Power Extraction in Military Aircraft
Licentiate thesis, 2023

Military aircraft require more and more power. Pneumatic and hydraulic systems are being replaced by electrical equipment and new, power consuming equipmentis introduced in the aircraft. Increased power extraction brings new challenges for the aircraft jet engine, both in terms of operability and with regards to engine performance.

This thesis describes how the engine performance of a conventional low bypass ratio mixed flow turbofan engine is affected by power extraction from the highpressure shaft, the low-pressure shaft or a combination of the two. A twin-spool low bypass ratio mixed flow turbofan engine has been developed in
a Chalmers in-house tool to evaluate engine performance in different parts of the flight envelope. In order to evaluate the impact of aircraft/engine interaction on flight performance, an aircraft performance tool has been developed as well. A turbine inlet gas temperature increase is required when power is extracted from the HP or LP shaft. This temperature increase is more considerable if power is extracted from the high-pressure shaft, increasing specific thrust and specific fuel consumption. When the engine is running close to, or at the maximum turbine inlet temperature limit, power extraction will have a detrimental impact on the engine performance, whether power is extracted from the high-pressure shaft or the low-pressure shaft, but the thrust reduction will be more substantial if power is extracted from the high-pressure shaft. When the engine is running close to or at the maximum overall pressure ratio limit, the thrust reduction due to high-pressure shaft power extraction is more moderate compared to the low-pressure shaft power
extraction case, provided that the required temperature increase is acceptable from an engine operability perspective.

engine performance

mixed flow

turbofan engine

low bypass ratio

Fighter aircraft performance

power extraction

EB, Hörsalsvägen 11, Campus Johanneberg
Opponent: Eric Blidmark

Author

Daniel Rosell

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Fluid Dynamics

LOW BPR TURBOFAN PERFORMANCE WITH POWER EXTRACTION

33rd Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, ICAS 2022,; Vol. 6(2022)p. 4382-4397

Paper in proceeding

EPEM - Engine performance and energy management for engine installations with large power off-takes

VINNOVA (2023-01181), 2023-09-01 -- 2024-08-31.

VINNOVA (2020-00690), 2020-11-01 -- 2023-06-30.

Subject Categories

Aerospace Engineering

Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics

Marine Engineering

Publisher

Chalmers

EB, Hörsalsvägen 11, Campus Johanneberg

Opponent: Eric Blidmark

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3/15/2023