DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION AND TURBOFAN SCALE EFFECTS
Paper in proceeding, 2005
A coupled aircraft and engine model is used to evaluate the fuel consumption and mission weight of distributed propulsion aircraft. The engine cycle is optimized for the installation to show the ultimate performance of each propulsion alternative. The effect of higher specific fuel consumption for smaller engines is weighed against the potentially lower installation weight and higher integration efficiency of distributed propulsion.
blended wing body
jet engine
optimization
Turbofan
distributed propulsion
Author
Anders Lundbladh
Tomas Grönstedt
ISABE 2005, 17th Symposium on Airbreathing Engine
Subject Categories
Vehicle Engineering