BASIC GAS TURBINE

Engine Notations

Engine Notations
And
Gas Flow

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ENGINE NOTATIONS
In order to simplify descriptions of the gas flow through an engine, the
various stations through the engine are annotated. At each point where the
condition of the gas is changed, the pressure and temperature will be noted
as a specific number. The number will change depending on the number of
spools there are in the engine so that, while all engine inlet pressures and
temperatures will be ‘1’, the exhaust could be ‘4’, ‘6’ or ‘8’ for single, twin
and triple spool engines respectively.

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With reference to the above illustration, the notation for gas leaving the second
stage of the low pressure (LP) compressor would be P1·2 as the condition of the
air is ‘Engine Intake’ plus ‘Two Stages’ of compression. In the same way, air
coming out of the 4th stage of the high pressure (HP) compressor will be known
as P2·4.
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JET ENGINE GAS FLOWS
During the practical operation of the Brayton cycle the gas is variously heated
and pressurised as it passes through the engine. It is this change of condition of
the gas that is realising the thrust produced by the engine. The thrust, and
thrust distribution, will be looked at later. In the meantime it will be worthwhile to
look at typical values for the gas flow through the engine in terms of its
temperature, pressure and velocity.

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