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name: gas-turbine-cycle description: Expert skill for gas turbine engine thermodynamic cycle analysis and optimization allowed-tools:

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• Bash metadata: version: "1.0" category: aerospace-engineering tags:
  • propulsion
  • gas-turbine
  • thermodynamics
  • cycle-analysis graph: domains: [domain:aerospace-engineering] specializations: [specialization:aerospace-engineering] skillAreas: [skill-area:physics-simulation, skill-area:mathematical-reasoning, skill-area:statistical-analysis] roles: [role:research-engineer, role:computational-scientist]

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Gas Turbine Cycle Analysis Skill

Purpose

Provide comprehensive gas turbine engine thermodynamic cycle analysis capabilities for turbofan, turbojet, and turboprop engine design and optimization.

Capabilities

• NPSS and GasTurb model setup and execution
• Component matching and off-design analysis
• Turbofan, turbojet, turboprop configuration
• Performance map generation and interpolation
• Bleed and power extraction modeling
• Transient performance analysis
• SFC optimization studies
• Engine inlet and nozzle integration

Usage Guidelines

• Select appropriate component models based on engine configuration
• Validate component maps against available test data
• Consider off-design performance across the flight envelope
• Account for bleed and power extraction in system-level analysis
• Optimize cycle parameters for specific mission requirements
• Document assumptions and limitations for each analysis

Dependencies

• NPSS (Numerical Propulsion System Simulation)
• GasTurb
• MATLAB

Process Integration

• AE-004: Gas Turbine Cycle Analysis