Profile

Dr. R K Mishra is working on the design and development of Gas Turbine Engines for fighter aircraft for last 28 years . He is also working on Defect investigation and accident investigation of military engines and Certification of engines for fighter aircrafts and UAVs. He is a member of Propulsion Panel of Aeronautical Research & Development Board, DRDO, Govt of India. He has published 105 peer reviewed technical papers in International Journals and proceedings of International conferences and symposiums. He is Senior Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Turbo & Jet Engines and member of Board of Studies, School of Aeronautics, KIIT University, Odisha. He has also membership of various Professional bodies such as Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India), Member of IGTI, AIAA, ASME and IAENG.

Title of the Talk

Development of Engine for Fighter Aircraft: Requirements & Challenges

Abstract

Jet fighters were introduced during the 2nd world war and since then there has been a tremendous change in aircraft configurations, speed, rate of climb, mission profile and maneuverability. This in turn is continuously changing the design philosophy as the engine requirements have gone up exponentially to meet the increasing demand of the aircraft. The thrust requirement has gone up from 10 kN to 150+ kN while the thrust-weight ratio has also gone up from 1.25 to 10+ over the last 75 years. The present day fighter engine is expected to operate surge-free and screech-free at any weather, any environment maintaining structural integrity with sufficient life and high level of reliability to meet the mission requirements. Fulfilling these increasing requirements of gas turbine engines for fighter aircraft has become a great challenge for engine designers, manufacturers and operators as well. The lecture covers the various problems and limitations currently faced for developing engine for fighter aircraft. Also, the contributions expected from the researchers, engineers and scientists to meet the challenges are also highlighted.