HUMAN FLIGHT: SCALED JET ENGINE

Gene Messercola, Pete Costigan, Intesar Hoque

Jet Engines achieve propulsion from thrust created by hot gas exiting the Brayton Cycle.

Components of a Brayton Cycle:

1→2: Isentropic Compression2→3: Reversible Constant Pressure Heat Addition3→4: Isentropic Expansion4→1: Reversible Constant Pressure Heat Rejection (Exhaust and Intake in the open cycle)

• Air is compressed, mixed with fuel, burned, and expelled through a turbine to perform work.

• Lab analysis includes the calculation of work and efficiency of the turbine and compressor as well as Carnot efficiency.

Thrust to lift a human /Thrust of the jet turbine

Analyze heat transfer of the turbine Determine if a scaled model is viable

heat wise What sort of material would be needed to

insulate from the body Is this feasible for personal flight?

Our Experiment