In the present study, a numerical assessment of the performance of fuselage boundary layer ingestion (BLI) propulsion techniques was conducted. This study is an initial investigation into coupling the aerodynamics of the fuselage with a BLI propulsion system to determine if there is sufficient potential to warrant further investigation of this concept. Numerical simulations of flow around baseline, Boundary Layer Controlled (BLC), and propelled boundary layer controlled airships were performed. Computed results showed good agreement with wind tunnel data and previous numerical studies. Numerical simulations and sensitivity analysis were then conducted on four BLI configurations. The two design variables selected for the parametric study of the new configurations were the inlet area and the inlet to exit area ratio. Current results show that BLI propulsors may offer power savings of up to 85% over the baseline configuration. These interim results include the simplifying assumption that inlet ram drag is negligible and therefore likely overstate the reduction in power. It has been found that inlet ram drag is not negligible and should be included in future analysis.


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    Title :

    Numerical Investigation of a Fuselage Boundary Layer Ingestion Propulsion Concept


    Contributors:
    A.A Elmiligui (author) / J.W Fredericks (author) / D.M Guynn (author) / L.R Campbell (author)

    Publication date :

    2013


    Size :

    20 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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