Propulsion and Power An Exploration of Gas Turbine Performance Modeling /

• Main Authors: Kurzke, Joachim (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Halliwell, Ian (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Fluid mechanics.; Engineering design.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Fossil fuels.; Transportation.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Engineering Design.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).

The book is written for engineers and students who wish to address the preliminary design of gas turbine engines, as well as the associated performance calculations, in a practical manner. A basic knowledge of thermodynamics and turbomachinery is a prerequisite for understanding the concepts and ide...

Table of Contents:

• Simulation tasks: New engine design
• Engine families
• Modeling an engine
• Engine model examples
• Model-based performance analysis
• Inlet flow distortion
• Transient performance simulation
• Preliminary design:- Compressor
• Turbines
• Mechanical design
• Off-design: Component performance
• Understanding off-design behavior
• Basics: Gas properties and standard atmosphere
• Spreadsheet calculations
• Non-dimensional performance
• Reynolds number corrections
• Efficiency of a cooled turinbe
• Secondary air system
• Mathematics
• Optimization
• Monte Carlo simulations
• Appendix.