Validated Surge Model

Project Information

VSM

Grant agreement ID: 650854

DOI

10.3030/650854

Project closed

EC signature date 19 September 2014

Start date 1 October 2014

End date 31 March 2015

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport

Total cost

€ 71 429,00

EU contribution

€ 50 000,00

Coordinated by

FILTON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING LTD
United Kingdom

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - VSM (Validated Surge Model)

Reporting period: 2014-10-01 to 2015-03-31

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

Pressure transients that occur within aerospace fluid systems can drive system design pressures up. As the aircraft manufacturers rely upon conservative margins & late development tests to verify the level of surge, when the structural and system design is frozen, any opportunity to reduce weight has been lost.
The project aims to verify 1D CFD model predictions using actual test data across a range of surge mechanisms, with different installation and equipment configurations, over a range of operating conditions. The project will develop improved modelling methodologies and verify the accuracy and the limitations of 1D CFD models to predict surge.
The objective of the project is to improve the integrity associated with 1D CFD models to reliably predict surge pressures within aerospace fuel systems. This will allow the developed modelling methodologies to be applied confidently to reduce the conservatism in design pressures and allow aircraft manufacturer to thereby reduce system, installation & structural weight; thereby improving the overall aircraft efficiency.

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

The feasibility study has assessed the scope of work, technical justification, the commercial benefits and the routes to market for commercial exploitation of the programme (including assessment of regulatory requirements which may drive exploitation). It has also defined at a top level the project plan and the work packages required to complete the full program of work successfully and provides the associated costs and financial analysis. A full risk assessment has also been performed.

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

FSE plan to continue the VSM project with support from H2020 in the form of a SME Instrument Phase 2 grant.

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