Turbine Based Combine Cycle Exoskeleton Engine Architecture (TBCC ESE)

Authors

Andre Williams, Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Nadia Linett, Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University

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Description

The concept of combined cycle jet engines is not new. It represents the idea of having an aircraft travelling from ground speed to the high Mach numbers using a single propulsion system that can navigate the various flow realms. Combined cycle jet engines can fall into two broad categories, rocket based combined cycle engines (RBCC) and turbine based combined cycle (TBCC) engines. This research effort presents an innovative approach to the design of a TBCC engine. In a move away from the design of traditional jet engines where all of the rotating turbomachinery are mounted on a central rotating shaft; the TBCC ESE architecture has all of its rotating turbomachinery mounted on rotating drums. This approach presents a jet engine architecture with a hollow central core, in which the high-speed engine can be designed.

Publication Date

4-1-2025

Keywords

Turbine Based Combine Cycle, Jet Engine

Recommended Citation

Williams, Andre and Linett, Nadia, "Turbine Based Combine Cycle Exoskeleton Engine Architecture (TBCC ESE)" (2025). 2025 Graduate Student Research Symposium. 126.
https://digital.library.ncat.edu/gradresearchsymposium25/126