The Kuznetsov TV-022 was the first Soviet turboprop engine, designed by the Kuybyshev Engine Design Bureau.

TV-022
A hand-drawn cutaway view of the TV-022
Type Turboprop
National origin Soviet Union
Manufacturer Kuybyshev Engine Design Bureau
First run June 1949[1]
Developed from Junkers Jumo 022
Developed into TV-2

Development

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Development of the TV-022 began in 1947[2] at the State Union Experimental Plant No. 2 near Kuybyshev.[3] A team of both Soviet and deported German engineers worked on the project.[3]

The TV-022 was based on the uncompleted Junkers Jumo 022 turboprop designed by Junkers during the later stages of World War II.[2]

Factory tests of the TV-022 took place in June 1949[1] and state tests where passed in October 1950.[1] The TV-022 featured a reduction gearbox (i=0.145)[1] for two coaxial contra-rotating AB-41 propellers.[1] The engine was started with a 50 kW "Rut" air starter.[1]

Modifications to the TV-022 resulted in the TV-2, which had more power (6,250 hp).[1] The TV-2 was then further modified into the NK-12.[2]

Specifications (TV-022)

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Data from Otechestvennaya aviatsionno-kosmicheskaya tekhnika - SAMARSKIY NTK,[1] and engine.aviaport.ru[4]

General characteristics

  • Type: Turboprop engine
  • Length: 4,170 mm (164 in)[1] without propellers
  • Diameter: 1,050 mm (41 in)[1] without propellers
  • Dry weight: 1,700 kg (3,700 lb)

Components

  • Compressor: 14-stage[1] compressor
  • Combustors: 12 annular combustion chambers made of heat resistant steel (EI417)[1]
  • Turbine: 3-stage[1] turbine, of which only the first and second stages are cooled[1]

Performance

See also

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Comparable engines

Related lists

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Otechestvennaya aviatsionno-kosmicheskaya tekhnika - SAMARSKIY NTK (in Russian). Samara, Russia: SNTK imeni N.D.Kuznetsova. pp. 10, 11, 72.
  2. ^ a b c "Junkers Jet Engine Developments". tanks45.tripod.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Creation of the TV-2 (NK-12) Turboprop Engine". airpages.ru. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Tot samyy "NK"". engine.aviaport.ru (in Russian). Nikolay Aleksandrov. Retrieved 4 October 2021.