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Assignment 2 Gas Turbine Cycles For Aircraft Engines

This document contains 4 problems related to gas turbine engine cycles for aircraft engines. Problem 1 involves calculating the exit area and thrust of a convergent nozzle for a turbojet engine operating at take-off conditions. Problems 2 and 3 involve calculating performance parameters like nozzle area, thrust, and specific fuel consumption (SFC) for simple turbojet engines given various component efficiencies and operating conditions. Problem 4 involves calculating nozzle thrust and SFC for a twin-spool turbofan engine given specifications at sea level static conditions.

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Assignment 2 Gas Turbine Cycles For Aircraft Engines

This document contains 4 problems related to gas turbine engine cycles for aircraft engines. Problem 1 involves calculating the exit area and thrust of a convergent nozzle for a turbojet engine operating at take-off conditions. Problems 2 and 3 involve calculating performance parameters like nozzle area, thrust, and specific fuel consumption (SFC) for simple turbojet engines given various component efficiencies and operating conditions. Problem 4 involves calculating nozzle thrust and SFC for a twin-spool turbofan engine given specifications at sea level static conditions.

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Assignment 2

Gas Turbine Cycles for Aircraft Engines


1. Under aircraft take-off conditions when the ambient pressure and
temperature are 1·01 bar and 288 K, the stagnation pressure and temperature
in the jet pipe of a turbojet engine (nozzle inlet) are 2·4 bar and 1000 K, and
the mass flow is 23 kg/s. Calculate the exit area of the convergent nozzle and
the thrust produced assuming the following:

a. The expansion in the nozzle is isentropic


b. Nozzle isentropic efficiency is 85%
c. Nozzle isentropic efficiency is 70%

2. A simple turbojet is operating with a compressor pressure ratio of 8, a


turbine inlet temperature of 1200 K and a mass flow of 15 kg/s, when the
aircraft is flying at 260 m/s at an altitude of 7000 m (atmospheric conditions
of 0.411 bar & 242.7 K). Assuming the following component efficiencies,
calculate the propelling nozzle area required, the thrust developed and the
SFC.

Polytropic efficiencies of compressor and turbine 0.87


Isentropic efficiency of intake 0.95
Isentropic efficiency of propelling nozzle 0.95
Mechanical efficiency 0.99
Combustion chamber pressure loss 6% comp. deliv. press.
Combustion efficiency 0.97

[ans. 0·0713 m2, 7896 N, 0·126 kg/h N]

3. Determine the specific thrust and SFC for a simple turbojet engine, having
the following component performance at the design point at which the cruise
speed and altitude are M =0.8 and 10000 m (atmospheric conditions: 0.265
bar & 223.3 K).

Compressor pressure ratio 8·0


Turbine inlet temperature 1200 K
Compressor isentropic efficiency 0·87
Turbine isentropic efficiency 0·90
Intake (diffuser) isentropic efficiency 0.93
Propelling nozzle isentropic efficiency 0.95
Mechanical transmission efficiency 0·99
Combustion efficiency 0.98
Combustion pressure loss 4% comp. deliv. press
4. The following data apply to a twin-spool turbofan engine, with the fan
driven by the low pressure turbine (LPT) and the compressor by the high
pressure turbine (HPT). Separate cold and hot nozzles are used.

Overall pressure ratio 25


Fan pressure ratio 1.65
Bypass ratio 5
Turbine inlet temperature 1550 K
Fan, compressor and turbine polytropic efficiency 0.90
Isentropic efficiency of each propelling nozzle 0·95
Mechanical efficiency of each spool 0.99
Combustion pressure loss 1·50 bar
Total air mass flow 215 kg/s

It is required to find the nozzle thrust and SFC under sea level static
conditions where the ambient pressure and temperature are 1 bar and 288 K.
Atmospheric pressure and temperature, density, and sonic speed variations
with elevation (z):

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