For all of the processes, you may assume the gases have the properties of pure air...
Quantitative: In the 1950s liquid hydrogen was considered as a fuel for a new type of aircraft being developed, the SR-71 Blackbird (shown in Figure 1). Figure 1: The SR-71 Blackbird Early research on the project focused on which fuel to use for the Blackbird. Pratt & Whitney had a J-57 engine that was designed for kerosene and being considered for implementation on the Blackbird. The J-57 only took 5 months to convert to running on liquid hydrogen, however tests...
The Boeing 747 has a cruising altitude of 45,000 feet and cruising speed of 275 m/s. At this elevation, the temperature and pressure according to the US Standard Atmosphere (air properties as a function of altitude) are 220K and 1.8x104 Pa, respectively. The engines are steady state devices that can be modeled using the 1st Law of Thermodynamics with air (ideal gas) as the working fluid undergoing several processes. a. The inlet area of the engines is 0.5 m2. What...