Engines
jetfuelburn.utility.engines ¶
calculate_corrected_tsfc ¶
calculate_corrected_tsfc(
tsfc_reported,
M_reported,
M_actual,
h_reported,
h_actual,
beta,
)
Given a reported thrust-specific fuel consumption (TSFC) at reference conditions, calculates the actual TSFC under different flight conditions according to an empirical correction formula proposed by Martinez-Val & Perez (1992) and used by Cavcar (2006).
TSFC is calculated as:
where:
| Symbol | Dimension | Description |
|---|---|---|
| \(\text{TSFC}_{\text{actual}}\) | [time]/[length] | The actual thrust-specific fuel consumption under the given conditions (\(M_{\text{actual}}\), \(h_{\text{actual}}\)). |
| \(\text{TSFC}_{\text{reported}}\) | [time]/[length] | The reported thrust-specific fuel consumption at the reference conditions (\(M_{\text{reported}}\), \(h_{\text{reported}}\)). |
| \(M_{\text{actual}}\) | [dimensionless] | The actual Mach number during the flight. |
| \(M_{\text{reported}}\) | [dimensionless] | The Mach number at which the TSFC was reported. |
| \(h_{\text{actual}}\) | [length] | The actual altitude during the flight. |
| \(h_{\text{reported}}\) | [length] | The altitude at which the TSFC was reported. |
| \(\Theta_{\text{actual}}\) | [dimensionless] | The actual atmospheric temperature ratio, calculated as $T_{\text{actual}} / T(h=0). |
| \(\Theta_{\text{reported}}\) | [dimensionless] | The reported atmospheric temperature ratio, calculated as \(T_{\text{reported}} / T(h=0)\). |
| \(\beta\) | [dimensionless] | An empirically derived exponent that captures how TSFC changes with Mach number. |
Notes
Cavcar (2006) suggests for \(\beta\):
0.2–0.4 for low bypass turbofan engines and 0.4–0.7 for high bypass turbofan engines. - P.126 in Martinez-Val & Perez (1992)
Warnings
Trust-specific fuel consumption is a complex function of many parameters, and generally dependent on engine thrust as well as the Mach number:
The correction formula implemented in this function is a simplified empirical model which considers only variations in Mach number and atmospheric temperature, not thrust.
See Also
- Thrust-Specific Fuel Consumption entry on Wikipedia
- Bensel, A. (2018). Characteristics of the Specific Fuel Consumption for Jet Engines. Master's Thesis. doi:10.15488/4316
References
- Eqn. 3 in Martinez-Val, R., & Perez, E. (1992). Optimum cruise lift coefficient in initial design of jet aircraft. Journal of Aircraft, 29(4), 712-714. doi:10.2514/3.46226
- Eqn. 2 in Cavcar, A. (2006). Constant altitude-constant Mach number cruise range of transport aircraft with compressibility effects. Journal of Aircraft, 43(1), 125-131. doi:10.2514/1.14252
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
tsfc_reported
|
Quantity[float | int]
|
The reported thrust-specific fuel consumption at the reference conditions (e.g., from engine performance charts). |
required |
h_reported
|
Quantity[float | int]
|
The altitude at which the TSFC was reported (e.g., from engine performance charts). |
required |
M_reported
|
Quantity[float | int]
|
The Mach number at which the TSFC was reported (e.g., from engine performance charts). |
required |
h_actual
|
Quantity[float | int]
|
The actual altitude during the flight for which we want to calculate the TSFC. |
required |
M_actual
|
Quantity[float | int]
|
The actual Mach number during the flight for which we want to calculate the TSFC. |
required |
beta
|
float | int | Quantity[float | int]
|
An empirically derived exponent that captures how TSFC changes with Mach number. |
required |
Raises:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
ValueError
|
If any of the input parameters are non-positive, or if beta is non-positive. |
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
Quantity[float | int]
|
The actual thrust-specific fuel consumption under the given flight conditions. |
Example
Engine performance charts often report TSFC at specific conditions. Consider, for example, this excerpt from the JT15D-1 engine datasheet:
from jetfuelburn import ureg
from jetfuelburn.utility.engines import calculate_corrected_tsfc
calculate_corrected_tsfc(
tsfc_reported=0.5 * ureg('lb/(lbf*hr)'),
M_reported=0.85 * ureg.dimensionless,
M_actual=0.78 * ureg.dimensionless,
h_reported=35000 * ureg.ft,
h_actual=30000 * ureg.ft,
beta=0.5
)
Source code in jetfuelburn/utility/engines.py
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