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NASA NTRS1972

Design of a convective cooling system for a Mach 6 hypersonic transport airframe.

The design of a convective cooling system for an aluminum alloy airframe was established to verify preliminary weight estimates and to define future development requirements. A water glycol coolant was circulated through a closed loop network of supply and return lines to absorb incident aerodynamic heating from structural skin panels with integral passages and to transfer this heat input to a heat exchanger where it is rejected to the hydrogen fuel. Partial shielding of the aluminum alloy structure reduced heat loads to levels compatible with engine fuel flow requirements.

Anthony, F. M.↗

NASA NTRS1972

Studies of engine-airframe integrated hypersonic vehicles

A parametric study of an integrated airframe and engine is presented for a hypersonic transport at an altitude of 70,000 feet and a free stream Mach number of 6. The engine considered is a subsonic combustion ramjet using conventional hydrocarbon fuels. The lift-to-drag ratio of the aircraft for two configurations, one with full capture and accelerated flight and the other allowing spillage of the leading shock and in unaccelerated flight, is studied. The parameters varied are the engine efficiencies, the angle of attack, the combustion rates, as well as the captured mass flow. Lift-to-drag ratios on the order of 6.5 are obtained.

Saland, H.↗

NASA NTRS1973

Application of composites to helicopter airframe and landing gear structures

A preliminary design study has indicated that advanced composite helicopter airframe structures can provide significant system cost advantages in the 1980's. A seven percent increase in productivity and a five percent reduction in life cycle cost are projected. Due to their complexity, landing gear structures do not substantially benefit from the use of advanced composites. The most successful concept was found to be all-molded composite modular panels, which provide integral skin/stringer and frame subassemblies. These subassemblies significantly reduce the number of parts relative to present construction. The subassemblies are mechanically jointed together for economical, rapid final assembly and permit field replacement in the event of major damage.

Rich, M. J.↗

NASA NTRS1972

Nacelle-airframe interference at low supersonic Mach numbers.

The aerodynamic interference between the propulsion system and airframe for a low supersonic transport with wing-mounted nacelles is examined. Both a flowfield analysis and the equivalent body approach were used to predict the interference lift, drag, and pitching moment as functions of nacelle size, shape, and position. The results indicate that the interference lift and pitching moment, as well as drag, must be included in the analysis to properly assess the interference effects. In addition, the performance of the basic wing was found to play an important role in determining the effectiveness of the interference lift in reducing the net installation drag. Based on a conservative prediction, the interference effects can reduce the installed propulsion system drag to 40% of the isolated drag of the nacelles. Furthermore, including the interference effects in the optimization of the engine cycle from a thermodynamic and weight standpoint can result in a considerable reduction in the net propulsion system weight fraction (fuel plus engines) while increasing the optimum engine bypass ratio of a typical transport vehicle.

Bencze, D. P.↗

NASA NTRS1973

Design considerations for the airframe-integrated scramjet

Research programs at the NASA Langley Research Center on the development of airframe-integrated scramjet concepts (supersonic combustion ramjet) are reviewed briefly. The design and performance of a specific scramjet configuration are examined analytically by use of recently developed and substantiated techniques on boundary-layer development, heat transfer, fuel-air mixing, heat-release rates, and engine-cycle analysis. These studies indicate that the fixed-geometry scramjet module will provide practical levels of thrust performance with low cooling requirements. Areas which need particular emphasis in further development work are the combustor design for low speeds and the integrated nozzle design.

Henry, J. R.↗

NASA NTRS1974

Suppressor nozzle and airframe noise measurements during flyover of a modified F106B aircraft with underwing nacelles

The effect of flight velocity on the jet noise and thrust of a 104-tube suppressor nozzle was investigated using an F-106B delta wing aircraft modified to carry two underwing nacelles each containing a turbojet engine. The nozzle was mounted behind one of the nacelles. Flight velocity had a large adverse effect on thrust and a small adverse effect on suppression when correlated with relative jet velocity. The clean airframe noise of the aircraft was measured at Mach 0.4 and was compared with that predicted from an empirical expression. The 83 db measured value was considerably below the predicted value.

Burley, R. R.↗

NASA NTRS1974

Airframe noise - The next aircraft noise barrier

Progress in quieting the commercial aviation fleet has been achieved by reducing the noise generated by jet engines. Recent tests have indicated that noise produced by airflow over aircraft surfaces (lifting surfaces, landing gear, flaps, and cavities) is only 8 to 10 EPNdB below certification requirements for current aircraft and will likely be a design consideration for aircraft of the future as engines become still quieter. This paper reviews the state of the art for understanding, predicting, and control of airframe noise. Levels and spectral content of the noise, correlation with important variables, and noise generation mechansims are discussed. The noise floors for future aircraft, the direction of research projects, and likely impact of this new technology on aircraft design are indicated.

Morgan, H. G.↗

NASA NTRS1974

Measurement of tilt rotor VTOL rotor wake-airframe ground aerodynamic interference for application to real time flight simulation

The hover and low speed rotor wake-airframe-ground aerodynamic characteristics of the XV-15 tilt rotor research aircraft were determined in wind tunnel tests of a scale model. Results of the wind tunnel tests were applied to real flight time simulation. The principal findings of the wind tunnel tests are summarized. The effect of aerodynamic interference on the handling qualities of the aircraft is analyzed. It was determined that aerodynamic interference effects are significant in hover and at low speeds, with the influence being more pronounced in ground effect than out of it. At airspeeds above 60 knots, aerodynamic interference does not have a significant effect on handling characteristics.

Gaffey, T. M.↗

NASA NTRS1974

Suppressor nozzle and airframe noise measurements during flyover of a modified F106B aircraft with underwing nacelles

The effect of flight velocity on the jet noise and thrust of a 104-tube suppressor nozzle was investigated using an F-106B delta wing aircraft modified to carry two underwing nacelles each containing a turbojet engine. The nozzle was mounted behind one of the nacelles. Flight velocity had a large adverse effect on thrust and a small adverse effect on suppression when correlated with relative jet velocity. The clean airframe noise of the aircraft was measured at Mach 0.4 and was compared with that predicted from an empirical expression. The 83-dB measured value was considerably below the predicted value.

Burley, R. R.↗

NASA NTRS1975

Preliminary thermal-structural design and analysis of an airframe-integrated hydrogen-cooled scramjet

This paper presents the salient features of a preliminary thermal-structural design and analysis study of a hydrogen-fueled, regeneratively cooled, airframe-integrated scramjet. This three-dimensional fixed geometry scramjet concept which was developed at NASA Langley Research Center is designed to operate over a flight Mach number range from 4 to 10. The thermal-structural study was focused on a scramjet application to one concept for a hypersonic research vehicle and was based on technology developed under the NASA Hypersonic Research Engine Project. State-of-the-art analytical methods consisting of lumped system and finite difference steady-state thermal analyses and a finite element structural analysis were used. The results of the study indicated that this scramjet concept is viable from both a structural mass and cooling requirement standpoint. However, advances in material and fabrication technology for hydrogen-cooled structures appear necessary for acceptable engine life for commercial application.

Wieting, A. R.↗

NASA NTRS1975

Diagnostic calculations of airframe-radiated noise

Methods of calculating airframe noise due to the following components are presented: wings and stabilizers, flaps, landing gear 'self-noise', landing gear bay (wheel well) oscillations, separated flow interaction with edges of cavities, and doors associated with gear deployment. The predominant source mechanisms were dipole-like in nature, being related to the local fluctuating aerodynamic forces on struts, airfoil edges, cavity edges, etc. Available data are converted into semiempirical prediction methods to enable a tentative rank ordering of noise sources. A sample application of these prediction procedures is carried out for a typical CTOL passenger jet using actual aircraft parameters, where available.

Hayden, R. E.↗

NASA NTRS1975

Airframe noise measurements on a transport model in a quiet flow facility

An experimental investigation was conducted in an anechoic flow facility to explore problems and methods of measuring the airframe (nonpropulsive) noise associated with a 1/20-scale model of a B-737 transport. The test model geometry simulated the cruise and a landing configuration. Nonpropulsive model noise was detected at various flow velocities and at various angles of attack when turbulent flow was induced over the model. Discrete tones, associated with the extended undercarriage and wheel cavities, and an increase in broadband sound pressure level were observed with the model in a landing configuration.

Shearin, J. G.↗

NASA NTRS1975

A preliminary investigation of remotely piloted vehicles for airframe noise research

Aircraft noise encountered in the community is caused predominantly by the aircraft engines. However, expected advances in engine noise technology combined with recent experimental evidence indicate that airframe (nonpropulsive) noise, may be a significant aircraft noise component in the future. Thus, methods for research into control of this type of noise are being evaluated and a technique based on the remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) concept appears to overcome some of the difficulties encountered with other test techniques. In particular, this paper presents sample experimental data, gathered during a preliminary RPV experiment, which illustrate the high signal-to-noise ratio attainable with this technique. Further, since the data are recorded as transients or nonstationary signals, a method of measurement and analysis is presented which increases statistical confidence in the results.

Fratello, D. J.↗

NASA NTRS1975

Propulsion airframe integration

Wind tunnel simulation tests are reported that utilize a 20 inch powered nacelle for airframe integration studies. Considered are: effects of boattail positioning, nacelle size, aft fuselage drag, over-the-wing half span model installation, and turboprop and ducted fan configurations.

Mikkelson, D.↗

NASA NTRS1976

Calculation of the three-dimension, supersonic, inviscid, steady flow past an arrow-winged airframe, part 1

A detailed description of the procedure used to compute three dimensional, supersonic, inviscid, steady flows past airframes is given. No limitations are imposed on the geometry of the airplane. Suitable computational grids are generated by automatic conformal mappings. The equations of motion, with pressure, entropy, and velocity direction as basic unknowns, are written and discretized in the computational space. Special rules to approximate derivatives are given. Boundary points are treated by a modified method of characteristics.

Moretti, G.↗

NASA NTRS1976

Langley facility for tests at Mach 7 of subscale, hydrogen-burning, airframe-integratable, scramjet models

Modifications to a 20-megawatt arc-heated facility for testing a hydrogen-burning, airframe-integratable, subscale, scramjet model are described. Arc-heated flow is mixed with unheated air to furnish a test flow duplicating Mach 7 flight. (Stagnation temperature is 2220 K.) Modifications to the commercially available heater to improve survivability and smoothness are described. Pitot profiles show uniform flow and a slightly thinner nozzle boundary layer than predicted. Comparison of the tunnel boundary layer, which will be ingested by the engine model, with the boundary layer that a flight engine might ingest from its vehicle forebody shows a difference in the density distribution through the boundary layer. Calculations of wall heating and transient wall temperatures of the engine model show that for a 30-sec burn, the heat sink model requires cooling at selected locations to avoid thermal-stress, cycle-life problems. Model performance predictions show that fuel equivalence ratio and nozzle exit area both have large effects on thrust. Average inlet entrance Mach number (as affected by boundary-layer ingestion) has little effect on thrust.

Boatright, W. B.↗

NASA NTRS1976

Semi-empirical airframe noise prediction model

A semi-empirical maximum overall sound pressure level (OASPL) airframe noise model was derived. The noise radiated from aircraft wings and flaps was modeled by using the trailing-edge diffracted quadrupole sound theory derived by Ffowcs Williams and Hall. The noise radiated from the landing gear was modeled by using the acoustic dipole sound theory derived by Curle. The model was successfully correlated with maximum OASPL flyover noise measurements obtained at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center for three jet aircraft - the Lockheed JetStar, the Convair 990, and the Boeing 747 aircraft.

Hersh, A. S.↗

NASA NTRS1976

Aeroacoustics: STOL noise; Airframe and airfoil noise

The papers in this volume reflect the progress in aeroacoustic research which has been made in the field of VTOL and V/STOL aircraft noise. The research was directed mainly at developing better methods for predicting noise generation and propagation, at determining the effects of pressure fluctuations on surfaces and interior noise, and at developing noise abatement techniques. Among the topics covered are: scrubbing noise of externally blown flaps; propulsive-lift noise of an upper-surface-blown flap configuration; the aeroacoustic characteristics of model slot nozzles with straight flaps; fluctuating pressures on aircraft wing and flap surfaces associated with powered-lift systems; acoustic characteristics of a large upper-surface-blown configuration with turbofan engines; the effect of forward speed on jet/flap interaction noise; and airframe noise in the far field.

Schwartz, I. R.↗