Life and Utilization Criteria Identification in Design (LUCID). Volume II

Abstract

In early gas turbine engine conceptual design, a complex interactive aircraft/engine design effort is conducted. The primary objective of the Life and Utilization Criteria Identification in Design (LUCID) Program was to develop and demonstrate techniques which will aid in identifying, during conceptual design, balanced and consistent performance and life capability goals with which to proceed to engineering development. In Volume II, procedures to predict engine usage are presented. Peacetime missions were defined for an advanced tactical strike aircraft and were employed by the usage models to generate a composite engine duty cycle. The engine duty cycle was analyzed and compared to engine usage projections for other advanced tactical aircraft. The analysis demonstrated significant variations in engine variations in engine usage due to weapon delivery tactics associated with advanced air-to-surface missiles, as well as variations in peacetime mission frequencies and aircraft performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA111940

Entities

People

  • C. C. Dietrick
  • J. G. Osmer

Organizations

  • Pratt & Whitney

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Flight Training
  • Gas Turbines
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Mach Number
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Sea Level
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Training
  • Turbines
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Delivery

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design