Design of an Efficient Turbofan Engine with Afterburners

Authors

  • Yawo Ezunkpe Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Department, San Jose State University, 1 Washington Sq, San Jose, CA 95192, USA.  Author
  • Justin Williams Student, Aerospace Engineering Department, San Jose State University, 1 Washington Sq, San Jose, CA 95192, USA Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47363/JEAST/2023(5)177

Keywords:

Efficiency, Turbofan, Afterburners, GasTurb, MATLAB

Abstract

In this paper we examine ways to potentially improve the overall efficiency of a turbofan engine with afterburners. A design similar to a turbofan engine used mostly in today’s general commercial aviation aircraft was considered and a study was performed on its components individually using GasTurb and MATLAB software packages. The study revealed that the pressure and the temperature are the two main parameters which affect the overall efficiency of the turbofan engine with afterburners. In addition, the study showed the validation of the analytical results numerically using MATLAB and then visually using GasTurb. Finally, GasTurb was also used to perform the analysis of the 3-D plots that allowed for a complete understanding of how the efficiency of the turbofan engine was affected. As a result, different performance values were found, and showed that a turbofan engine with an afterburner can be made more efficient by increasing the pressure and the temperature in the combustion chambers.

Author Biographies

  • Yawo Ezunkpe, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Department, San Jose State University, 1 Washington Sq, San Jose, CA 95192, USA. 

    Yawo Ezunkpe, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Department, San Jose State University, 1 Washington Sq, San Jose, CA 95192, USA. 

  • Justin Williams, Student, Aerospace Engineering Department, San Jose State University, 1 Washington Sq, San Jose, CA 95192, USA

    Justin Williams, Student, Aerospace Engineering Department, San Jose State University, 1 Washington Sq, San Jose, CA 95192, USA

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Published

2023-09-09

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 5 (2023): Volume 5 Issue 5

Section

Articles