Category: Industry Trends

APPLICATIONS

Woodward’s PG-07 control system controls engines in generator sets, pumps,

and other stationary industrial equipment.It controls spark-ignited engines fueled by

LPG (vapor or liquid), natural gas and/or gasoline. Suitable for engines ranging in

size from 25 HP to 250 HP (1.0L to 8.1L). The highly accurate, closed-loop control

system helps OEMs and packagers comply with local emission standards

while providing discerning customers with advanced capability for remote monitoring

and control to reduce fuel consumption and increase engine life.

PG-07 provides accurate and reliable performance control over the service life

of the engine in the extreme operating environments typical of heavy-duty,

stationary industrial applications.

Optional Features

An oil cooler is recommended when governor oil temperature exceeds 99 °C (210 °F) or

governor drive shaft speed exceeds 1200 rpm on diesel or gas engines,

or 1100 rpm on steam turbines.

Air, oil, or water shutdown devices, either high or low pressure, are available for

engine protection. An energize or de-energize solenoid shutdown device is also

available.

For quick starts, a booster servomotor is available to supply immediate oil pressure

to the governor. This conserves engine starting air.

Preloaded buffer springs are available for governors used on gas engines and on

some engines driving reciprocating pumps.

Various base and power cylinder assemblies are available to conform to engine or

turbine manufacturer’s specifications.

Power servos may be mounted integrally on the governor with the terminal shaft in

either the 3. 6. 9. or 12 o’clock positions. Power servos also may be mounted

remotely from the governor. However, rotary power servos mount vertically only.

Applications

The PG-PL Governor is widely used for controlling speed for all types of diesel or gas

engines and steam turbines, driving pumps and compressors.

Standard Features

An internal oil pump, relief-valve, and accumulator system controls governor

operating pressure. A self-contained sump stores oil and reduces contamination from

outside sources.

Oil flow to and from the governor cylinder assembly is controlled by a centrifugal

flyweight-head and pilot-valve assembly. A power cylinder (servomotor) positions

the fuel racks, fuel valve, or steam valve of the engine or turbine.

A pneumatic (direct or reverse) operated bellows-type mechanism sets governor speed.

A knob on the governor provides a means of manual speed adjustment.

Governor stability is provided by an adjustable needle valve and spring-loaded

buffer compensation system.

We provide high-performing air valves and air- metering technologies

across the turbine engine environment. Turbine engine actuation,

position sensing and servo systems provide highly reliable and cost-effective solutions.

Canted shaft designs leverage decades of experience for reliable operation

in harsh environments, including extremely high temperatures (>1450°F)

and severe exhaust contamination.

Features & Benefits Highlights

• Air management and engine-oil solutions based on decades of technological leadership

• Air-management systems that operate in extreme conditions,

including extremely high temps (>1.450°F)

• Broad application expertise to meet difficult requirements

• Highly reliable and cost-effective solutions delivered within severely condensed program schedules

• A CFD led approach yields significant system level cost and weight savings

without violating stringent envelope constraints

• Innovative flow body designs to meet Class IV “bubble tight” sealing per

ANSI/FCI 70-2 over life in extreme environments (equates to 0.01% of rated flow)

• Leverage of industry leading actuation and servo valve innovations that significantly

reduce LRU and System envelopes while simultaneously improving reliability

• Fuel-powered and electromechanical actuation, which provides double digit reliability improvements

Our actuation solutions meet the highest aviation performance standards.

We provide complete system design, analysis and testing across a wide

range of turbine engine applications. A fully optimized and validated

suite of hardware enables flawless entry into service (EIS) invariable

geometry, thermal management, turbine clearance control,

engine operability and compressor bleed applications.

Features & Benefits Highlights

• World-class suite of technologies, including fueldraulic actuators,

electro-mechanical actuators, air valves, specialty valves, servo controls,

and position sensors

• Systems-level performance and accuracy stacks that include sensor

effects over life and signal demodulation errors

• Optimal architectures and actuator placement based on your specific requirements

Our fuel injection and ignition solutions meet OEM emissions requirements,

while enabling optimal engine operation and performance.

A range of designs precisely place atomized fuel for efficient and complete combustion.

Our valve, fuel control and ignition technologies can be combined for combustion

solutions that improve liftoff at higher altitudes and difficult windmilling conditions.

Our SmartFire Ignition System combines atomization with ignition to meet the

most demanding customer requirements.

Features & Benefits Highlights

• Fuel nozzle designs range from high performance pressure atomizing and

air-blast tips to multi-circuit direct injection designs

• High- and low-tension ignition systems with solid-state exciters,

long-life Igniters and sealed ignition leads

• Extensive range of certified parts for aerospace industry applications

produced to specifications through advanced additive manufacturing

• Fuel control and ignition technologies can be combined for optimal

combustion solutions

From aircraft fuel inlet to tightly controlled combustion, our fuel pumping

and metering systems set the highest standards in pressurization and

control with reliability and low fuel burn. Our servo valves and industry-leading

technologies provide elegant, cost-effective solutions for high performance

and reliability in harsh environments.

Features & Benefits Highlights

• Minimize program risks and increase reliability with our industry-leading

performance and technological leadership based on millions of flight hours

• Dedicated analysis team facilitates system level tradeoffs between critical

mission requirements, such as pump heat rejection, metering accuracy,

disturbance rejection, weight and cost

• On-site engineering support ensures a flawless Entry Into Service (EIS)

for new or replacement applications

• Cost savings over the product lifecycle of any turbine-based system

• Scalable component platforms reduce risk, cut development costs and boost reliability

Key Product Variants Include

• Medium-Pressure Injection Family (MPI)

• High-Pressure Dual-Fuel Family (HPDF)

Features & Functionality

The Medium Pressure Injection (MPI) product line features a direct actuated technology

for port fuel injection or medium pressure direct injection. 

The family supports different fuels and combustion strategies and offers liquid fuels

(methanol, ethanol or ammonia) and gaseous fuels (hydrogen) injection with electronically

controlled Common Rail technology, up to 250 bar injection pressure.

The injectors can be customized to match every engine’s requirement in terms of nozzle positioning,

fuel inlet, and packaging while maintaining high commonality with the family.

The High-Pressure Dual Fuel (HPDF) product line features a twin nozzle concept,

with two injectors in one unit: one side for ammonia or methanol injection up to 700 bar

injection pressure with electronically controlled Common Rail technology,

the other side for diesel injection for pilot-ignition or full back-up capability.

The diesel-side is offered with mechanical injection (pump-line-nozzle technology, PLN) 

or state of the art Common Rail Technology, customized to engine requirements.

The twin-needle dual fuel injector concept is much easier to integrate into a cylinder

head compared to two separate injectors with the advantage of both nozzles being in the

center of the cylinder for optimized combustion. The modular approach enables adaptation

of the design to match individual customer requirements.

Woodward is committed to supporting the global transition to low carbon fuels and

helping its customers meet the performance demands of new engines.

The company has been working closely with engine OEMs to develop and validate the new product lines.

Key Product Variants Include

• Common-rail injectors

• Smart injectors

• Conventional injectors

• 2-stroke injectors

Key Features

• Highest precision guarantees lowest emissions.

• Robust design to reach highest lifetime expectations.

• Customized to every application’s unique requirements.

• Made for remanufacturing to save costs and protect the environment.

• Drift compensation, condition monitoring, digital identification of components and a load

recorder rank among the basic functions that can be implemented.

• Smart injector technology makes a significant contribution to ensuring compliant emissions

over the entire effective life of a fuel injection component.

• The smart injectors are service-oriented and user-friendly in practice: they enable simple,

fast system analysis and clear, accurate error identification.

The L’IQ Intelligent Injector ensures optimized utilization of fuel injection components over time.

The new L’IQ injectors are configured to be smart and communicate with their environment.

This opens up the potential for a number of components within a system to exchange data and

information,which in turn will lead to optimization of the entire system, sub-systems or superordinate

systems.

In the future, fuel injection along with combustion will be monitored by electronic systems.

This will enable the thermodynamic optimization of combustion based on fuels with

strong variations in characteristics, as well as the early detection of unforeseen

fuel injection behavior or even engine failure.

With the intelligent injector, the cornerstone is being laid for the digitalization of individual fuel

injection components – and for the ongoing evolution of integrated injection technology.