A USER FRIENDLY SOFTWARE FOR PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE TURBINE

THIS PROPOSAL PRESENTS A RESEARCH EFFORT TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A USER FRIENDLY SOFTWARE FOR THE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF AIRCRAFT ENGINE TURBINE SYSTEMS. THE SOFTWARE WILL INCLUDE SOPHISTICATED ANALYTICAL MODELS FOR ALL THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE, LIKE THE COMPRESSOR, COMBUSTOR, THRUST BOOSTING EQUIPMENT, RECUPERATOR, ETC. IT WILL PROVIDE AN EXTENSIVE DESIGN AND OFF-DESIGN PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS CAPABILITY AT BOTH THE COMPONENT AND OVERALL SYSTEM LEVELS. THE ANALYTICAL MODEL WILL REQUIRE MINIMAL USER INPUTS FOR ITS COMPUTATIONS. THE COMPUTER RESULTS WILL INCLUDE VALUES OF THE KEY VARIABLES USED FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. THE USER WILL INTERACT WITH THE ANALYTICAL MODEL VIA EASE+, WHICH IS AN EFFICIENT GRAPHICAL OBJECT-ORIENTED DATABASE MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT. THIS USER INTERFACE WILL PROVIDE AN EFFICIENT POST-PROCESSING FACILITY TO REVIEW THE RESULTS. THE SOFTWARE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED SOLELY ON IBM-PC/AT COMPATIBLE CLASS OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS. IT WILL PROVIDE A QUICK, INEXPENSIVE AND EFFECTIVE ANALYSIS FOR MOST MODERN AIRCRAFT ENGINE DESIGNS.