Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 69 Issue 6

A novel concept for the next generation civil supersonic transport propulsion system: the retractable fan

Jon Huete, Riti Singh

Suggests that the next civil supersonic passenger aircraft project will pose a number of challenges. The propulsion system for this aircraft will have to achieve economic…

Optimal design and control of gas‐turbine engine components: a multicriteria approach

I.N. Egorov, G.V. Kretinin, I.A. Leshchenko

Discusses a new approach to solving optimal designing and control problems in aircraft gas‐turbine engine components. This approach is a combination of optimal designing problems…

New research and concepts in turbo‐jet engine design

Gao‐Lian Liu, Ji‐Huan He

Presents a brief overview of some new concepts and research results concerning aerodynamic computation and design of jet‐propulsion engines with emphasis on turbomachinery (TM…

A variable cycle jet engine for ASTOVL aircraft

Alan Wood, Pericles Pilidis

Describes a novel concept in aircraft propulsion: investigates a variable cycle jet engine for a supersonic advanced short take‐off vertical landing (ASTOVL) aircraft. The engine…

Dynamic analysis of shrouded blades and disc coupling system with freely slipping shroud contact surfaces

Qinmeng Wang, Jianming Wang, Jin Zhang

Discusses the application of the fixed interface modal synthesis technique and the quasi‐ periodically symmetric feature of the shrouded blades and disc system for analysing the…

Stage performance influence on dynamic simulation of gas turbine compressors

Aristide F. Massardo, Cristiana Giusto, Fabio Ghiglino

Analyses a stage‐by‐stage model to simulate the dynamic response of compression systems operating with axial multistage compressors. The compressor model is coupled with two…

Mainshafts for the Trent

Terry Ford

Reports on the development of the Super CMV mainshaft for the Trent class jet engine from Rolls‐Royce. Describes in depth how the new mainshaft was designed to outperform the…

The versatile V2500

Martin Johnson

Fourteen years ago International Aero Engines got the green light for design and development of the V2500 turbofan. Then, as now, the consortium represented the industry’s most…

Single crystal blades

Terry Ford

Describes the evolution in manufacture of jet engine turbine blades from wrought steel to directional solidification and single crystal growth. Reports on SCORPIO, the single…