Optimized powerplant configurations for improved rotorcraft operational performance
dc.contributor.author | Fakhre, Ali | |
dc.contributor.author | Tzanidakis, Konstantinos | |
dc.contributor.author | Goulos, Ioannis | |
dc.contributor.author | Pachidis, Vassilios | |
dc.contributor.author | d'Ippolito, Roberto | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-07-25T11:08:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-07-25T11:08:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-07-30 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper presents an integrated multidisciplinary rotorcraft design and optimization framework, deployed for the design and assessment of a conceptual rotorcraft powerplant configuration at mission level. The proposed approach comprises a wide-range of individual modeling theories applicable to rotorcraft flight dynamics, gas turbine engine performance and weight estimation as well as a novel physics-based, stirred reactor model for the rapid estimation of gas turbine gaseous emissions. A novel Single-Objective and Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimizer is coupled with the aforementioned integrated rotorcraft multidisciplinary design framework. The combined approach is applied to the multidisciplinary design and optimization of a reference Twin Engine Light civil rotorcraft modeled after the Eurocopter Bo105 helicopter, operating on representative mission scenario. Through the application of Single-Objective optimization, optimum engine design configurations are acquired in terms of mission fuel consumption, engine weight and gaseous emissions at constant technology level. Multi-Objective studies are carried out in order to quantify the optimum interrelationship between mission fuel consumption and gaseous emissions for the representative Twin Engine Light rotorcraft operation and a variety of engine configurations. The proposed approach essentially constitutes an enabler in terms of focusing the multidisciplinary design of rotorcraft powerplants to realistic, three-dimensional operations and towards the realization of associated engine design tradeoffs at mission level. | en_UK |
dc.identifier.citation | Optimized powerplant configurations for improved rotorcraft operational performance | en_UK |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9781632666918 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/12232 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_UK |
dc.publisher | American Helicopter Society International (AHS) | en_UK |
dc.rights | Published by American Helicopter Society. This is the Author Accepted Manuscript. This article may be used for personal use only. ISBN: 9781632666918. Please refer to any applicable publisher terms of use. | |
dc.title | Optimized powerplant configurations for improved rotorcraft operational performance | en_UK |
dc.type | Conference paper | en_UK |
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