Colloquium: Efe Kulaksizoglu (FPT)

In order to increase the core thermal efficiency of aircraft engines, constant volume combustion can be used. In the Free Piston Composite Cycle Engine (FP-CCE) concept, free pistons are connected to the aircraft engine to achieve an increase in thermal efficiency. This study compared the performance and emissions of the preliminary design of the FP-CCE compared to the state-of-the-art turbofan engines. As a result, it was seen that the FP-CCE concept can reach higher thermal efficiencies at the expense of higher NOx emissions.

Supervisors: Prof. Arvind Gangoli Rao