Series view method based thermodynamic modeling and analysis for innovative precooled aeroengines with different turbine-compressor coupling schemes

Xuanfei Yu, Cong Wang and Daren Yu

Energy, 2020, vol. 205, issue C

Abstract: Fuel direct precooled engines are proposed to propel hypersonic cruise and acceleration vehicles. The engine branch includes a variety of cycle configurations. It is realized that based on a series view modeling concept, the different configurations can be parameterized via a unified thermodynamic model through which the issues concerning cycle synthesis and design can be converted to a parameter/configuration optimization problem. With the proposed model, analysis for representative cycles characterized by different turbine-compressor coupling schemes is carried out to reveal how the cycle performances are determined by its arrangements. The results indicate that the engine using fuel turbine possesses a high comprehensive performance, and the one using gas turbine can achieve larger air pressure ratio — which is beneficial for component level synthesis with rocket engines. Besides, the optimum performances for the cycles evaluated are obtained when the fuel flow required for precooling is equal to that permitted for stoichiometric combustion. Moreover, the engine performance seems more sensitive to air side pressure loss of precooler for the design with smaller air pressure ratio, and for engines with larger pressure ratio, the efficiencies of air compressor and gas turbine are the dominant factors.

Keywords: Hypersonic; Airbreathing propulsion; Hydrogen; Combined cycle; Precooler; Specific thrust/impulse (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.117981

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