Preliminary Propulsion System Design and Integration for a Box-Wing Aircraft Configuration

A Knowledge Based Engineering Approach

Master thesis (2019)

Authors

P. Proesmans Aerospace Engineering

Contributors

G. la Rocca Flight Performance and Propulsion - Aerospace Engineering (supervisor 1)
R.J.M. Elmendorp Flight Performance and Propulsion - Aerospace Engineering (supervisor 1)
L.L.M. Veldhuis Flight Performance and Propulsion - Aerospace Engineering (supervisor 1)
A.H. van Zuijlen Aerodynamics - Aerospace Engineering (supervisor 1)
Faculty
Aerospace Engineering
Copyright: © 2019 Pieter-Jan Proesmans
Aircraft design Knowledge Based Engineering PARSIFAL GSP Turbofan Propulsion system Nacelle Design
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Published Date

13-12-2019

Language

English

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Faculty

Aerospace Engineering

Abstract

The design and integration of the propulsion system is known to be an interesting, multi-disciplinary challenge in aircraft design projects. Especially for new aircraft configurations, it is important to gain a lot of knowledge in the preliminary design stages. An example of such an unconventional configuration is the box-wing aircraft examined by the PARSIFAL project. Therefore, a Knowledge Based Engineering approach towards engine design and integration is developed in this thesis. This new approach allows to consider the propulsion discipline in multi-disciplinary design and analysis routines. By employing the ParaPy software, the complete aircraft geometry can be created and subsequently subjected to aerodynamic analyses in VSAERO. The developed tools are validated and employed to explore the design space offered by a closed-wing arrangement. Based on this exploration, a turbofan system and installation location are recommended for the PARSIFAL aircraft.