(Solved): Problem 1. Calculate the actual fuel/air ratio in the combustor of a real turbojet engine fueled by ...
Problem 1. Calculate the actual fuel/air ratio in the combustor of a real turbojet engine fueled by JP-4, having a combustion efficiency of 99% and limited to a maximum cycle total temperature Tt4?=1780K. From a parametric analysis of this engine, you have determined the following parameters: ?r?=1.128,?c?=2.1 Average specific heats at constant temperature are cpc?=1004J/kg?K,cpt?=1235J/kg?K. Use the fuel/air ratio equation in terms of nondimensional engine parameters to determine the actual value of f, assuming the ambient freestream temperature is 229K, and then determine the equivalence ratio ?. Is the burner operating with a fuel-rich or fuel-lean mixture? Is the value of ? within acceptable flammability limits? If you change the fuel to JP-7, keeping the same engine input, does it change ? considerably? Discuss the results, addressing the effects of equivalence ratio on engine performance and emissions.