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Impacts of low-pressure (LP) compressor’s deterioration of a turbofan engine upon fuel-usage of a military aircraft

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2016

M. Naeem
M. Naeem*
Affiliation:
College of Aeronautical Engineering (CAE), National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Tamiz-ud-din Road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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Abstract

Some in-service deterioration in any mechanical device, such as an aircraft’s gas-turbine engine, is inevitable. However, its extent and rate depend upon the qualities of design and manufacture, as well as on the maintenance/repair practices followed by the users. Deterioration of an engine normally results in the engine seeking a different steady operating-point relative to that for an engine without any deterioration. The variation in engine’s steady operating point leads to changes in the specific fuel consumption (SFC) and/or fuel flow (FF). Any rise in SFC and/or FF and thereby the increased quantity of fuel required is of prime importance in military aviation.

For a military aircraft’s mission-profiles (consisting of several flight-segments), using a bespoke computer simulations, the consequences of low-pressure compressor’s deterioration of an aeroengine upon the weight of the fuel that has to be carried and consumed are predicted. This will help in making wiser management decisions (such as whether to remove an aero-engine from the aircraft for maintenance or to continue using it with some changes in aircraft’s mission profile). Hence improved engine utilization can be achieved, so resulting in lower overall life-cycle costs.

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Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 112 , Issue 1127 , January 2008 , pp. 33 - 45
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 2008 

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