Basic Design Principles of Turbofan Engine

P M V Subbarao
Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department

An Evolution of Turbojet for Better

Characteristics???
 Energy Flow in Jet Engine

Energy input

Long distance travel demands high flight velocity.

A Single hot Jet was creating huge noise.
Also blackmailing the jet engine !!!
High flight velocity leads to drop in compactness and fuel
economy.
 An Evolved design of Turbojet
Inlet

mfan

m air mcore mcore m total

mcore

mfan
4 7 or hj
5 6
1 2 cj
3
Total thrust may be Shared by both cold and hot jets..
In 1939-1941 Soviet designer Arkhip Lyulka elaborated the design
of turbojet and created an evolved turbojet.
Created the world's first turbofan engine, and acquired a patent
for this new invention on April 22, 1941.
Special Design Variable for an Ideal Turbofan Engine
Inlet
m fan

m air m core

1
2
 Sizing of Fan
Inlet
m fan m fan

m core
m air
m core
Design Parameter : Fan Total Pressure ratio

1
2 3

 W fan  m core 1   c pT0 1  0 p, fan 

 Sizing of Compressor
Inlet m fan

m air m core

Design Parameter : Compressor total

4 pressure ratio
2 3
1

 Wcompressor  m corec pT0 0 p, fan 1  0 p,comp 

 Sizing of Combustor

Inlet m fan

m air m core

5
4

1
2 3

f 
 0 ,cc  0 p , fan 0 p ,comp 
H .V .
  0,cc
c pT0
Combined Gas Dynamic & Thermodynamic SSSF model for Turbine
Inlet m fan

m air m core

6
5
4

1
2 3

 W turbine  m core 1  f c p 0,ccT0 1   0 p,turb 

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