The achievement of large areas of natural laminar flow over aircraft engine nacelles offers significant savings in aircraft fuel consumption for small to medium range civil transport aircraft. Based upon current engine configurations, net benefits of up to 1.5 % sfc (specific fuel consumption) are possible. In addition the engine nacelle is ideally suited to the early inclusion of laminar flow technology being a relatively self-contained item with the possibility of application to existing airframes.
Aircraft drag reduction, the application of natural laminar flow to aero-engine nacelles
Verringerung des Strömungswiderstandes von Luftfahrzeugen, Anwendung der natürlichen Laminarströmung auf Flugtriebwerksgondeln
ISABE, International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines, 12 ; 2 ; 1291-1298
1995
8 Seiten, 17 Bilder, 18 Quellen
Conference paper
English
Aircraft Drag Reduction: The Application of Natural Laminar Flow to Aero-Engine Nacelles
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