Jet Engine

History Of Jet Engines

After world war II designers dreamed to invent

an engine which can break the sound barrier
(speed of sound) , which led to the discovery of
gas turbine engines which was called as Jet
engine.
With the development of gas turbine engine
during second world war, New era of speed and
altitude is revealed & Concept of
intermediaries introduced
Dr. Hans von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle were
the pioneers behind todays jet engines.
 Introduction
Jet engine is also called Gas Turbine
Engine.
It works under the principle of
Newtons third law which states that
For every acting force there is an
equal and opposite force.
 ENGINE

FAN
COMPRESSOR
COMBUSTOR
TURBINE

MIXER

NOZZLE
 What is a Jet Engine ?

A jet engine is a machine designed for the

purpose of creating large volumes of high
velocity exhaust gases.
This is done in order to overcome the
aerodynamic drag of an airplane.
In the process of producing high velocity
exhaust, the engine also produces:
Electrical Power
Hydraulic Power
Pneumatic power for air-conditioning &
pressurization
Basic Operation of a Jet Engine
The basic operations of Jet Engine are as follows :
Air enters the compressor where it is compressed.
Fuel is then added and ignited.
The resulting gas spins the gas turbine.
The turbine powers the compressor.
The gas then exists the engine at tailpipe.

The way a jet engine operates is similar

To the way an automobile
engine operates i.e.
Intake
Compression
Ignition
exhaust
Structure of Jet Engine
 Brayton Cycle

Gas turbine engines work on Brayton power cycle.

The air enters the compressor gets compressed and the
compressed air enters in to the combustion chamber,
where the fuel and air are mixed and burnt and passes
through the turbine, exit through nozzle with high
acceleration.
 Brayton Cycle

Since fresh air enters the compressor at the

beginning and exhaust are thrown out at the end,
this cycle is an open cycle.

By replacing the combustion process by a constant

pressure heat addition process, and replacing the
exhaust discharging process by a constant pressure
heat rejection process, the open cycle described
above can be modified as a closed cycle, called
ideal Brayton cycle. The ideal Brayton cycle is made
up of four internally reversible processes.
 Types Of Jet Engines

ROTARY ATHODYDS

TURBO PROP AEROTHERMODYNAMIC

DUCTS ( NO ROTORS)
TURBO FAN
RAM JET
TURBO SHAFT
PULSE JET
TURBO JET
SCRAM JET
THESE ARE NOT THE
PRIME THRUST
SOURCES
Pratt Whitney Turbojet Engine

Pratt-Whitney Turbofan Engine

Turbojet ENGINE
Turbofan ENGINE
Turbofan ENGINE
Turboprop ENGINE
 Turboprop ENGINE

Compressor Turbine

Combustion
Nozzle
propeller Chamber
 Turboprop ENGINE

Compressor Turbine

Combustion
propeller Chamber
Nozzle
Turboprop ENGINE
 Turbo SHAFT
ENGINE
.
& More.