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To analyze the effect of MIPCC an AIAA paper written by Preston Carter was<br />
analyzed [6]. MIPCC engines are able to operate to altitudes greater than 85,000 ft and<br />
Mach numbers in excess of Mach 4. At these conditions the MIPCC system cools and<br />
increases the density of the flow so the engine appears to be operating at a lower altitude<br />
and Mach number. To model this, a translation of the TBEAT data was preformed using<br />
the apparent altitude and apparent Mach number at the flight altitude and Mach numbers.<br />
A summary of the performance of the MIPCC engines is included as Figure 12 and<br />
Figure 13.<br />
Apparent Flight Altitude (ft)<br />
80000<br />
70000<br />
60000<br />
50000<br />
40000<br />
30000<br />
20000<br />
10000<br />
0<br />
MIPCC<br />
off<br />
MIPCC on<br />
0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000<br />
Actual Flight Altitude (ft)<br />
Figure 12: Apparent Flight Altitude Experienced by the Turbo Machinery as a Function of Actual<br />
Flight Altitude [6].<br />
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