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performance calculations for the Rolls Royce Merlin 24 aircraft engine
Merlin 24 built in Avro York
Rolls Royce Merlin 24 liquid-cooled 12 -cylinder V-engine 1175 [hp](876.2 KW)
gear-driven supercharger, constant power to height : 5340 [m] blower ratio : ?? [:1]
introduction : 1943 country : UK importance : ***
applications : Avro Lancastrian, Avro York
normal rating : 1175 [hp](876.2 KW) at 2850 [rpm] at 5340 [m] above sea level
take-off power : 1620 [hp] (1208.0 [KW]) at 3000 [rpm]
reduction : 0.42 , valvetrain : SOHC
weight engine(s) dry with reduction gear : 658.0 [kg] = 0.75 [kg/KW]
General information :
fuel system : fuel type : octane grade no. 81 oil system :
engine starter type :
bore : 137.0 [mm] stroke : 152.0 [mm]
supercharger compression ratio : 2.74 [ ]
valve inlet area : 28.6 [cm^2] one inlet and one exhaust valve in cylinder head
gasspeed at inlet valve : 52.5 [m/s]
blower speed : 114142 [rpm] , mixture :13.0 :1
compression ratio: 6.00 :1
stroke volume (Vs displacement): 27.000 [litre]
compression volume (Vc): 5.378 [litre]
total volume (Vt): 32.265 [litre]
calculated engine height : 101 [cm] engine width :98 [cm]
calculated engine length: 1.23 [m]
specific power : 32.5 [kW/litre]
torque : 2936 [Nm]
engine weight/volume : 24.4 : [kg/litre]
average piston speed (Cm): 14.4 [m/s]
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intake manifold absolute pressure (MAP) at 5340 [m] altitude Pi (ata.) : 1.03 [kg/cm2]
(29.83 [inHg])
mean engine pressure (M.E.P.) at 5340 [m] altitude Pm : 11.62 [kg/cm2]
compression pressure at 5340 [m] altitude Pc: 9.67 [kg/cm2]
estimated combustion pressure at 5340 [m] Pe : 38.64 [kg/cm2]
exhaust pressure at 5340 [m] Pu : 4.04 [kg/cm^2 ]
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compression-start temperature at 5340 [m] Tic: 354 [°K] (81 [°C])
compression-end temperature at 5340 [m] Tc: 547 [°K] (274 [°C])
average engine wall temperature at 5340 [m] : 476 [K] (202 [°C])
caloric combustion temperature at 5340 [m] Tec: 2262 [°K] (1989 [°C])
polytroph combustion temperature at 5340 [m] Tep : 2185 [°K] (1912 [°C])
estimated combustion temperature at 5340 [m] Te (T4): 2199 [°K] (1926 [°C])
polytrope expansion-end temperature at 5340 [m] Tup: 1179 [°K] (906 [°C])
exhaust stroke end temperature at 5340 [m] Tu: 1145 [°K] (872 [°C])
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calculations for take-off/emergency power at sea level
average piston speed : 15.2 [m/s]
gasspeed at inlet valve : 55.2 [m/s]
intake pressure at sea level for Take-off Pi : 1.44 [kg/cm2] (41.70 [inHg])
max. intake pressure (full blower) at sea level for Take-off Pi : 2.83 [kg/cm2] (81.87
[inHg])
high combustion pressure > high loads on pistonrod and crankcase
caloric combustion temperature at sea level Tec: 2361 [°K] (2088 [°C])
high burn temperature > risk of overheating max 2 min max power setting at sea
level
emergency/take off rating at 3000 [rpm] at sea level : 1625 [hp]
Merlin 23
Thermal efficiency Nth : 0.361 [ ]
Mechanical efficiency Nm : 0.733 [ ]
Thermo-dynamic efficiency Ntd : 0.265 [ ]
design hours : 745 [hr] time between overhaul : 209 [hr]
dispersed heat by cooling fluids at 2850.00 [rpm] at 5340 [m]: 21.32 [Kcal/minuut/litre]
fuel consumption optimum mixture at 2850.00 [rpm] at 5340 [m]: 207.19 [kg/hr]
specific fuel consumption thermo-dynamic : 227 [gr/epk] = 304 [gr/kwh]
estimated specific fuel consumption (cruise power) at 5340 [m] : 300 [gr/kwh]
specific fuel consumption (volume*rpm at 1 atm MAP) at 2850 [rpm] : 247 [gr/kwh]
estimated specific oil consumption (cruise power) : 12 [gr/kwh]
Literature :
Jane’s fighting aircraft WWII page
Rolls-Royce Merlin - Wikipedia
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Calculated performance and weight may not correspond with actual weights
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