Hey team.
Just have a question regarding the performance that comes from a turbocharger.
As stated in the textbook, with a turbocharger comes a higher volumetric efficiency and enables the ability to reach a IAS for best Lift/drag at high altitudes.
My question is what is the difference in [u]range[/u] between a normal aspirated engine compared to a turbocharged engine
is it with a normally aspirated engine that it should always be operated at a low altitude at full throttle height and for a turbocharged engine it should be flown at a high altitude at full throttle height.
This was one of the questions I had in my exam
Thanks team
For a given aircraft/engine combination, best range will be approximated by operating at full throttle height for the target power setting which comes from an SGR analysis. (You will be familiar with the graphical technique to find the appropriate speed from which you can work backwards to find a power setting). For a constant speed propeller, we would also use minimum RPM and the appropriate MP for the power setting sought. (We are presuming that there are no strange wind shear variations with height which might change the details a bit).
For our purposes this target will occur at one density height. This, generally, is going to see the normally aspirated airframe/engine at a lower level than the turbocharged example.
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