Propulsion Homework
Propulsion Homework
Propulsion Homework
Please find below some relevant data for the Boeing 747 airliner:
Number of engines: 4
Wing surface: S = 511 m2
Diameter of engine inlet: d = 2.38 m
Oswald efficiency: e = 0.70
Span: b = 60 m
Mass/Weight: m = 350000 kg
Cruise altitude: h = 35000 ft (1 ft = 0.3048 m)
Cruise speed: VTAS = 480 kts (1 kts = 0.514444 m/s)
CL2
CD CD 0
Zero-lift drag coefficient: CD0 = 0.022 Ae
For the International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) 7please use:
g0
Gravity acceleration: = 9.80665 m/s2
p1 T1
g aR
Gas constant for air: R = 287.00 J/ kgK
Sea-level pressure: p0 = 101325 Pa p0 T0
Sea-level temperature: T0 = 15 deg Celsius
a) Calculate the air density at FL350 to show that it equals 0.3796 kg/m3 (no ISA
derivation, just the calculation is demanded)
b) Calculate the required available power per engine for the cruise at the given cruise
speed and altitude.
c) Calculate the mass flow in one engine for the given cruise altitude and cruise speed
d) Calculate the jet exhaust speed for the given cruise altitude and cruise speed
e) Calculate the propulsive efficiency of the jet engine of the 747 for this cruise flight
Propulsion problem 2 Forces on the Airbus 380-800 (nov 2014)
Altitude: FL130
Vertical speed: 0 fpm
True Airspeed: 297 kts TAS (constant, ignore wind so ground speed = true airspeed)
a) Calculate the air density and the speed of sound at the given altitude
b) Calculate the Equivalent Airspeed (EAS) in knots (kts) and calculate the Mach number
e) Calculate the mass flow per engine and the average exhaust speed Vj
2
jet
Vj
1
V0
f) Using the equation for thrust force, deduce the above formula for the jet efficiency
and calculate the jet efficiency
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