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130 Engine Group<br />

17-1.2 Performance at Power Required<br />

The engine performance (mass flow, fuel flow, and gross jet thrust) is calculated for a specified power<br />

required Pq, flight condition, and engine rating. The flight condition includes the altitude, temperature,<br />

flight speed, and primary rotor speed; and engine, drive system, and IRS states. The engine turbine<br />

speed is N = rengΩprim.<br />

The engine model deals with a single engine. The power required of a single engine is obtained<br />

by dividing the engine group power by the number of engines operational (total number of engines less<br />

inoperable engines):<br />

Preq = PreqEG/(Neng − Ninop)<br />

In the engine model, installation losses Ploss are added to Preq (Pq = Preq + Ploss).<br />

The engine model gives the performance of a single engine. The performance of the engine group<br />

is obtained by multiplying the single-engine characteristics by the number of engines operational (total<br />

number of engines less inoperable engines):<br />

˙mreqEG =(Neng − Ninop) ˙mreq<br />

˙wreqEG =(Neng − Ninop) ˙wreqKffd<br />

FNEG =(Neng − Ninop)FN<br />

DauxEG =(Neng − Ninop)Daux<br />

The fuel flow has also been multiplied by a factor accounting for deterioration of the engine efficiency.<br />

17-1.3 Installation<br />

The difference between installed and uninstalled power is the inlet and exhaust losses Ploss: Pav =<br />

Pa − Ploss and Preq = Pq − Ploss. The inlet ram recovery efficiency ηd is included in the engine-model<br />

calculations. The inlet and exhaust losses are modeled as fractions of power available or power required:<br />

Ploss =(ℓin+ℓex)Pa or Ploss =(ℓin+ℓex)Pq. Installation effects on the jet thrust are included in the engine<br />

model. The momentum drag of the auxiliary-air flow is a function of the mass flow ˙maux = faux ˙mreq:<br />

Daux =(1− ηaux) ˙mauxV =(1− ηaux)faux ˙mreqV<br />

where ηaux is the ram recovery efficiency. Exhaust losses (ℓex) and auxiliary-air-flow parameters (ηaux,<br />

faux) are defined for IRS on and off. Inlet particle-separator loss is added to the inlet losses (ℓin).<br />

17–2 Control and Loads<br />

The engine orientation is specified by selecting a nominal direction ef0 in body axes (positive or<br />

negative x, y, orz-axis; usually thrust forward, hence positive x-axis); and then applying a yaw angle<br />

ψ, then an incidence or tilt angle i (table 17-1). The yaw and incidence angles can be connected to the<br />

aircraft controls cAC:<br />

ψ = ψ0 + TψcAC<br />

i = i0 + TicAC<br />

with ψ0 and i0 zero, constant, or a function of flight speed (piecewise linear input). Hence the incidence<br />

and yaw angles can be fixed orientation or can be control variables. Optionally the lateral position of the<br />

engine group can be set equal to that of a designed rotor (useful for tiltrotors when the rotor hub lateral<br />

position is calculated from the clearance or wing geometry).

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