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Aerospace A4
April 8, 2015
Spencer Miller
Aerospace A4
April 8, 2015
Original Size:
My first
change was to the
burner. The burner
material was
changed from
Nickel alloy to
Ceramic. This
alteration reduced
weight as well as
allowing for higher
operating
temperatures.
Overall the
performance of the
engine improved.
Spencer Miller
Aerospace A4
April 8, 2015
My second
change was to
the inlet. I
changed the
material from
aluminum to an
actively cooled
system. This had
similar result as
the previous
modification,
reducing weight
and increasing
temperature
resistance.
Conclusion:
My ultimate goal was to create a more versatile and efficient engine. By reducing the weight
with both alteration I was able to increase the power without any additional taxation. The increase
operating range granted me a high temperature graph and made my engine suitable to my needs. I
was able to see the improvement of my engine and its components. The unique thing about a ramjet
engine is that the internal pressure almost always remains constant unless the shape of the cone is
altered. This had an interesting effect on the pressure graph as well. Overall this activity served its
purpose in allowing me to gain enlightened experience and knowledge of jet engines in an
environment unlike any other available to a high school student.
Spencer Miller
Aerospace A4
April 8, 2015
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Project 2.2.3 Turbine Engine Design Data
Simulation
Engine type
Ramjet
Flight Conditions
Mach
0.476
Airspeed (mph)
350
Altitude (ft)
10,000
Pressure (lbs/in2)
10.127
Temperature (oF)
23.399
Throttle (%)
100
Afterburner (on/off)
Off
Design Variable
Inlet: pressure recovery
0.9
0.9
1.0
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fan: efficiency
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Compressor: stages
N/A
N/A
N/A
Compressor: CPR
N/A
N/A
N/A
Compressor: efficiency
N/A
N/A
N/A
Jet-A
Jet-A
Jet-A
2500
3000
3000
1.0
0.995
0.995
Burner: efficiency
1.0
0.995
0.995
Turbine: stages
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turbine: efficiency
N/A
N/A
N/A
4500
4500
4500
1.0
0.995
0.995
0.975
1.5
1.5
Nozzle: efficiency
Nozzle: A7/A2
Engine size (ft2)
Material
Spencer Miller
Aerospace A4
April 8, 2015
Inlet
Aluminum
Aluminum
Actively Cooled
N/A
N/A
N/A
Burner
Nickel Alloy
Ceramic
Ceramic
Turbine
N/A
N/A
N/A
Nozzle
Actively Cooled
Actively Cooled
Actively Cooled
1092.336
999.606
1273.817
6153/1092
6172/999
6172/1273
Section 1
900
900
4000
Section 2
2500
3000
3000
Section 3
4500
4500
4500
0.821
0.902
0.938
Compressor
Data
Average Weight
Trust to Weight ratio
Temperatures (R), if overheated
TSFC