Fluid Delivery Systems

Eaton Aerospace Aurora's vision, capabilities, and resources have led us to become industry-recognized experts in Fuel, ECS, EBU and Bleed Air Fluid Delivery Systems (FDS) design and integration, for both military and commercial aerospace applications. With each new FDS program, Eaton Aerospace Aurora has secured more responsibility for engineering and manufacturing requirements that once belonged exclusively to the airframe OEM.
Our Solution-oriented system design engineers bring a vast amount of design, analysis, and system optimization/integration experience directly from the major military and commercial aerospace companies.
CATIA is the parametric and features-based solid modeling tool-of-choice for Eaton, and is used by our system design engineers to develop system layouts and installation drawings, prepare all detailed Build To Package (BTP) releases including detailed manufacturing drawings and customer source control drawings, and to perform all spatial integration and conflict resolution activities.
	FDS System Routing
	Throughout the design and integration process, Eaton develops FDS system routing layouts. In accordance with the space claim allocations and corresponding equipment locations and interfaces using CATIA (V4 and V5) digital modeling tools. In addition, we utilized Pro/Engineer, UniGraphics and AutoCAD. In short, we speak the digital languages of our customers.
	Space Claim
	FDS routing layouts are modified and synchronized with spatial integration changes, equipment model maturation, penetration assignments or relocations, structural definition, clamping assignments or relocations, static and dynamic clearance requirements, and interface challenges. Resolving spatial integration issues (space claim) with the appropriate airframe/structures design teams is a critical portion of the process encountered during the FDS system layout phase.
	Built to Package (BTP) Release
	The BTP consist of all the necessary data to define the product configurations and to fabricate the individual FDS tube assembly designs. Our drawing format is typically used to define individual tube (assembly engineering) design for fabrication, and our checking process is used to confirm BTP package data completion, drawing format conformance and call-outs, and part productivity.
	Stress Analysis
	Eaton performs stress analysis on the individual tubes and complete FDS routings to ensure system integrity of the detail tube parts and installations. Typical analyses include static, thermal, and service life (fatigue) checks to validate part sizing in accordance with customer performance requirements, in addition to evaluating the effects of stress concentration details and weld knockdown factors for individual tube assemblies.
	Design Validation
	All FDS tube assemblies are validated by stress analysis, as noted above, or by empirical test or qualification by similarity analysis. The scope and depth of the qualification test program is mutually agreed with the customer, with testing taking place at Eaton's full-service environmental test laboratory. In addition, every tube assembly manufactured at Eaton goes through a first article QA inspection on the initial build sequence to verify conformity.
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