Conference article

The Jet Propulsion Library: Modeling and simulation of aircraft engines

Michael Sielemann
Modelon Deutschland GmbH, Germany

Anand Pitchaikani
Modelon Engineering Pvt. Ltd., India

Nithish Selvan
Modelon Engineering Pvt. Ltd., India

Majed Sammak
Modelon AB, Sweden

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Published in: Proceedings of the 12th International Modelica Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, May 15-17, 2017

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 132:100, p. 909-920

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Published: 2017-07-04

ISBN: 978-91-7685-575-1

ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

Abstract

The Jet Propulsion Library provides a foundation for modeling and simulation of jet engines, and the model-based design of integrated aircraft systems. It provides a fully rigorous foundation for sizing and performance computations, and provides a number of advantages over existing domain-specific solutions due to the use of the Modelica language. This paper provides an introduction and overview of the new library and describes an application in the design of a turbo fan engine.

Keywords

Turbo fan, turbo jet, turbo prop, turbo shaft, performance, model-based design, sizing, secondary power

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