Installed performance assessment of an array of distributed propulsors ingesting boundary layer flow
dc.contributor.author | Goldberg, Chana | |
dc.contributor.author | Nalianda, Devaiah | |
dc.contributor.author | Laskaridis, Panagiotis | |
dc.contributor.author | Pilidis, Pericles | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-18T08:14:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-04-18T08:14:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-12-29 | |
dc.description.abstract | Conventional propulsion systems are typically represented as uninstalled system to suit the simple separation between airframe and engine in a podded configuration. However, boundary layer ingesting systems are inherently integrated, and require a different perspective for performance analysis. Simulations of boundary layer ingesting propulsions systems must represent the change in inlet flow characteristics which result from different local flow conditions. In addition, a suitable accounting system is required to split the airframe forces from the propulsion system forces. The research assesses the performance of a conceptual vehicle which applies a boundary layer ingesting propulsion system - NASA's N3-X blended wing body aircraft - as a case study. The performance of the aircraft's distributed propulsor array is assessed using a performance method which accounts for installation terms resulting from the boundary layer ingesting nature of the system. A `thrust split' option is considered which splits the source of thrust between the aircraft's main turbojet engines and the distributed propulsor array. An optimum thrust split for a specific fuel consumption at design point is found to occur for a thrust split value of 94.1%. In comparison, the optimum thrust split with respect to fuel consumption for the design 7500 nmi mission is found to be 93.6%, leading to a 1.5% fuel saving for the configuration considered. | en_UK |
dc.identifier.citation | Chana Goldberg, Devaiah Nalianda, Panagiotis Laskaridis and Pericles Pilidis. Installed performance assessment of an array of distributed propulsors ingesting boundary layer flow. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Volume 140, Issue 7, July 2018, Article number 071203 | en_UK |
dc.identifier.issn | 0742-4795 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4038837 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13150 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_UK |
dc.publisher | ASME | en_UK |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
dc.title | Installed performance assessment of an array of distributed propulsors ingesting boundary layer flow | en_UK |
dc.type | Article | en_UK |
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