Progress in the field of aerospace propulsion has heightened the need to combine advanced technologies. These benefits will provide guidelines for identifying and prioritizing high-payoff research areas, will help manage research with limited resources, and will show the link between advanced and basic concepts. An effort was undertaken at the NASA Lewis Research Center to develop a formal computational method, T/BEST (Technology Benefit Estimator), to assess advanced aerospace technologies, such as fibrous composites, and credibly communicate the benefits of research. Fibrous composites are ideal for structural applications such as high-performance aircraft engine blades where high strength-to-weight and stiffness-to-weight ratios are required. These factors - along with the flexibility to select the composite system and layup, and to favorably orient fiber directions - reduce the displacements and stresses caused by large rotational speeds in aircraft engines.


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    Title :

    T/BEST: Technology Benefit Estimator for Composites and Applications to Engine Structures


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    Publication date :

    1997-03-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





    Technology Benefit Estimator (T/BEST) for aerospace propulsion systems

    Generazio, Edward / Chamis, Christos | AIAA | 1994


    Technology benefit estimator (T/BEST) for aerospace propulsion systems

    Generazio, Edward / Chamis, Christos | AIAA | 1994


    Technology Benefit Estimator (T/BEST) for Aerospace Propulsion Systems

    Generazio, E. / Chamis, C. / AIAA et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1994


    Technology Benefit Estimator for Aerospace Propulsion Systems

    Generazio, E. R. / Chamis, C. C. / American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1994