Integrated Design and Analysis of an Aircraft Fuel System

Abstract

Using an aircraft fuel tank as an industrial case-study, the paper describes some recent research developments at BAE SYSTEMS that allow the airframe and systems life-cycles to become better aligned. In particular, the paper demonstrates that the design and analysis of the fuel system can be integrated with the airframe structure. This will reduce qualification times in the future and enable Simulation Based Acquisition (SBA), that is, the procurement of aircraft based on synthetic results rather than physical testing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADP014159

Entities

People

  • D. J. Diston
  • M. G. Spicer
  • R.m. Tookey

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Application Software
  • Case Studies
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Control Systems
  • Engineers
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fuel Cells
  • Fuel Systems
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Life Cycles
  • Military Aircraft
  • Simulations
  • Spreadsheet Software

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Software Engineering