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since the existence of mankind on earth he has but usually have a low compression ratio, and
dreamed himself to be in sky .many of them has hence give a low specific impulse. one of types in
made an attempt to do so but yet one of the great a pulse jet engine is a pulse detonation
scientist Sir ISAAC NEWTON and his famous engines(PDE),and which can give high
third Law FOR EVERY ACTION THERE IS compression and good efficiency. The pulse jet is
EQUAL AND OPPOSITE REACTION Has put mechanically very simple, but the physics behind
fantasy into reality so the development of first how a pulse jet works is intriguingly complex.
pulse jet engine came Into existence A pulse jet Pulse jet can be used to power a variety of
engine (or flying bomb) is a type of jet engine in different types of vehicles ranging from planes to
which combustion occurs in pulses. Pulsejet racing bikes because pulse jet are so simple when
engines can be made with some or no moving compared with gas turbine people often choose to
parts, and can run with any type of fuel (liquid or build them when they want jet power this is
gaseous).pulse jet engines are light form of where people can go into problems. Although just
engines when compared to other aviation engines. copying a proven design is easy. designing and
Working cycle of a pulse jet engine based on P-v & T-s Diagram
All the pulse jet engines (valved or valve less) works on lenoir cycle
P-V & T-S diagram & calculation part of the pulse jet engine
The following is a list of various process that occurs in a Lenoir cycle
Process (1-2) Constant volume heat addition is no work done during the process because the
volume is uniformally
The first stage of the ideal gas version of the
Lenoir cycle based on the process from (1-2)
constant: and from the
involves the addition of heat in a constant volume
process. This gives the following first law of
thermodynamics: There
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definition of constant volume (c.v) specific heats As a result, we can find the heat rejected as
follows: from the
for an ideal gas process: definition of constant pressure specific heats for
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8.2 Material selection and properties the use of the electric arc welding as for stitching
before the TIG welding in the welding-section.
There are many different kinds of metals out of
The current was around 140. Depending on type
which the metals with there melting points is
of metal and thickness of material..
obtained, these selection of the material should be
based on according to the required result &
accuracy for which it to be designed and cost or
the value also fetch a vital role. in general, mild
steel is opted for the construction of pulse jet
engines .due to ease weld & wide verities &
ability
Mild steel are also termed as carbon steel which is
having a high melting point of 1410 deg C (2570
deg F).However, medium carbon steel, high
First the easy parts were joined in order to get an
carbon steel have the melting temperature that
over view of the engine .and later tolerance parts
ranges from 1425-1540 deg C (2600-2800 deg F).
were joined .
The low carbon mixtures say (0.05-0.15%) in mild
steel do not have a more effect on the melting From Drafting , Designing, Construction ,
point of cast iron, which is 1538 centigrade. Testing
considering as well as Looking at the Iron-Carbon Drafting and Designing
phase diagram which shows that the decreased
from this melting temperature will be only a few As an old saying engineers construct the world
some of the degrees. .you live with what you design. So the drafting
process of our was with the held of auto cad
At higher mixtures of carbon (2-4%), as in cast software .which is a worlds widely used drafting
iron, the melting temperature is gradually reduced. software. used by the designers and engineers of
This alloy starts melting at 1154 centigrade, and is present day .so we have made a 2d model & 3d
completely liquid metal at this level by 1200-1400 too. And have used various tools of auto cad such
centigrade which depends on carbon content as material selection, rendering, realistic, lights
mixtures, Then the melting temperature ground shadows & volume, area calculator in
of steel depends on the type of steel which are order to make our design near to a pratical model .
chosen in designing. Carbon steel has a melting first the subject is drawn in 2-D and then it is
point of 1425 degrees C to 1540 degrees C which made to 3-D . computation increases as you go
is quite high than the usual steel. deep into the meshing in auto cad to make surface
texture better . 3-D MODEL OF A VALVE LESS
PULSE JET ENGINE
Shows an 2-d wireframe model of a pulse jet engine with an internal nozzle view.
The above image shows a multiple view port of pulse jet engine. top left is a front view, right is a back view,
bottom left is a 2-d wire frame & bottom right is an isometric view
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