ENGINE PRODUCTION PROBLEMS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT ZAVOD 2. KUYBYSHEV

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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 1, 2013
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: March 29, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title IS, SecCons 793 and 794. of the 0.13, Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of Its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized Demon Is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form Is prohibited.
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COUNTRY USSR (Kuybyshev Oblast)
SUBJECT
DATE OF INFO.
MACE ACQUIRED
REPORT
Engine Production Problems and Accomplish-DATE
meats at Zavod 2, Kuybyshev
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THE SOURCE _EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE/APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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Comments
1. In paragraphs 5 and 6, for Besymyanka read: Bezymyanka.
2. In paragraph 6, for Federal acceptance check read State acceptance check.
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ing constant attempts t
plant. These attempts,
duoing the thickness of the sheetme a use
ing, and by changing design specification for
: of the power plant.
. When construction specifications were received in March, 1952
for the Projett X type engine, German technicians
engaged in the design of genre far the power plant discuss the
.fact that the projected gearing would not be able to withstand
? desired performance lieouirements.' The critical aspect of the
entire Project X, revolved,
around the reduction gearing which coupled the two 022 power
'plants and transmitted the power of both power plants to a single
drive shaft. not possess detailed information on what the
difference of o inion between the Soviets and the German tech-
nicians wassbut
the Germans 'recommended that the re-
duotions gearing e re es gned)and the Soviets did not accept
this recommendation. /
lower
the Soviets were mat-
eight of the power
consisted of-re-
e turbine houlfr,
certain components
was
the redution gears Which failed consistently when the engine was
test run, Even during test runs the'gears, performed far below
the ex,ected performance specification of the powerplant. I .
technidians indicated that the 'So<
viets were trying to overcome reduction gear failures, by hydro
polishing of?geire and by making various changes on the tooth
ratio design of the gears.j
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roduotion of the X project power plant had
been transferred to Besymyanka. Eoweverfl Ide-
Sign changes in the turbine and compressor blades in order to
make changes in tool specifications. not possess detailed
knowledge of the performance characteristics of the N project
power plant, but. operated at 7600 rpm, and
weighed 3.81 tons,
at Waved 2, a Federal acceptance check on the X
?project type engine was not performed.
(the completed engines of this type were
Besymyanka to Zawod 2 for test operation.
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type 012 was ready-for testing in May of 1953 at which time
Project K was also being prepared for test runs
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COUNTRY t?SSR (Kuybyshev Oblast)
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SUBJECT , .t Engine Pr(Auction Problems and Acoomplishi-
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION .
t Zavod 2 Ku b thev durin .the? entire eriod
consisted only of tool and die design for blades used in
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turbine and in the compressors of the various power plants pro-.
.:?,.,4oeed there. However on occasions an opportunity to gains M
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. Ailiolutt of 'insight into come of the related problems Ind.feel ,
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that. it. 'Old be of value, to enumerate some of , then.
11.gal:dated that the flo+Wrere pleased
with .the: results of the tests 'performed on the. type 022 turbo
ower .plazit. Their interest is bOrnr;out further by the
various design o mtge. or e tee from 1947 .
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sumption of the power plant,'
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.less ? than that of similar type American engines.
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