Question: A jet engine on a plane flying at 2 7 7 . 8 m / s requires 6 0 . 2 kg / s of

A jet engine on a plane flying at 277.8 m/s requires 60.2 kg/s of air into its
compressor to burn fuel with calorific value 42 MJ/ kg.
(a) With the help of a sketch show all the processes on a T-s diagram given that
the exhaust leaves through a nozzle with a loss of in kinetic energy due to
friction as it flows. [4 marks]
(b) Calculate the thrust developed if the fuel to air ratio is 1:70, the isentropic
enthalpy drop is 230 kJ/kg across the nozzle and the loss in kinetic energy is
16%.[9 marks]
(c) Differentiate briefly between the combustion efficiency, the thermal efficiency
and the overall efficiency for the above system, indicating clearly which one
should be highest and why. [4 marks]
(d) Calculate the thermal efficiency and the overall efficiency for the above given
that the combustion efficiency is 92%.

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