Title: Effect of heat leakage on the performance of a twin-spool turbofan engine

Authors: Mert Colakoglu; Tayfun Tanbay; Ahmet Durmayaz; Oguz Salim Sogut

Addresses: Institute of Energy, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul, TR-34469, Turkey ' Institute of Energy, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul, TR-34469, Turkey ' Institute of Energy, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul, TR-34469, Turkey ' Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul, TR-34469, Turkey

Abstract: The effect of heat leakage from a twin-spool turbofan engine to the ambient air on the performance of the engine for a commercial aircraft is investigated. Effects of heat leakage on the variation of the performance indicators of coefficient of ecological performance, overall efficiency, exergy destruction factor, thrust specific fuel consumption and entropy generation rate with respect to the design parameters of compressor and fan pressure ratios, by-pass ratio and turbine inlet temperature are investigated numerically. The main findings are as follows: (i) Effect of heat leakage from the combustion chamber to the by-pass air on the coefficient of ecological performance, exergy destruction factor and entropy generation rate is considerably large when compared to that on the other performance indicators especially for small values of design parameters except for turbine inlet temperature. (ii) Effect of heat leakage on the performance indicators is significant for small values of turbine inlet temperature and large values of the other design parameters.

Keywords: heat leakage; engine performance; twin-spool turbofan engines; commercial aircraft; ecological performance; exergy efficiency; exergy destruction; thrust specific fuel consumption; entropy generation; compressor design; fan pressure ratios; by-pass ratio; turbine inlet temperature; design parameters.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2016.075604

International Journal of Exergy, 2016 Vol.19 No.2, pp.173 - 198

Received: 15 Aug 2014
Accepted: 17 Feb 2015

Published online: 30 Mar 2016 *

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