A. The intermediate pressure check valve has a vacuum cast Inconel 718 housing and valve poppet. The poppet shaft is attached to the poppet with a swaged pin and collar and the shaft is guided by a sleeve in the housing.
B. The poppet shaft and sleeve can be replaced without removing the valve seat. This feature improves valve maintainability. When the poppet is in the open position it stops on its outer rim. This reduces poppet rotation and minimizes shaft and sleeve rotational wear.
C. The valve is sized to function in a nominal 5.5 inch intermediate pressure bleed air duct. The valve contains a pressure sensing boss for the Boeing 757 application only. For all other applications the boss is plugged.
D. The check valve does not have an identification plate. The identification markings are put directly on the check valve housing.
A. The intermediate pressure check valve is located in the intermediate pressure bleed air duct between the engine bleed outlet and the air supply precooler or between the engine bleed outlet and pressure regulating valve when the regulating valve is used.
B. Air is normally bled from the intermediate stage of the engine compressor through the intermediate pressure port and in turn through the intermediate pressure check valve with the check valve (poppet/shaft) in the open position. C. In order to meet air supply requirements at low engine speeds, air is bled from the high stage of the engine compressor. When the higher pressure bleed air enters the bleed air supply duct, the check valve (poppet/shaft) immediately closes due to the delta P between the outlet 14th or 15th stage high pressure air and the 8th stage intermediate pressure air. The check valve (poppet) seals against a fixed seat in the inlet flange thus preventing high pressure bleed flow to the intermediate bleed pressure ports.
Air Supply Distribution:The air-supply-distribution ducts move supply air to the airplane systems that use the air. Engine ducts , pressure, and temperature control components, provide pressure and temperature controlled air from the engine to the main supply ducts.
(1) The intermediate-pressure-check valve is an in-line check valve. The valve is made up of these components:
(a) An outer shell
(b) Inner shell with strut supports
(c) Tube guide
(d) A sliding tube/valve plate assembly.
(2) The valve is installed between the intermediate-pressure manifold and the HP/IP manifold. The valve is found halfway up the right side of the engine. The valve outlet flange is larger than the valve inlet flange. This prevents installation in the wrong direction. An arrow on the body of the valve indicates direction of flow.
(3) When the pressure upstream of the intermediate-check valve becomes greater than that downstream the valve poppet assembly slides open. The tube guide in the inner shell guides the poppet assembly when moving. When the pressure upstream of the intermediate-pressure check valve becomes less than the downstream pressure, the poppet assembly slides closed. This prevents reverse flow through the valve.