Multidisciplinary assessment of a year 2035 turbofan propulsion system

Abstract

A conceptual design of a year 2035 turbofan is developed and integrated onto a year 2035 aircraft model. The mission performance is evaluated for CO2, noise and NOx and is compared with a notional XWB/A350-model. An OGV heat exchanger is then studied rejecting heat from an electric generator, and its top-level performance is evaluated. The fan, the booster and the low-pressure turbine of the propulsion system are subject to more detailed aero design based on using commercial design tools and CFD-optimization. Booster aerodynamic modelling output is introduced back into the performance model to study the integrated performance of the component. The top-level performance aircraft improvements are compared to top-level-trends and ICAO estimates of technology progress potential, attempting to evaluate whether there is some additional margin for efficiency improvement beyond the ICAO technology predictions for the same time frame

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