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Experimental Investigation of Temperature Feedback Control Systems Applicable to Turbojet-engine Control

Temperature - fuel-flow and temperature-area feedback control systems were investigated as means of controlling tailpipe gas temperature of a turbojet engine during transient operation in the high-speed region. Proportional-plus-integral control was used in both systems, but in the temperature-area control system it was necessary to add nonlinear components to the basic proportional-plus-integral control to provide satisfactory transient response to a desired step increase in temperature. Time integral of temperature-error functions were used as criteria for determining optimum transient response. A description of engine dynamics was obtained from frequency-response data.

ENGINES, TURBOJET↗

Dispersion of turbojet engine exhaust in flight

The dispersion of the exhaust of turbojet engines into the atmosphere is estimated by using a model developed for the mixing of a round jet with a parallel flow. The analysis is appropriate for determining the spread and dilution of the jet exhaust from the engine exit until it is entrained in the aircraft trailing vortices. Chemical reactions are not expected to be important and are not included in the flow model. Calculations of the dispersion of the exhaust plumes of three aircraft turbojet engines with and without afterburning at typical flight conditions are presented. Calculated average concentrations for the exhaust plume from a single engine jet fighter are shown to be in good agreement with measurements made in the aircraft wake during flight.

Holdeman, J. D.↗

Experimental Comparison of Speed : Fuel-flow and Speed-area Controls on a Turbojet Engine for Small Step Disturbances

Optimum proportional-plus-integral control settings for speed - fuel-flow control, determined by minimization of integral criteria, correlated well with analytically predicted optimum settings. Engine response data are given for a range of control settings around the optimum. An inherent nonlinearity in the speed-area loop necessitated the use of nonlinear controls. Response data for two such nonlinear control schemes are presented.

ENGINES, CONTROL - TURBOJET↗

Steady-state Engine Windmilling and Engine Speed Decay Characteristics of an Axial-flow Turbojet Engine

A wind tunnel investigation has been conducted to determine the steady-state windmilling and engine speed decay characteristics of the J34-WE-32 turbo-jet over a range of altitudes from 5000 to 50,000 feet and simulated flight Mach numbers from 0.19 to 1.06. The effect of an engine accessory load on the speed decay characteristics was also determined. The accessory load was about 7.8 horsepower for engine speeds above 4000 rpm and decreased with decreasing engine speed. An analysis of the speed decay data was made and engine speed decay rates were determined for hypothetical accessory loads up to 40 horsepower.

ENGINES, TURBOJET - ALTITUDE TESTS↗

Staged Turbojet Engine Would Emit Less NO

New turbojet-engine concept could reduce nitric oxide emissions to a level from one-fifteenth to as little as one three-hundredth that of conventional units. Multiple-stage combustor could overcome flame instability problems associated with previous low-flame-temperature systems. It operates in a relatively-simple adiabatic mode without elaborate fuel-flow and air circulation patterns.,

Craig, R. A.↗

Summary of NACA Research on Afterburners for Turbojet Engines

NACA research on afterburners for turbojet engines during the past 5 years is summarized. Although most of this work has been directed toward the development of specific afterburners for various engines rather than toward the accumulation of systematic data, it has, nevertheless, provided a large fund of experimental data and experience in the field. The references cited present over 1000 afterburner configurations and some 3500 hours of operation. In the treatment of the material of this summary, the principal effort has been to convey to the reader the "know-how" acquired by research engineers in the course of the work rather than to formulate a set of design rules.

Lundin, Bruce T↗

Comparison of Theoretically and Experimentally Determined Effects of Oxide Coatings Supplied by Fuel Additives on Uncooled Turbine-blade Temperature During Transient Turbojet-engine Operation

An analysis was made to permit the calculation of the effectiveness of oxide coatings in retarding the transient heat flow into turbine blades when the combustion gas temperature of a turbojet engine is suddenly changed. The analysis is checked with experimental data obtained from a turbojet engine whose blades were coated with two different coating materials (silicon dioxide and boric oxide) by adding silicone oil and tributyl borate to the engine fuel. The very thin coatings (approximately 0.001 in.) that formed on the blades produced a negligible effect on the turbine-blade transient temperature response. With the analysis discussed here, it was possible to predict the turbine rotor-blade temperature response with a maximum error of 40 F.

PROTECTIVE COATINGS↗

Equilibrium operating performance of axial-flow turbojet engines by means of idealized analysis

A method of predicting equilibrium operating performance of turbojet engines has been developed, with the assumption of simple model processes for the components. Results of the analysis are plotted in terms of dimensionless parameters comprising critical engine dimensions and over-all operating variables. This investigation was made of an engine in which the ratio of axial inlet-air velocity to compressor-tip velocity is constant, which approximates turbojet engines with axial-flow compressors. Experimental correlation of the theory with data from several existing axial-flow-type engines was good and showed close correlation between calculated and measured performance.

Sanders, John C↗

Jet diffuser for simulating ram conditions on a turbojet-engine static test stand

A jet diffuser for simulating flight or ram conditions on a turbojet-engine static test stand was designed and investigated. The diffuser utilizes the kinetic energy of the jet from a turbojet engine to reduce the discharge pressure at the exhaust nozzle and thereby provides simulated ram-pressure ratios across the engine. The engine exhaust nozzle discharges into an exhaust chamber (flexibly sealed to the tail pipe), which is connected to a diffuser by a bell-shaped nozzle. The pressure in the exhaust chamber is controlled independently of engine speed by a variable-area shutter at the diffuser discharge. The jet diffuser simulated ram-pressure ratios from 0.95 to 2.2 at various simulated pressure altitudes for a range of engine speeds from 85 to 100 percent of maximum rpm. Agreement of data obtained with and without the jet diffuser for a ram-pressure ratio of 1.0 indicated that the presence of the diffuser did not interfere with the flow through the engine exhaust-nozzle outlet.

Bohanon, H R↗

Performance and control study of a low-pressure-ratio turbojet engine for a drone aircraft

The results of analog and digital computer studies of a low-pressure-ratio turbojet engine system for use in a drone vehicle are presented. The turbojet engine consists of a four-stage axial compressor, single-stage turbine, and a fixed area exhaust nozzle. Three simplified fuel schedules and a generalized parameter fuel control for the engine system are presented and evaluated. The evaluation is based on the performance of each schedule or control during engine acceleration from a windmill start at Mach 0.8 and 6100 meters to 100 percent corrected speed. It was found that, because of the higher acceleration margin permitted by the control, the generalized parameter control exhibited the best dynamic performance.

Seldner, K.↗