B737 Familiarization

11-APU
Auxiliary Power system
APU Fuel System
APU Lubrication System
APU Ignition and Starting System
APU Control and Indication
APU BITE and Maintenance
Indications.

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 APU

The APU
Pneumatic
The APU is
auxiliary
Electrical cananpower
power
power Allied
isisat
start Signal
available
unit
all 131-9
upto
altitudes
(APU)
available up to (B)
supplies
up - modular
17,000
to 41,000
41,000 electrical
feet. design.
feet.feet. and
pneumatic power to the airplane.

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 APU Engine-Introduction

APU
All the
The has these
components
engine main
the sections:
supplies
in engine
power to Accessory
turn
operate thegearbox,
on a common Single stage
load shaft.
compressor and load
the APU
starter
The generator.
compressor,
shaft Single
turns stage power
the accessory compressor,
gearbox and theCombustor chamber and Two
load compressor.
stage axial flow turbine.
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 Auxiliary Power System

System
A data
The fault
electronic
ECU
DMM memory information,
isisin
onthe
control
module
theaft
left
cargo
unitprogrammed
side of the APUand
(DMM);
(ECU);
compartment, recorded
compressor
on information
the right
inlet
side
plenum. can be
aft of the
controls
accessed
cargo
records via hours
door.
APU
and CDU Bite.
monitors
andallstarts.
phase of APU operation.
storesvarious
keeps systemAPU and component
fault information.
part and
(CDU
serial
BITE)
numbers.
causes an APU protective shut down to prevent damage to the APU. 4
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 APU Components-Right Side

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 APU Components Left Side

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 APU Fuel System

From
The APU
Note,
The flow
start
fuel
primary
ECU divider
fuel
regulated
APU tofuel
and
control
flow shut
system
controls
fuel supplies
secondary
down
divider
fuel
unit has
uses
manifold the
fuel
a pressure,
system solenoid electronic
fuel
pressurizes
separates to
these
always
receives on major
the
manifolds
signals
from
metered
the secondary
filters
fuel supplies
the
flow
from fuel
components:
to
and
fuel control
supply
meter
fuel
divider
anyfuel manifold
meters
control
to when
fuelthe
to fuel
unit
fuel.Fuel
to
fuel.sends
primarywhen
the
control
(10)
change(Close)
unit,
tank. the fuel
operates
APUand metered
is unit,
fuel
control
secondary
inthe
the Fuel
injector
fuel
signals
operation.
inlet flow
flow
guide
fuel
divider,
to
pressures
nozzles.
the fuel
manifolds.
secondary
vanes Primary
control
increases
actuator and
manifold
and unit.
secondary
to asurge
the
fuel certain
supply fuel
level
control
with manifolds.
(120psi).
reference
valve actuator.
to altitude(25,000ft) and APU
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speed (7%-30%).
 APU Pneumatic System

The ECU controls the surge control valve.

Inlet
A APU
Regulated
When
The
surge
air
power
surge
ECU
position
load
guide
the takes
inlet
controldoorinlet
compressor
supplies
senses
monitors
bleed
solenoid
control
servo
vanes
compressor
of theses
valve
switch
fuel plenum
directs
control
the
valve
pneumatic
the
energizes,
APU
pressure,
lets
supplies air
components
position
is
supplies
sends
air
the
in
enough
bleed
into
the for
amount
power
APU use
excess
compressed
from
of
ON
the
switch
air
these
bleed
can in
compressed
position,
inlet
for
the
of
go
airair
thetwo
position
be APU
components:
through
fuel
plenum.
to
air
that
seen sections.
environmental
air
the
control
the
duct
air
to
enters
APU
on
to
in
ECU
to
the
pressure
the
the
unit,
exhaust.
airplane
Inlet
the
energizes
APU
load
combustor.
p5operates
load
panel
control
guide
cause
compressor
maintenance
pneumatic
compressor.
in
avane
system
the
the
solenoid
thebleed
surge
actuator,
flight
topages
and
on
air
The
prevent
This
control
deck.
the
valve
system.
bleed
ECU
for the
Surge
on protects
maintocontrol
a
valve
move
air
controls
compressor
control
engine
11/15/2017 valve.
the
actuator
fromload
valve the
display the
start. compressor
inlet
surge.
closed
and
actuator
unit guide
the
toinlet
(CDU).
and the
vanes
from
Bleed open
guidevane
a
with
airsurge.
position.
the inlet
valve. actuator
guide (250psid).
vane actuator. 9
 APU Lubrication System

The lubrication system

module lubricates and
pressurizes cools
filters thescavenges
and gears, bearings
the oil.and shafts of
these major components: Turbine Bearing Compartment, Gearbox and Starter-
generator.
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 APU Lubrication System

The lubrication module contains these components: Pressure and scavenge

pumps, Pressure and scavenge filters, Delta P Indicator, Starter generator
scavenge oil filter differential pressure switch and Pressure regulating/relief
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valve.
 APU Lubrication System

These are other lubrication system components: Low oil pressure switch, Oil
cooler, Temperature control valve, Magnetic chip detector , Air/oil separator, and
High oil temperature sensor.
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 APU Lubrication System

A sight
An
Theoil fillglass
gearbox showsisoil
port sump
supplies oilquantity.
the to
oil the
reservoir.
reservoir.

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 APU Lubrication System

From
Scavenge
The
A
If the
temperature
APU
gearbox
starter
airplane vents
the reservoir,
exhaust
pumps
is
generator
control
onsend
gas
to
thethe
valve
operates
oil
ground
oilscavenge
APU
is
toregulates
pressurized,
theexhaust.
and
an
scavenge
eductor.
oil
thefilter
oilengines
flow
filtered
clogs,
filter
Theto are
before
and
eductor
and
theshut
from
differential
cooled
the
pulls
down
the
oilbefore
oil
APU
returns
atpressure
cooler.
theit time
goes
to the
oftothe
the major
reservoir.
compartment
switch
clog, the
operates.
ECU
components
air
causes
throughan
and the
APUthe cooler togenerator.
oilprotective
starter shutdown.
cool the oil and APU compartment.
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 APU Ignition and Start System

The system
ignitionincludes
and startthese
system
components:
supplies the sparkand
Starter generator,
starts the
Start
APU power
acceleration.
unit, Start
converter unit, Ignition unit and Igniter.
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 APU Ignition and Start System

AC & Low DC High DC-AC

- High DC Match Phase
Increase Frequency
The starter
The 11/15/2017
SCU
ECU generator
increases
controls
SPU converter
start power
then
then the
sendsthe
matches
unit
unit turns
power
(SPU)
this
phases the
frequency
to
receives
high APU
the
changes
voltage
and
the ACgearbox
ofsends
ignition
the
high
DCAc
and
the ACand
power
unit
voltage
power
low for the
voltage
power
to
DCthe APU.
supply
operation
to increase
toof
electricity
start
toDCthe
converter
starter
high
and the
the changes
Spark speed
voltage
unit Igniter.
ofpower.
generator.
(SCU).
DC
it to the
16
AC.
starter motor.
 APU Engine Operation Operation-Start

At 95%
The0 APU
7
approximately
60%
70%inlet
BAT
% speed
percent,
speed,
guide
DISCHARGE
accelerates
speed
and
the
vanes
30%
before
APU
ignition
starter-
theto,
(IGVs)
speed,
light
fuel
can
and
the
generator
unit
on
solenoid
supply
start
close
stays
the
de-energizes.
thelow
system
electrical
at
electrical
de-energizes.
valve
15
100
oil pressure
degrees
is
percent
opens
energized,
meters,
power
with
light
speed.
and
battery
the
(P5)
the
air.
APUECU
goes
andbleed
energizes
galley
out. airpower
valve
the
ignition This
closed.
module unit.
comes keeps
on when
the loadthe compressor
APU start uses coolDC
when
power.
it does
Thenot BAThave
DISCHARGE
a load.
At 0%
light does
speed notfor
come
startonorwhen
7% speed
the APU for restart,
uses ACthe power
ECUtoenergizes
start. the starter
generator.
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 APU Control and Indication

LOW
The APU
FAULT OIL
indicator
MAINT
OVERSPEED
switchPRESSURE
light
on on
comes
thelight
the
P5 P5 light
panel
comes
on panel
when comes
shows
on on
controls
the
there
when
APU when
exhaust
isthe
an
normal
has
APU
APU
gas the
a fault
APU APU
speed oil
maintenance
temperature.
that
start pressure
iscauses
too
andhigh
problem isalow.
shutdown.
a and
protective
Low oil pressure
Maintenance
shutdown.
protective causes
shutdown
problems a not
occurs,
do protective
when shutdown.
oralways the
require
overspeed
immediate
protection
action.test fails and
overspeed protection is lost.
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 APU Protective Shutdown.

When a protective shutdown occurs the ECU removes electrical power from these
A
There
Theprotective
ECU
cause
are three
components controls
for(6):
shutdown
the
different
shutdown
the solenoid,
Fuel automatic
prevents
protective
showsdamage
protective
on
shutdown
the
Igniter, tocontrol
SCU the
shutdown
indications
APU
start display
oroftheBleed
signal, the
in
unit
airplane.
the
APU.
(CDU)
flight
air on
deck;
valve theOverspeed
P9 panel.
(BAV), Fuel
If
light,
the
controlFault
ECU light,
finds and
a fault,
Low it oil
doespressure
a protective
unit (FCU), Surge control valve (SCV).
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light. shutdown. 20
 APU BITE and Maintenance Indications

The ECU sends real time and recorded fault information to the captain and first officer
control display unit (CDU).
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