MEEN315-Homework Assignment #15-Extra Credit*

Due: 9 Dec 2014 4PM (MEOB 412)

Topic: Jet Propulsion Cycle
Chapter(s): Chapter 9
*Scoring for this homework will be: 2 pts per answer with supporting calculations; 3 pts per correct
answer with supporting calculations. Extra credit points will be added to cumulative homework score.
Introduction: In this problem will model the performance of a military turbojet (F-16C) using a non-ideal
Brayton turbojet cycle (diffuser-compressor-combustor-turbine-nozzle). For our model we will use the
following assumptions and approximate data from published information*: a) mass flow rate through engine of
120 kg/s, b) pressure ratio 30:1, c) turbine inlet temperature of 1800 K, d) compressor and turbine efficiencies
of 85%, e) negligible kinetic energy between diffuser outlet and nozzle inlet. We will model our performance
for an aircraft cruising at maximum speed at an altitude of 30,000 ft (assume air conditions are 220 K and 25
kPa). The drag force on the aircraft increases with the square of aircraft speed, and is given by:

FD

1
V 2 CD Af
2

Where F is the drag force, is the density of the air, V is the aircraft velocity, CD is the dimensionless drag
coefficient (0.021), and Af is the frontal area of the jet (assume 28 m2). Recall that thrust force is given by:
.

FT m Ve V

Where FT is the thrust force, m-dot is the mass flow rate of air through the engine, and Ve is the exhaust nozzle
velocity.

Figure 1.: GE F100 Turbojet engine; F-16 military aircraft.

http://www.geaviation.com/engines/military/f110/f110-100-400.html;
http://www.ausairpower.net/engines.pdf
http://www.cs.odu.edu/~mln/ltrs-pdfs/tp3355.pdf

Problem #1: Using the information given, develop a Brayton cycle propulsion model and determine: a) the
thrust force, b) the propulsion efficiency, c) the maximum speed of the aircraft (m/s, no afterburner).