As the work done so far is promising, FALCON expects to contribute to several outcomes. Some outcomes could be technological, such as reducing the tonal noise related to fluid/structure interactions to a maximum emergence of 3dB above the broadband noise, or providing the aircraft industry with a global numerical environment, validated on state-of-the-art FSI configurations involving vibrating and deforming structures, which will enrich the available toolset of scientific community in FSI modelling.
As a potential scientific impact, FALCON will produce a reference FSI benchmark database, open to the scientific community and covering the whole range of typical fluid/structure interaction phenomena in aeronautics. The project will also develop cost-efficient two-way fluid-structure interaction computations including acoustics and structural dynamics, expected to generate only a limited percentage of overhead compared to fixed geometry calculations, which will be highly beneficial for the aeronautics industry.
From an environmental point of view, the project will improve the durability of airframe structures (seals and flexible wings) and lead to an increase of the replacement cycle of seals by 20%. This will constitute valuable outcomes for industrials towards an industrialization by 2040-2050.
On a long-term perspective, FALCON will contribute to several Key Strategic Orientation (KSO) set by Horizon Europe. It will contribute to a more sustainable air transport by targeting a reduction of aircraft structural weight (greener transport), a reduction of the aerodynamical noise (quieter transport) and the replacement cycle of airframe structures experiencing vibrations and deformations (more sustainable transport). Additionally, the project will provide an efficient and state-of-the-art digital technology to reinforce the leadership of European aircraft industry.
