Questions tagged [combustion]
For questions specifically about the process of burning fuel.
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Does/Can combustion instabilities occur in SCRAM jet?
I was told that combustion occurs at Supersonic speeds in SCRAM jet. So acoustic disturbances/ pressure fluctuations can't travel into incoming jet stream. Does this avoids combustion instabilities in ...
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Is the combustion process in turbofans and turboshafts different?
According to a journal paper, for a Gnome turboshaft engine, fuel-air equivalence ratio decreases as power output increases. However, for a CFM56 turbofan engine, the opposite trend is true, and ...
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What's the name of this part of combustion chamber and what is it for?
There are two "excrescences" Near the end of diffuser of some combustion chambers. e.g. CFM56 and F101
What's the name of this part of combustion chamber and what is it for?
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When are pressure-swirl atomizers and airblast atomizers used?
I am a little confused as to when (during T/O, cruise, etc.) and how the combined pressure-swirl atomizer and airblast atomizer is used.
Lefebvre writes that "the merits of the pressure-swirl ...
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What is the fuel/air ratio of the CFM56-5A1 engine (in the A320 model)?
I could find the fan-bypass ratio, which was 6:1 (on some models 5:1) but I was unable to find the fuel to air ratio used in this engine. For reference, it is a high-bypass turbofan engine.
