluid systems from contamination, ensuring optimal performance and safety, with minimum maintenance requirements. Our extensive expertise in military filtration systems enables us to engineer lightweight, reliable and high-performance solutions. The team consists of experts in filtration design, manufacturing, analysis and research & development. We have a wide range of in-house test facilities that enable us to verify and validate our filtration systems and components effectively and quickly.
Applications
Hydraulic Control Systems
- Improve the operating reliability and performance of military aircraft hydraulic system components
- Extend service life of pumps and valves
- Significantly reduce maintenance costs
On the F-15E hydraulic system, Pall upgraded the on-board filtration, as well as improved the ground cart and maintenance solutions, which reduced costly actuator change outs by 87%. (presented at SAE A6 meeting)
Fluid Recycling (Ground Support Equipment)
Purify hydraulic fluid by removing particulate, air, solvents and water. Reuse and extend the fluid’s service life and improve flight control component reliability along with fewer aircraft ground aborts using Pall’s NATO codified fluid portable purifier.
Avionics (E/E) Cooling Systems
We provide robust avionics (electronic equipment) cooling filtration solutions that remove free water and solid particulates from cooling air, ensuring the reliability of essential military electronic systems is maintained.
Engine Bleed Air
Engine bleed air is used for a variety of secondary functions within military aircraft and it is essential that this bleed air is free from contamination. Solutions include inline soot filters (metal fiber media filters) as well as single tube vortex.
Radar Cooling Systems
Radar liquid coolant systems (using fluids such as coolanol or poly alpha olefin) rely on effective filtration to remove particulate and water contamination, hence protecting the sensitive electronic equipment downstream.
Military Engine Lubrication and Fuel Systems
Maintaining a specified level of fuel and lube cleanliness is critical to the operation and reliability of military aircraft engines. Using fine filtration leads to:
- Improved system performance
- Increased component service life
- Reduced unplanned maintenance
Pall filtration solutions are approved and used on a wide range of military aircraft programs including, but not limited to:
- A400M
- C-17, C-130, KC-130
- EF2000
- F-15, F-16, F-18, F-22, F-35
- KC-135, KC-390
- Mirage
- P-1
- Rafale
- T-50
If you are looking to buy a replacement Pall PN, contact our authorised military distributor, AAR
Featured Products
Filtration Solutions for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs)
The fluid systems on large UAVs follow similar principles as the fluid systems on military aircraft and therefore have similar filtration needs. We partner with the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) to provide custom designed solutions that are optimised to meet their needs. Our solutions are installed on multiple programs.
Better protection for demanding operations. Every Day.
Contamination of fluid systems and component parts is a significant threat to the operability of military fixed wing aircraft. It adversely affects fluid cleanliness, resulting in immediate and long-term system failure or component damage. The challenges posed by contamination can not only ground aircraft, leading to costly maintenance, they can also result in catastrophic system failure.
Our Test Facilities
We have a wide range of in-house test facilities that enable us to verify and validate our filtration systems and components. We can perform various tests, such as pressure drop, flow rate, efficiency, durability, compatibility, environmental and chemical resistance tests. We can also simulate different operating conditions and scenarios to ensure our systems meet the highest standards of quality and performance. Our facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art instruments and software to ensure accuracy and reliability of our results.
Our Team
Our team consists of experts in filtration design, manufacturing, analysis and research & development. They have years of experience and knowledge in military filtration systems and related fields. Every filter design is tailored to the specific program. Our design and engineering team will work side-by-side with you to achieve the optimum performance in the smallest envelope with the lowest weight possible
For more information, visit our product pages or contact a Pall Aerospace expert today.
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