Aircraft Propulsion·compressor-mass-flow-specific-flow

Compressor Mass Flow Specific Flow

Given the mass flow rate through a compressor inlet and the inlet tip area (or inlet specific flow in kg/m²·sec), calculate the missing parameter. Specific flow is defined as mass flow per unit area.

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Inputs

Mass flow rate

Total mass flow through compressor inlet in kg/sec

Inlet specific flow

Mass flow per unit area in kg/m²·sec

Test cases

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#	Inputs	Expected	Got	Status
1	{"mass_flow_rate":29.71,"specific_flow":193.173}	0.1538	0.153799961692369	✓
2	{"mass_flow_rate":50,"specific_flow":200}	0.25	0.25	✓

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Endpoint

POST/api/calculators/aircraft-propulsion/compressor-mass-flow-specific-flow/compute

Inputs (2)

mass_flow_ratenumberdefault 29.71
specific_flownumberdefault 193.173

Example

curl -sX POST http://localhost:3001/api/calculators/aircraft-propulsion/compressor-mass-flow-specific-flow/compute \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"inputs":{"mass_flow_rate":29.71,"specific_flow":193.173}}'

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Source: Pattern from: 19870008266.pdf. Reproduces a standard compressor-mass-flow-specific-flow computation; problem text paraphrased.

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