Transient analysis of volume packing effects on turbofan engine

An integrated turbofan model, capable of coupling engine performance prediction with air-system calculation, is established. Efforts are focused on predicting volume packing effects on turbofan engine both in acceleration and in deceleration process. Results show that the volumes in secondary air-system exert more impacts on transient loads, compared with those in main gas path. Due to disk cavities in air-system, the percentages of coolant flow for the turbines are significantly reduced in acceleration manoeuvre, which result in potential adverse transient thermal load on the engine. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of Airworthiness Technologies Research Center NLAA, and Beijing Key Laboratory on Safety of Integrated Aircraft and Propulsion Systems, China