Background and Motivation Initial Phase of Aero Engine Development Working Principle of Aero Gas Turbine Engines Critical Components of an Aero Engine Aero Engine Compressor Aero Engine Combustion Chamber Aero Engine Turbine Aero Engine Propelling Nozzle Design Philosophy of an Aero Engine Combustion Chamber Types of Combustion Chamber in Aero Engines Multiple Combustion Chambers Tubo-Annular Combustion Chamber Annular Combustion Chamber Complexities in Combustion Chamber Design Materials Used for Combustion Chamber Significant Contributions Fatigue Design Philosophy of an Aero Engine Combustor Casing Combustion Chamber Design Fatigue Failure in Aero Engines Fatigue Cycle Counting Methods Fatigue Life Evaluation Methods Fatigue Damage Assessment Nondestructive Testing Methods Radiography Inspection Magnetic Particle Inspection Dye Penetrant Inspection Ultrasonic Inspection Eddy Current and Electromagnetic Inspection of the Design Philosophy Important Design Considerations for Combustor Casing Development of Test Facility and Test Setup Airworthiness and Certification Description of the Test Facility and Its Subsystems Hydraulic Power Supply Servo Valve with Manifold Safety Relief Valve Servo Controller Pressure Integration of the Subsystems Design and Manufacturing of Adaptors Bottom Fixing Plate Bottom Sealing Drum Inner Bottom Fixing Plate Special Tie Rod Top Sealing Plate Top Fixing Plate Top Support Plate Top Holding Plate Special Studs Seals Manufacturing of an Aero Engine Combustor Casing, the Experimental Evaluation of Its Fatigue Life, and Correlation with Numerical Results Manufacturing Method of the Combustor Casing Metal Spinning Process Advantages of the Metal Spinning Process Disadvantages of Metal Spinning Process Electron Beam Welding Method Tungsten Inert Gas Welding Method Configuration of the Combustor Casing Experimental Evaluation of Fatigue Life Instrumentation Inspection Methodology Mechanical Properties of Combustor Casing Material Numerical Analysis of the Combustor Casing Details of the Finite Element Model Finite Element Model Quality Parameters Boundary Conditions Load Pressure Load Thermal Load Nusselt Equation Dittus Boelter Equation Numerical Analysis of the Igniter Boss and Its Correlation with Experimental Data Results and Discussions Summary Reassessment of Fatigue Life of the Modified Combustor Casing Modified Manufacturing Methodology Forging Process: Benefits and Drawbacks Instrumentation of the Modified Combustor Casing Assembly and Trial Run Testing Results and Discussion Safety Test on Modified Combustor Casing Component Details Instrumentation and Testing and Discussion Effect of Fatigue on the Proof Strength of an Aero Engine Combustor Casing Metallographic Techniques in Failure Analysis Stereo Zoom Microscopy Scanning Electron Microscopy Optical Microscopy Details of the Test Component Experimental Procedure Observation Visual Observation Stereo Zoom Microscopy Scanning Electron Microscopy Fractography Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis Optical Microscopy Microhardness Measurement Discussions Certification and Acceptance of the Combustor Casing Specific Conclusions Scope for Further Work