Affiliation:
1. Institute for Aero Engine, Tsinghua University, 30 Shuangqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100084, China
2. School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, 30 Shuangqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100084, China
Abstract
Adaptive cycle engine (ACE) with multi-stream, modulated bypass ratio, and high-thrust/high-efficiency mode provides the capability of multiple mission adaptation for the next-generation aviation propulsion system. The low-fidelity zero-dimensional (0D) performance simulation method is commonly adopted in conventional engines such as turbofan and turbojet. However, it is hard to accommodate well to ACE with complex variable geometry schemes and strong interaction between components. This paper presents an efficient multi-fidelity simulation approach, often referred to as component zooming, for predicting the performance of ACE with the three-stream configuration. The one-dimensional (1D) mean-line models of the adaptive fan and low-pressure turbine (LPT) are integrated into the 0D ACE model by the iteratively-coupled method. The performance predicted by the multi-fidelity ACE models with different component zooming strategies is compared. The maximum deviations of thrust, specific fuel consumption, turbine inlet temperature, and bypass ratio between the 0D/1D Adaptive Fan/1D LPT coupled model and 0D ACE model are −10.8%, −4.4%, −5.4% (−75 K), and 1.6%, respectively, which are considerable and non-negligible for the application in the design stage of ACE. The computing time of all the multi-fidelity models is less than 2 minutes. The effects of the key aerodynamic parameters of the adaptive fan and LPT on the engine performance are also evaluated. The proposed approach provides a generic and efficient solution for multi-fidelity ACE performance prediction with acceptable computing resource requirements and time cost, which is applicable in the engine conceptual and preliminary design stage.
Publisher
Global Power and Propulsion Society
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