Project description
Real-time measurement of air intake distortion in aero-engines
Complex air intake designs for very high bypass ratio turbofans cause notable distortion at the fan face during aircraft take-off. This can adversely affect engine performance, structural integrity and safety margin, with potentially catastrophic consequences for the entire propulsion system. Current techniques for aero-engine testing and certification are limited by low spatial resolution and their intrusive nature. The EU-funded NIFTI project will overcome these challenges by developing a non-intrusive technique that should provide real-time data with at least one order of magnitude higher spatial resolution than current methods. Theoretical and experimental results are expected to help unlock the complex aerodynamics of closely coupled fan-intake systems and aid future designs of stall-tolerant aero-engines.
Fields of science
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrynoble gases
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraft
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaeronautical engineering
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencedata processing
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
H2020-CS2-CFP09-2018-02
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Funding Scheme
CS2-RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
8316 PR Marknesse
Netherlands
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Participants (3)
MK43 0AL Cranfield - Bedfordshire
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SW7 2AZ London
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37081 Goettingen
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