TY - GEN
T1 - Pre-concept performance investigation of electrically powered aero-propulsion systems
AU - Seitz, Arne
AU - Isikveren, Askin T.
AU - Hornung, Mirko
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2013, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Motivated by the possible prospect of zero in-flight emissions and the observed progress and perspectives in key electrical technologies, the pre-concept performance assessment of electrically powered aircraft propulsion systems is presented. The efficiency potentials of Electric Fan (EF) and Electric Open Rotor (EOR) power plant architectures are assessed and compared to advanced turbofan technology. In multi-disciplinary sizing and performance studies at the isolated propulsion system level, and, at the integrated vehicular level, optimum power plant design constellations are determined. Requirements for battery systems are derived, that would enable universally-electric, mid-size, short range air transport.
AB - Motivated by the possible prospect of zero in-flight emissions and the observed progress and perspectives in key electrical technologies, the pre-concept performance assessment of electrically powered aircraft propulsion systems is presented. The efficiency potentials of Electric Fan (EF) and Electric Open Rotor (EOR) power plant architectures are assessed and compared to advanced turbofan technology. In multi-disciplinary sizing and performance studies at the isolated propulsion system level, and, at the integrated vehicular level, optimum power plant design constellations are determined. Requirements for battery systems are derived, that would enable universally-electric, mid-size, short range air transport.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85071582007&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2514/6.2013-3608
DO - 10.2514/6.2013-3608
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85071582007
SN - 9781624102226
T3 - 49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference
BT - 49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference
PB - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.
T2 - 49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, JPC 2013
Y2 - 14 July 2013 through 17 July 2013
ER -