Project description
New generation of 3D icing engineering tools for liquid and snow conditions
Future air vehicle and propulsive systems architectures imply new methodologies to characterise ice accretion and its effects. Furthermore, changes in certification regulations, in particular for Supercooled Large Droplets (SDL), will require manufacturers to certify their products against more stringent requirements. Snow remains a challenge for turbine engines and APUs. The goal of the EU-funded ICE GENESIS project is to provide the European aeronautical industry with a validated new generation of 3D icing engineering tools (Icing Wind Tunnel capabilities and numerical simulation to predict ice accretion), as addressed by Appendix C, Appendix O, and snow conditions in the Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular for safe, efficient and cost effective design and certification of future aircraft and rotorcraft.
Objective
Current design methodologies used to characterise ice accretion and its effects on air vehicle
components and power plant systems are mainly based on empirical methods, comparative analysis,
2D simulation tools and past experience gained on in-service products. Due to the associated
uncertainties, cautious design margins are used, leading to conservative and non-optimised solutions.
As future air vehicle and propulsive system architectures introduce radical design changes, it will
no longer be possible to rely on the existing design methodologies, making future development
extremely difficult to accomplish efficiently and within short development cycles that are demanded
by customers and desired by industry. These difficulties are increased by the recent changes
in certification regulations, in particular for Supercooled Large Droplets (SLD), which require
manufacturers to certify their products against more stringent requirements. Snow also remains
a challenge, especially for turbine engines and APUs. ICE GENESIS will provide the European
aeronautical industry with a validated new generation of 3D icing engineering tools (numerical
simulation tools and upgraded test capabilities), addressing App C, O and snow conditions, for safe,
efficient, right first time, and cost effective design and certification of future regional, business and
large aircraft, rotorcraft and engines. ICE GENESIS will permit weather hazards to be more precisely
evaluated and properly mitigated thanks to adapted design or optimised protection through either
active or passive means. Furthermore, ICE GENESIS will pave the way for 3D digital tools to be used
in the future as acceptable means of compliance by the regulation authorities. Overall, ICE GENESIS
will contribute to flight safety, reduced certification costs and increased operability.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraftrotorcraft
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaeronautical engineering
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssimulation software
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
31060 Toulouse
France
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BS34 7PA Bristol
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8580 Koflach
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13700 Marignane
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1210 Wien
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75008 Paris
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31712 Blagnac
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81043 Capua
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75794 Paris
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94165 Saint Mande Cedex
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63000 Clermont Ferrand
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78035 VERSAILLES
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MK43 0AL Cranfield - Bedfordshire
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75008 Paris
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75007 Paris
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51147 Koln
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60313 Frankfurt Am Main
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2722 Weikersdorf
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00195 Roma
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91120 Palaiseau
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20133 Milano
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N1 9FX London
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1210 Wien
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75015 Paris
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6041 Gosselies
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31200 Toulouse
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38106 Braunschweig
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64289 Darmstadt
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1015 Lausanne
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76250 Deville-Les-Rouen
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140180 ZHUKOVSKY
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111116 MOSCOW
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117303 MOSCOW
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141700 DOLGOPRUDNY
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H3T 1J4 Montreal
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H3B 1Y8 Montreal
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Tokyo
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K1A 0R6 Ottawa, On
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15827 Blankenfelde-Mahlow
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