Starprobe thermal shield system design concepts

Author(s):  
C. MAAG ◽  
J. MILLARD ◽  
R. MIYAKE
1986 ◽  
Vol 108 (2) ◽  
pp. 391-395
Author(s):  
W. J. Dodds ◽  
E. E. Ekstedt

A series of tests was conducted to provide data for the design of premixing-prevaporizing fuel-air mixture preparation systems for aircraft gas turbine engine combustors. Fifteen configurations of four different fuel-air mixture preparation system design concepts were evaluated to determine fuel-air mixture uniformity at the system exit over a range of conditions representative of cruise operation for a modern commercial turbofan engine. Operating conditions, including pressure, temperature, fuel-air ratio, and velocity had no clear effect on mixture uniformity in systems which used low-pressure fuel injectors. However, performance of systems using pressure atomizing fuel nozzles and large-scale mixing devices was shown to be sensitive to operating conditions. Variations in system design variables were also evaluated and correlated. Mixture uniformity improved with increased system length, pressure drop, and number of fuel injection points per unit area. A premixing system compatible with the combustor envelope of a typical combustion system and capable of providing mixture nonuniformity (standard deviation/mean) below 15% over a typical range of cruise operating conditions was demonstrated.


2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L LeBoeuf ◽  
Jorge T Gómez

This paper presents a methodology for teaching analog design concepts in the context of a single conceptual design and competition. The autonomous audio heater car is a comprehensive project-based analog design experience within a conceive, design, implement, operate framework. The students participate in the overall design process with guided discovery, rather than merely conducting scripted laboratory exercises. Students develop an understanding of the analog design required for each subsystem through weekly individual pre-laboratory and laboratory exercises. The car is guided to a beacon by light and/or audio tone. In transit, the car heats water to a temperature corresponding to the beacon tone and emits a tone corresponding to the instantaneous water temperature. The project culminates with team-based system integration and a competition. The individual work serves to cross-train all of the team members such that they all contribute effectively in the teams. The project motivated students because it provided a framework for laboratory topics, which would typically be considered without the broader context of a system design introduced at the beginning of the course.


1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHAEL KOSTELEZKY ◽  
KARL-FRIEDRICH DOHERR ◽  
ULRICH SCHOETTLE

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. L. Chichester ◽  
S. A. Pozzi ◽  
J. L. Dolan ◽  
M. T. Kinlaw ◽  
A. C. Kaplan ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.36) ◽  
pp. 389
Author(s):  
Alhassan Salami Tijani ◽  
Amer Farhan Bin Md Tahir ◽  
Jeeventh Kubenthiran ◽  
Baljit Singh Bhathal Singh

A Photovoltaic Thermal collector (PVT) is a combination of Photovoltaic (PV) and Thermal (T) collector. Many studies have tried to improve the electrical efficiency and thermal efficiency of this PVT system. The efficiency is influenced by many system design parameters and operating conditions such as the absorber temperature, velocity and pressure distributions. In this study, two new design concepts of absorber configuration of thermal collector have been investigated. This study also provides an important opportunity to advance the understanding of the effect of different geometrical configuration on the performance of the absorber.  Simulations were performed using ANSYS FLUENT 16.0 for both absorbers to determine the best absorber design that gives the highest thermal efficiency. Based on the simulations performed, perpendicular serpentine absorber proved to be the best design with the higher thermal efficiency of 56.45%.    


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