Electric Motor Powered Aero-engine Simulation of aircraft models in Wind Tunnels (EMPAS)

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Title
Electric Motor Powered Aero-engine Simulation of aircraft models in Wind Tunnels (EMPAS)

CoPED ID
6e9a33f3-dfe7-47c0-bcc7-2473ef97c90c

Status
Closed


Value
£2,351,392

Start Date
May 31, 2016

End Date
Oct. 31, 2019

Description

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During wind tunnel testing of aircraft, the aerodynamic effects of jet engines are represented using one of two techniques. The vast majority of models use ‘Through Flow Nacelles’ (TFN), effectively open tubes, which do not represent any powered engine airflow. A small amount of more representative testing is achieved using Turbine Powered Simulators (TPS) to represent engine airflow, but this is expensive, cumbersome, and requires significant energy and fixed infrastructure to operate. A new generation of permanent magnet electric motors has recently been developed for the Formula 1 industry (primarily for kinetic energy recovery and power systems), which appear to have the power density necessary for the effective simulation of scaled jet engines. This project aims to further develop these motors, the associated test control infrastructure, and techniques, for successful aerospace wind tunnel testing. The aim is to deliver the representative effect of TPS techniques, whilst eliminating the associated fixed infrastructure, by using electric motors instead of a turbine. The outcome sought is the more frequent generation of high fidelity data at lower overall lifecycle cost.

Qinetiq Group Plc LEAD_ORG
University of Surrey PARTICIPANT_ORG
Qinetiq Group Plc PARTICIPANT_ORG
Mts Systems Limited PARTICIPANT_ORG
Boeing United Kingdom Limited PARTICIPANT_ORG
Goodrich Control Systems PARTICIPANT_ORG
Aerodynamic Test Equipment Limited PARTICIPANT_ORG

Rachel Bunt PM_PER

Subjects by relevance
  1. Motors and engines
  2. Electric motors
  3. Simulation
  4. Jet engines
  5. Infrastructures

Extracted key phrases
  1. Electric Motor Powered Aero
  2. Engine Simulation
  3. Powered engine airflow
  4. Aircraft model
  5. Successful aerospace wind tunnel testing
  6. Jet engine
  7. Turbine Powered Simulators
  8. Representative testing
  9. Wind Tunnels
  10. Representative effect
  11. Permanent magnet electric motors
  12. Test control infrastructure
  13. Tps technique
  14. Aerodynamic effect
  15. Power density necessary

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