AE334 Midterm Examination - 1 May 2020

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Duration : 55 min for solution + 10 min for table filling and for uploading

(1) (25 pts) Consider a turbojet engine with adiabatic (isentropic) efficiencies of 0.9a for the
di↵usor, 0.9b for the compressor, 0.9b for the turbine, and 0.9a for the nozzle is flying at a velocity of
9ab km/h, and atmospheric conditions of 22b K and 2ab35 Pa. The maximum allowable temperature
is 18a5 K through the engine. The heating value (heat of reaction) of the fuel is 43 MJ/kg, while the
combustion chamber performance is perfect (no pressure / no heat losses). In addition, the engine
has no afterburner, and the nozzle expands fully to the ambient pressure. At all these conditions
the fuel-to-air mass flow ratio has a value of f = 0.02a5. Assuming the gas properties (the specific
heats and the ratio of specific heats) are constant throughout the engine at = 1.4, R = 287 J/kgK,
(a) to 2 significant digits (for example 2.39), calculate the compressor total temperature ratio,
(b) to 2 significant digits, calculate the compressor total pressure ratio,
(c) to 2 significant digits, calculate the turbine total temperature ratio,
(d) to 2 significant digits, calculate the turbine total pressure ratio,
(e) to 2 significant digits, calculate the nozzle exit velocity,
(f) calculate the specific thrust and thrust-specific fuel consumption.
(g) FILL IN THE BOXES IN THE TWO TABLES BELOW (DRAW THE TABLES IF YOU
DO NOT HAVE AN OPTION TO PRINT!).

Station tot. temperature [K] tot. pressure [Pa] Velocity [m/s]

0/a
2 N.A.
3 N.A.
4 N.A.
5 N.A.
6 N.A.
7/e

Fuel-to-air ratio, f Specific thrust [N/(kg/s)] TSFC [(kg/s)/N]