AIAA Engine Design Team: miniDragon-950

Authors

• Julie Bach, Utah State University
• Jacob Bryan, Utah State University
• Byron Peatross, Utah State University
• Broch Reeder, Utah State University
• Anthony Servedio, Utah State University
• Kristofer Shawgo, Utah State University

Document Type

Poster

Journal/Book Title/Conference

College of Engineering Senior Design Projects

Publisher

Utah State University

Publication Date

2019

Abstract

Background

• The purpose was to create a gas turbine generator for a hybrid electric UAV that performs better than the existing TPE331-10

Cycle

• The miniDragon-950 produces 949 horsepower with a Brake Specific Fuel Consumption of 0.33
• Improvements were made through the use of more compressor and turbine stages and the addition of a recuperator
• The largest improvement was the reduction of weight from 385 lbs to 148 lbs

Recommended Citation

Bach, Julie; Bryan, Jacob; Peatross, Byron; Reeder, Broch; Servedio, Anthony; and Shawgo, Kristofer, "AIAA Engine Design Team: miniDragon-950" (2019). Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Paper 1.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/maeengr_srdesign/1