Introduction to Jet Propulsion P M V Subbarao Professor Mechanical Engineering Department Strong and Reliable Muscles for the Aircraft……
Introduction to Jet Propulsion
P M V SubbaraoProfessor
Mechanical Engineering Department
Strong and Reliable Muscles for the Aircraft……
Global Momentum Analysis
Momentum Equation
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Reynolds Transport Theorem:
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Newton’s Second Law of Motion
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For a frictionless flight, pressure forces are only the surface forces…
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Steady state steady flow
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Pressure Thrust Momentum Thrust
At design cruising conditions : Pressure thrust is zero.
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Generation of Thrust : The Capacity
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f : Fuel-air ratio
Dynamic Equilibrium : Cruising Vehicle
For a cruising vehicle:
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Drag on Aircraft
Generation of Lift
Drag Coefficient of an Air Craft
Generation of Lift
Drag Coefficient of an Air Craft
Lift - to - Drag Ratio
Flight article Scenario L/D ratio
Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer
Cruise 37[
Lockheed U-2 Cruise ~28
Rutan Voyager Cruise[4] 27
Albatross 20
Boeing 747 Cruise 17
Common tern 12
Herring gull 10
Concorde M2 Cruise 7.14
Cessna 150 Cruise 7
Concorde Approach 4.35
House sparrow 4
Minimum Drag Coefficients Aircraft Type Aspect Ratio CDmin
RQ-2 Pioneer Single piston-engine UAV 9.39 0.0600 North American Navion Single piston-engine general aviation 6.20 0.0510
Cessna 172/182 Single piston-engine general aviation 7.40 0.0270
Cessna 310 Twin piston-engine general aviation 7.78 0.0270
Marchetti S-211 Single jet-engine military trainer 5.09 0.0205
Cessna T-37 Twin jet-engine military trainer 6.28 0.0200
Beech 99 Twin turboprop commuter 7.56 0.0270
Cessna 620 Four piston-engine transport 8.93 0.0322
Learjet 24 Twin jet-engine business jet 5.03 0.0216
Lockheed Jetstar Four jet-engine business jet 5.33 0.0126
F-104 Starfighter Single jet-engine fighter 2.45 0.0480 F-4 Phantom II Twin jet-engine fighter 2.83 0.0205 (subsonic)
0.0439 (supersonic)
Lightning Twin jet-engine fighter 2.52 0.0200 Convair 880 Four jet-engine airliner 7.20 0.0240
Douglas DC-8 Four jet-engine airliner 7.79 0.0188
Boeing 747 Four jet-engine airliner 6.98 0.0305
X-15 Hypersonic research plane 2.50 0.0950
Propulsive Power or Thrust Power:
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Specific Thrust S
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Measure of compactness of a jet engine:
Thrust Specific Fuel Consumption TSFC
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Measure of fuel economy:
Aviation Appreciation
Propulsion Efficiency
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Jet Characteristics
• Quantities defining a jet are:
– cross-sectional area;
– composition;
– velocity.
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Of these, only the velocity is a truly characteristic feature and is of considerable quantitative significance.
Jet Characteristics of Practical Propulsion Systems
System Jet Velocity (m/s)
Turbofan 200 - 600
Turbojet (sea-level, static) 350 - 600
Turbojet (Mach 2 at 36000 ft) 900 - 1200
Ramjet (Mach 2 at 36000 ft) 900 - 1200
Ramjet (Mach 4 at 36000 ft) 1800 - 2400
Solid Rocket 1500 – 2600
Liquid Rocket 2000 – 3500
Nozzle : Steady State Steady Flow
First Law :
No heat transfer and no work transfer & No Change in potential energy.
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Combined analysis of conservation of mass and first law
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Consider gas as an ideal and calorically perfect.
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