This paper describes a methodology used for propeller performance estimation, which was implemented in an in-house modular program for gas turbine performance prediction. A model based on subsonic generic propeller maps and corrected for compressibility effects, under high subsonic speeds, was proposed and implemented. Considering this methodology, it is possible to simulate conventional turboprop architectures and counter-rotating open rotor (CROR) engines in both steady-state and transient operating conditions. Two simulation scenarios are available: variable pitch angle propeller with constant speed; or variable speed propeller with constant pitch angle. The simulations results were compared with test bench data and two gas turbine performance commercial software packages were used to fulfill the model validation for conventional turboprop configurations. Furthermore, a direct drive CROR engine was simulated using a variable inlet guide vanes (VIGV) control strategy during transient operation. The model has shown to be able to provide several information about propeller-based engine performance using few input data, and a comprehensive understanding on steady-state and transient performance behavior was achieved in the obtained results.
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A Propeller Model for Steady-State and Transient Performance Prediction of Turboprop and Counter-Rotating Open Rotor Engines
Vinícius Tavares Silva,
Vinícius Tavares Silva
Aeronautics Institute of Technology,
São José dos Campos,
São Paulo 12228-900, Brazil
e-mail: viniciustasil@gmail.com
São José dos Campos,
São Paulo 12228-900, Brazil
e-mail: viniciustasil@gmail.com
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Cleverson Bringhenti,
Cleverson Bringhenti
Mem. ASME
Aeronautics Institute of Technology,
São José dos Campos,
São Paulo 12228-900, Brazil
e-mail: cleverson@ita.br
Aeronautics Institute of Technology,
São José dos Campos,
São Paulo 12228-900, Brazil
e-mail: cleverson@ita.br
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Jesuino Takachi Tomita,
Jesuino Takachi Tomita
Mem. ASME
Aeronautics Institute of Technology,
São José dos Campos,
São Paulo 12228-900, Brazil
e-mail: jtakachi@ita.br
Aeronautics Institute of Technology,
São José dos Campos,
São Paulo 12228-900, Brazil
e-mail: jtakachi@ita.br
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Anderson Frasson Fontes
Anderson Frasson Fontes
Aeronautics Institute of Technology,
São José dos Campos,
São Paulo 12228-900, Brazil
e-mail: andersonffontes@gmail.com
São José dos Campos,
São Paulo 12228-900, Brazil
e-mail: andersonffontes@gmail.com
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Vinícius Tavares Silva
Aeronautics Institute of Technology,
São José dos Campos,
São Paulo 12228-900, Brazil
e-mail: viniciustasil@gmail.com
São José dos Campos,
São Paulo 12228-900, Brazil
e-mail: viniciustasil@gmail.com
Cleverson Bringhenti
Mem. ASME
Aeronautics Institute of Technology,
São José dos Campos,
São Paulo 12228-900, Brazil
e-mail: cleverson@ita.br
Aeronautics Institute of Technology,
São José dos Campos,
São Paulo 12228-900, Brazil
e-mail: cleverson@ita.br
Jesuino Takachi Tomita
Mem. ASME
Aeronautics Institute of Technology,
São José dos Campos,
São Paulo 12228-900, Brazil
e-mail: jtakachi@ita.br
Aeronautics Institute of Technology,
São José dos Campos,
São Paulo 12228-900, Brazil
e-mail: jtakachi@ita.br
Anderson Frasson Fontes
Aeronautics Institute of Technology,
São José dos Campos,
São Paulo 12228-900, Brazil
e-mail: andersonffontes@gmail.com
São José dos Campos,
São Paulo 12228-900, Brazil
e-mail: andersonffontes@gmail.com
Contributed by the Aircraft Engine Committee of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Manuscript received August 9, 2017; final manuscript received November 16, 2017; published online April 20, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Haixin Chen.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Jul 2018, 140(7): 071201 (13 pages)
Published Online: April 20, 2018
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Received:
August 9, 2017
Revised:
November 16, 2017
Citation
Silva, V. T., Bringhenti, C., Tomita, J. T., and Fontes, A. F. (April 20, 2018). "A Propeller Model for Steady-State and Transient Performance Prediction of Turboprop and Counter-Rotating Open Rotor Engines." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. July 2018; 140(7): 071201. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4038814
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