University of Petroleum & Energy Studies Fundamental of
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Aircraft Propulsion
ASSIGNMENT-II
Semester-IV
S. QUESTIONS Course
No.
Outcome
1 An axial flow compressor of 50 percent reaction design has blades with inlet and CO3
outlet angles at 45 0and 100 respectively. The compressor is to produce a pressure ratio of
6:1 with overall isentropic efficiency of 0.85 when inlet static temperature is
37 0C. The blade speed and axial velocity are constant throughout the compressor.
Assuming a value of 200 m/s for blade speed. Find the number of stages required if the
work done factor is (a) unity and (b) 0.87.
2 Air at 1 bar and 288 K enters an axial flow compressor stage with an axial velocity of CO3
150 m/s. There are no inlet guide vanes. The rotor has a tip diameter of 60 cm and a hub
diameter of 50 cm and rotates at 100 rps. The air enters the rotor and leaves the stator
with no change in velocity or radius. The air is turned through 30 0 as it passes through
the rotor. Determine (a) the blade angles (b) mass flow rate (c) power required and (d)
the degree of reaction.
3 An axial compressor stage has the following data: Degree of reaction : 50%, Mean blade C03
dia: 36cm, rotational speed: 18000 rpm, blade height at entry: 6 cm, air angles at rotor
inlet and stator exit: 25 0, axial velocity: 180 m/s, workdone factor: 0.88, stage efficiency:
0.85, mechanical efficiency: 96.7%. Determine (a) air angles at rotor and stator entry (b)
mass flow rate (c) power required (d) stage loading coefficient (e) pressure ratio
developed by stage (f) relative Mach number at rotor entry.
4 A 50% reaction axial flow compressor has inlet and outlet blade angles of 45 0 and 12 o CO3
respectively. The blade speed at the tip of the rotor is 320 m/s. If the inlet total
temperature is 300 K, determine the tip relative Mach number.
5 A 10 stage axial flow compressor develops an overall pressure ratio of 8.0 with and CO3
isentropic efficiency of 0.85. The absolute velocity component of air enters the rotor at
an angle of 27 0 to the axial direction. The axial component of velocity is constant
throughout the compressor and is equal to 150 m/s. The mean blade speed is 200 m/s.
If the ambient air conditions are 15 0C and 1 bar, determine the angle which the relative
component of velocity makes with the axial direction at the exit of the rotor
6 Analyse the radial blade centrifugal compressor performance under the following CO4
assumption
Inlet flow velocity is equal to exit flow velocity, there is no whirl component at the inlet
of compressor and isentropic efficiency of compressor is 75% .
Running speed vary from 5000 to 8000 RPM with Jump of 1000 RPM volume flow rate
at max RPM is about 700 M3 /min of air. The pressure rise very from 4 to 6 and the inlet
condition are atmospheric condition. Flow velocity is limited to 55 m/s and exit impeller
diameter is thrice of inlet diameter of impeller. Consider the slip factor due to finite blade
= 0.85 and power factor due to friction = 1.08 and blade are coefficient is about 0.85.
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Calculate the power required to drive the compressor in KW, impeller dia at inlet and
outlet, impeller blade angle at inlet.
7 Compare the merits and demerits of Centrifugal and Axial flow compressor. C02
8 Derive the equation of Impulse effect, centrifugal effect and diffusion effect through CO2
velocity triangle.
Note- For the details of the CO refer Course Plan
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