Power Performance

Power Available at Sea Level and Altitudes

Given:
BHP = BHPDES. = 108 hp.
N = NDES. = 2600 RPM
ηP = ηPDES. = 75% (Assumed)

Solution:
At level flight:
THPAv. = THPReqd. = BHP × ηP
THPAv. = THPReqd. = 108 hp. × 0.75
THPAv. = THPReqd. = 81.00 hp.
 THPAv. = THPReqd. = 81.00 hp.
V = VDES. = 124.73 mph.

Indicating the Velocity by Interpolation:

 V THPreqd.
mph. hp.
120 75.67
VDES. 81
130 86.95

130mph.- V DES 86.95 hp.- 81 hp.

=
130mph.-120mph. 86.95 hp.- 75.67 hp.

VDES. =130mph. - ([ 86.95 hp.- 81 hp.

86.95 hp.- 75.67 hp. )
× ( 130 mph.-120 mph. )
]
V DES. = 124.73 mph .

Power Speed Coefficient, CS

ρ V5
CS = 2
√
5

N BHP

Where:

slug
ρ = 0.002377
ft. 3
22 fps. ft.
V = VDES. = 124.73 mph. × 15 mph. = 182.94s
1 min. rev.
N = NDES. = 2,600 R.P.M. × = 43.33 s
60 sec.
550 ft.-lb. /sec. ft.-lb.
BHP = BHPDES. = 108 hp.× 1 hp. = 59,400 sec.

Solution:

slug ft. 5

√ ( )
0.002377 × 182.94
CS = 5 ft. 3 s
( 43.33 R.P.S. )2 × 59400 ft.-lb.
sec.

CS = 1.34
@ CS = 1.34 and ηP = 75%, Blade Angle, β = 14.4515 degrees
 V
@ Blade Angle, β = 14.4515 deg. and CS = 1.34, ND = J = 0.6122
Propeller Diameter, D
V
D ( ft. ) =
NJ

Where:

22 fps. ft.
V = VDES. = 124.73 mph. × 15 mph. = 182.94 s

1 min. rev.
N = NDES. = 2,600 R.P.M. × = 43.33s
60 sec.

J = Advanced Ratio = 0.6122

Solution:
ft.
182.94
s
D =
( 43.33 rev.
s ) × ( 0.6122 )
D = 6.8965 ft.
Altitude, h Altitude Factor
ft. Fig. 44b Fig. 55b
5000 0.8162 0.9943
10000 0.6660 0.9781
15000 0.5402 0.9521
20000 0.4315 0.9094
25000 0.3361 0.8476
Explanation of Table:
1 , V = Assigned
2 , % Design V = 1 ÷ Design Speed
3 , % Design N = Obtained from Fig. 44a

4 , N = 3 × Design N
5 , BHP = 3 × Design BHP
V 1× 88
6 , =
ND 4 × D
V 6
7 , % Design =
ND Design V /ND
8 , % Design ηp = Obtained from Fig. 55a
9 , ηp = 8 × Design ηp
10 , THPAv = 5 × 9
11 , N = 4 × Altitude Factor (Fig. 55b)
BHP DES ×11
12 , BHP at Reduced N =
N DES

13 , BHP = 12 x Altitude Factor (Fig. 44b)

V 1× 88
14 , =
ND 11 × D
V 14
15 , % Design =
ND Design V / ND
16 , % Design ηp = Obtained from Fig. 55a

@ h = 5,000 ft

17 , ηp = 16 x Design ηp
18 , THPAv = 13 x 17
19 , N = 4 x Altitude Factor (Fig. 55b)
BHP DES x19
20 , BHP at Reduced N =
N DES

21 , BHP = 20 x Altitude Factor (Fig. 44b)

V 1 x 88
22 , =
ND 19 x D
V 22
23 , % Design =
ND Design V / ND
24 , % Design ηp = Obtained from Fig. 55a

@ h = 10,000 ft

25 , ηp = 24 x Design ηp
26 , THPAv = 21 x 25
27 , N = 4 x Altitude Factor (Fig. 55b)
BHP DES x27
28 , BHP at Reduced N =
N DES

29 , BHP = 28 x Altitude Factor (Fig. 44b)

V 1 x 88
30 , =
ND 27 x D
V 30
31 , % Design =
ND Design V / ND
32 , % Design ηp = Obtained from Fig. 55a

@ h = 15,000 ft

33 , ηp = 32 x Design ηp
34 , THPAv = 29 x 33
35 , N = 4 x Altitude Factor (Fig. 55b)
BHP DES x35
36 , BHP at Reduced N =
N DES

37 , BHP = 36 x Altitude Factor (Fig. 44b)

V 1 x 88
38 , =
ND 35 x D
V 38
39 , % Design =
ND Design V / ND
40 , % Design ηp = Obtained from Fig. 55a

@h = 20,000 ft

41 , ηp = 40 x Design ηp
42 , THPAv = 37 x 41
43 , N = 4 x Altitude Factor (Fig. 55b)
BHP DES x43
44 , BHP at Reduced N =
N DES

45 , BHP = 44 x Altitude Factor (Fig. 44b)

V 1 x 88
46 , =
ND 43 x D
V 46
47 , % Design =
ND Design V / ND
48 , % Design ηp = Obtained from Fig. 55a

@ h = 25,000 ft

49 , ηp = 48 x Design ηp5
50 , THPAv = 45 x 49
 TABLE
SEA LEVEL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
V % Design V% Design N N BHP V/(ND) % Design V/(ND)% Design ηp ηp THPAV
mph. % % R.P.M. hp. - % % % hp.
60.00 48.11 87.04 2263.04 94.00 0.34 55.27 66.37 49.78 57.79
70.00 56.12 87.52 2275.52 94.52 0.39 64.13 75.87 56.90 64.79
80.00 64.14 88.66 2305.16 95.75 0.44 72.34 83.94 62.96 71.28
90.00 72.16 90.47 2352.22 97.71 0.49 79.76 90.49 67.87 77.31
100.00 80.18 92.72 2410.72 100.14 0.53 86.47 95.45 71.59 82.69
110.00 88.19 95.45 2481.70 103.09 0.57 92.40 98.64 73.98 87.26
120.00 96.21 98.25 2554.50 106.11 0.60 97.93 99.98 74.99 90.57
124.73 100.00 100.02 2600.52 108.02 0.61 99.98 99.99 74.99 92.01
130.00 104.23 102.04 2653.04 110.20 0.63 102.15 99.96 74.97 93.62
140.00 112.25 105.53 2743.78 113.97 0.65 106.36 98.26 73.70 94.99
150.00 120.26 109.212 2839.51 117.95 0.67 110.12 95.82 71.87 95.76

5,000 feet
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
N BHP at Reduced N BHP V/(ND) % Design V/(ND) % Design ηp ηp THPAV
R.P.M hp. hp. - % % % hp.
2250.14 93.47 76.29 0.34 55.59 66.4 49.80 48.99
2262.55 93.98 76.71 0.39 64.49 76.13 57.10 54.80
2292.02 95.21 77.71 0.45 72.76 84.27 63.20 58.63
2338.81 97.15 79.29 0.49 80.22 90.9 68.18 65.06
2396.98 99.57 81.27 0.53 86.97 95.51 71.63 69.21
2467.55 102.50 83.66 0.57 92.93 98.75 74.06 72.96
2539.94 105.51 86.11 0.60 98.49 99.99 74.99 75.58
2585.70 107.41 87.66 0.62 100.56 99.87 74.90 76.66
2637.92 109.58 89.44 0.63 102.73 99.74 74.81 77.90
2728.14 113.32 92.49 0.65 106.97 98.00 73.50 78.98
2823.33 117.28 95.72 0.68 110.75 95.79 71.84 79.77
 10,000 feet
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
N BHP at Reduced N BHP V/(ND) % Design V/(ND)% Design ηp ηp THPAV
R.P.M hp. hp. - % % % hp.
2213.48 91.94 61.24 0.35 56.51 65.79 49.34 41.21
2225.69 92.45 61.57 0.40 65.56 70.00 52.50 43.33
2254.68 93.66 62.37 0.45 73.96 73.84 55.38 45.54
2300.71 95.57 63.65 0.50 81.55 80.87 60.65 49.60
2357.93 97.94 65.23 0.54 88.41 86.97 65.23 53.55
2427.35 100.83 67.15 0.58 94.47 92.05 69.04 57.36
2498.56 103.79 69.12 0.61 100.12 95.87 71.90 60.70
2543.57 105.66 70.37 0.63 102.22 98.05 73.54 62.75
2594.94 107.79 71.79 0.64 104.43 98.39 73.79 63.97
2683.69 111.48 74.24 0.67 108.75 99.73 74.80 66.53
2777.33 115.37 76.83 0.69 112.59 99.86 74.90 68.54

15,000 feet
27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
N BHP at Reduced N BHP V/(ND) % Design V/(ND)% Design ηp ηp THPAV
R.P.M hp. hp. - % % % hp.
2154.64 89.50 48.35 0.36 58.05 67.50 50.63 35.48
2166.52 89.99 48.61 0.41 67.35 71.67 53.75 37.13
2194.74 91.17 49.25 0.47 75.98 75.57 56.68 38.91
2239.55 93.03 50.25 0.51 83.77 82.61 61.96 42.14
2295.25 95.34 51.50 0.56 90.82 88.79 66.59 45.30
2362.83 98.15 53.02 0.59 97.05 93.72 70.29 48.27
2432.14 101.03 54.57 0.63 102.85 97.13 72.85 50.76
2475.96 102.85 55.56 0.64 105.01 98.21 73.66 51.92
2525.96 104.92 56.68 0.66 107.28 99.23 74.42 53.18
2612.35 108.51 58.62 0.68 111.72 99.99 74.99 54.96
2703.50 112.30 60.66 0.71 115.66 98.74 74.06 55.92

20,000 feet
35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
N BHP at Reduced N BHP V/(ND) % Design V/(ND)% Design ηp ηp THPAV
R.P.M hp. hp. - % % % hp.
2058.01 85.49 36.89 0.37 60.77 70.25 52.69 30.44
2069.36 85.96 37.09 0.43 70.52 74.64 55.98 31.76
2096.31 87.08 37.57 0.49 79.55 78.54 58.91 33.13
2139.11 88.86 38.34 0.54 87.71 85.65 64.24 35.63
2192.31 91.07 39.29 0.58 95.09 91.65 68.74 38.01
2256.86 93.75 40.45 0.62 101.60 96.16 72.12 40.17
2323.06 96.50 41.64 0.66 107.68 98.90 74.18 41.89
2364.91 98.23 42.39 0.67 109.94 98.98 74.24 42.47
2412.67 100.22 43.24 0.69 112.32 99.99 74.99 43.43
2495.19 103.65 44.72 0.72 116.96 98.60 73.95 44.07
2582.25 107.26 46.28 0.74 121.09 95.98 71.99 44.32
 25,000 feet
43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
N BHP at Reduced N BHP V/(ND) % Design V/(ND) % Design ηp ηp THPAV
R.P.M hp. hp. - % % % hp.
1918.15 79.68 26.78 0.40 65.21 74.78 56.09 26.02
1928.73 80.12 26.93 0.46 75.66 79.21 59.41 27.00
1953.85 81.16 27.28 0.52 85.35 83.18 62.39 28.02
1993.74 82.82 27.83 0.58 94.10 90.30 67.73 29.85
2043.33 84.88 28.53 0.62 102.02 95.73 71.80 31.48
2103.49 87.38 29.37 0.67 109.01 99.01 74.26 32.81
2165.19 89.94 30.23 0.71 115.53 99.95 74.96 33.66
2204.20 91.56 30.77 0.72 117.96 98.73 74.05 33.79
2248.72 93.41 31.39 0.74 120.51 97.17 72.88 33.88
2325.63 96.60 32.47 0.77 125.49 93.48 70.11 33.76
2406.77 99.97 33.60 0.80 129.92 88.07 66.05 33.19