Date of Award
Spring 2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Program/Concentration
Aerospace Engineering
Committee Director
Jeremiah F. Creedon
Committee Member
Colin Britcher
Committee Member
Thomas Alberts
Call Number for Print
Special Collections; LD4331.E56 W38 2012
Abstract
In this research, a set of advanced technologies collectively referred to as N+2 technologies, are applied to representative aircraft for seven different seat classes. This study will give a better understanding of which technologies will benefit aircraft of differing sizes compared to current studies which have focused on the fuel efficiency benefits of the N+1 technologies for one size of aircraft. Technologies applied consist of hybrid wing body (HWB) platforms, boundary layer ingestion (BLI) engines, weight reducing technologies, hybrid laminar flow control (HLFC) and advanced engine technologies. The aircraft are modeled in Flight Optimization System (FLOPS), a program developed at NASA's Langley Research Center for rapid sizing of aircraft to produce detailed performance data. The technologies are applied, and compared to a baseline aircraft for each seat class. The resulting improvements are compared to previously published studies, and fuel efficiency goals are proposed for seven aircraft seat classes. The goals are used in conjunction with 2009 actual fuel usage and 2030 forecast fuel usage to determine an approximate two percent fuel savings in 2030 compared to 2009 if the proposed goals are achieved.
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DOI
10.25777/4pj6-2b83
Recommended Citation
Watkins, Lee M..
"Effect of Emergent Technologies on Aircraft Fuel Burn by Seat Class"
(2012). Master of Science (MS), Thesis, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/4pj6-2b83
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/mae_etds/752
