A Computer Model for the Calculation of Thermodynamic Properties of Working Fluids of a Gas Turbine Engine

Abstract

A computer model is presented for the calculation of the thermodynamic properties of air and the exhaust gas from a gas turbine. The model was developed specifically to include the requirements for on-line data reduction systems. These requirements include minimum memory and calculation time and constituents and their thermodynamic properties that may be readily located and altered if necessary. The model is based on air and hydrocarbon fuels and includes real gas effects (intermolecular forces and chemical dissociation). equations for the thermodynamic properties of the constituents of air and exhaust gas are included. Calculated data form this program are compared with data from sources currently in use in the gas turbine industry.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA021859

Entities

People

  • John M. Pelton

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Exhaust Gases
  • Free Energy
  • Gas Turbines
  • Gases
  • Governments
  • Molecular Weight
  • Partial Pressure
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Specific Heat
  • Thermodynamic Properties
  • Turbines
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Computer Science.