Gas turbine design & analysis tool: heat transfer components

Abstract

English:This work aims the modeling of different components that are part of or related to the transfer of heat (contribution, exchange or removal) from a gas turbine. All these modules have been developed in steps from the most ideal case to a certain degree of complexity for subsequent planning and implementation. The final result is a series of modules programmed and tested in C + + so that they can adequately simulate their respective components. Specifically, we find the modules of a combustion chamber, an afterburner and a heat exchanger. Moreover, we have designed a series of other components not related to heat transfer, but with those of a gas turbine. These are a standard atmosphere, the variation of the characteristics of the fluid along its passage through the engine and the final calculating of the parameters of the engine. Moreover, all this work is part of a larger project which has sought to create a program capable of assembling any type of propulsion system and so the user can design their own engine by choosing the components that it considers appropriate. It is hoped that this work becomes the first step towards the creation of a mature software for the calculation of various parameters on any type of application of a gas turbine. Still, many obstacles need to be overcome before this arduous, but rewarding, task is completed.