The Proper Selection of Engine Cycles

Abstract

The work proposes the nucleus of an engine airframe integration methodology evolved at the Air Force Aero Propulsion Laboratory, drawing on a considerable number of past integration efforts, both successful and unsuccessful. Only the nucleus is presented so as to encourage each contractor to apply his unique expertise and improve individual segments of the methodology. This common method of approaching the problem of engine-airframe integration should stimulate communication within the field of integration. The methodology also provides the ability to meet reasonable changes in system requirements and the problems encountered in component performance in an orderly fashion rather than in a crisis management atmosphere.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0787654

Entities

People

  • J. Alan Rowlands
  • Robert J. May Jr.

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Boundary Layer
  • Contracts
  • Exhaust Systems
  • Gas Turbines
  • Mass Flow
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Turbine Components
  • Turbines
  • Turbojet Engines
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design