Compound Engine Systems for Aircraft

500167

01/01/1950

Event
Pre-1964 SAE Technical Papers
Authors Abstract
Content
An investigation of spark-ignition reciprocating engines indicates that considerable improvement in engine power and fuel consumption and in airplane range and payload can be achieved by compounding them with exhaust-gas turbines.
The improvement in performance increases with the degree of compounding and the attendant increase in complexity of the system.
The compression-ignition compound engines also appear to offer a possibility of appreciable gains over the spark-ignition systems; however, it is anticipated that a greater amount of development time will be required for the practical realization of the predicted performance of the compression-ignition system than of the spark-ignition engine.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/500167
Pages
14
Citation
Manganiello, E., Humble, L., and Boman, D., "Compound Engine Systems for Aircraft," SAE Technical Paper 500167, 1950, https://doi.org/10.4271/500167.
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Published
Jan 1, 1950
Product Code
500167
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English