TY - GEN A1 - Kazula, Stefan A1 - Wöllner, Mark A1 - Grasselt, David A1 - Höschler, Klaus T1 - Parametric Design Study on Aerodynamic Characteristics of Variable Pitot Inlets for Transonic and Supersonic Civil Aviation T2 - MATEC Web of Conferences : Proceedings of the 9th EASN International Conference on Innovation in Aviation & Space N2 - This paper reveals the influence of selected geometric parameters on the aerodynamic performance of circular variable aero engine inlets in transonic and supersonic civil aviation. The trade-off in inlet design and aerodynamic evaluation parameters are presented. The approach to investigate the dependencies between the aerodynamic and geometric parameters at different flight conditions by means of a parametric design study is introduced. The dependencies of inlet drag and efficiency from geometric parameters at flight speeds of Mach 0.95 up to Mach 1.6 are identified. Although entailing additional weight, the inlet length represents the parameter with the highest potential for drag reduction by up to 50% in the selected design space. Ideal geometries for variable pitot inlets are determined. After considering weight, their potential range benefit nearly disappears for subsonic applications, but remains above 20% for supersonic flight at Mach 1.6. Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201930402017 SN - 2261-236X VL - 304 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kazula, Stefan A1 - Wöllner, Mark A1 - Höschler, Klaus T1 - Identification of efficient geometries for variable pitot inlets for supersonic transport T2 - Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology N2 - Purpose – This paper aims to reveal the influence of selected geometric parameters on the aerodynamic performance of circular variable aero engine inlets in transonic and supersonic civil aviation. Design/methodology/approach – The trade-off in inlet design and aerodynamic evaluation parameters is presented. The approach to investigate the dependencies between the aerodynamic and geometric parameters at different flight conditions by means of a parametric design study is introduced. Findings – The dependencies of inlet drag and efficiency from geometric parameters at flight speeds of Mach 0.95 up to Mach 1.6 are identified. Although entailing additional weight, the inlet length represents the parameter with the highest potential for drag reduction by up to 50% in the selected design space. Ideal geometries for variable pitot inlets are determined. After considering weight, their potential range benefit nearly disappears for subsonic applications, but remains above 20% for supersonic flight at Mach 1.6. Originality/value – Hence, the technology of circular variable pitot inlets for supersonic transport aircraft could be a way to achieve the ambitious ecological, safety and economic goals for future civil aviation. KW - Benefit of supersonic variable axisymmetric pitot inlets KW - Supersonic transport (SST) KW - Ideal aircraft intake geometries KW - Pitot inlet drag estimation Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-11-2019-0228 SN - 0002-2667 VL - 92 IS - 7 SP - 981 EP - 992 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kazula, Stefan A1 - Wöllner, Mark A1 - Grasselt, David A1 - Höschler, Klaus T1 - Ideal Geometries and Potential Benefit of Variable Pitot Inlets for Subsonic and Supersonic Business Aviation T2 - 8TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE FOR AERONAUTICS AND SPACE SCIENCES (EUCASS) N2 - The challenge of determining ideal inlet geometries for variable pitot aero engine inlets in transonic and supersonic civil aviation is presented. The trade-off in inlet design and the geometric inlet parameters are introduced. By means of a parametric design study, feasible inlet geometries for variable inlets are identified and the potential aerodynamic benefit of using variable pitot inlets for flight speeds from Mach 0.95, 1.3 up to 1.6 is examined. After considering the additional weight of variable inlets, for instance due to required actuators, a remaining range benefit of over 20% at a flight speed of Mach 1.6 is determined. Y1 - 2019 UR - https://eucass.eu/index.php/component/docindexer/?task=download&id=5871 U6 - https://doi.org/10.13009/EUCASS2019-314 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kazula, Stefan A1 - Wöllner, Mark A1 - Grasselt, David A1 - Höschler, Klaus T1 - Parametric design and aerodynamic analysis of circular variable aero engine inlets for transonic and supersonic civil aviation T2 - Proceedings of the 24th ISABE Conference : ISABE 2019-24018 N2 - This paper focusses on the challenge of determining the ideal inlet geometries within a concept study for variable pitot aero engine inlets in transonic and supersonic civil aviation. The trade-off in inlet design and the geometric parameters of inlets for different Mach numbers are introduced. The utilised process of the parametric design study and its implementation are presented. The dependencies of inlet drag and occurrence of flow separation from geometric parameters are examined. The ideal inlet geometries are identified to determine the potential aerodynamic benefit of using variable pitot inlets. The comparison of the identified geometries with the reference reveals a significant drag reduction at the investigated flight speeds of Mach 0.95, 1.3 and 1.6. While the drag reduction potentially leads to decreased fuel consumption and increased flight range, the application of variable inlet systems entails additional weight and complexity. By means of a simplified Breguet range equation, the benefit of using variable pitot inlets has been determined. For an additional weight of 500 kg per variable inlet, the range benefit nearly disappears for subsonic applications up to Mach 0.95, while a range benefit of over 20% remains for supersonic applications at Mach 1.6. KW - benefit of supersonic variable axisymmetric pitot inlets KW - parametric design study KW - response surface optimisation KW - pitot inlet drag estimation KW - ideal aircraft intake geometries Y1 - 2019 UR - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PZaMaLOLsybB3KFLmvP8hwM_lwmk3e4B CY - Canberra ER -