Business Jet Design Using Laminar Flow

Master thesis (2016)

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L.L.M. Veldhuis (mentor)
Programme
Flight Performance & Propulsion (Aerospace Engineering) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2016 Boersma, J.Y.
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Published Date

18-11-2016

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Programme

Flight Performance & Propulsion

Abstract

For conceptual aircraft design to include accurate laminar flow prediction, a link between modern computational tools to determine laminar-to-turbulent boundary layer transition and fast sizing methods is required. For swept wings, it is crucial to include the highly unstable three-dimensional crossflow component of the boundary layer. These topics were connected to judge the impact of laminar flow on business jets, deemed suitable for laminar design considering their relatively low Reynolds number compared to commercial transport.