22nd Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, Harrogate, UK, 28 August - 1st September, 2000
Paper ICAS 2000-6.10.2
NASA’S ULTRA-EFFICIENT ENGINE TECHNOLOGY (UEET) PROGRAM/AEROPROPULSION TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
R. J. Shaw
NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH 44135, USA
Keywords: ultra-efficient engine technology (ueet) program, nasa
One of NASA's four main product lines is
developing and transferring to U. S. industry
enabling technologies required for next
generation aerospace vehicles as part of the
Aerospace Technology Enterprise. This paper
overviews the Ultra Efficient Engine
Technology (UEET) Program, NASA's focused
aerospace propulsion technology program. The
UEET Program emphasizes technology
development in six selected areas --low
emissions combustion, highly loaded
turbomachinery, high temperature materials
and structures, intelligent propulsion controls,
propulsion-airframe integration, and integrated
component technology demonstrations. In
addition, systems studies provide a system
integration function for the UEET program to
ensure that proper investments in technology
are made. The paper overviews the content of
each element of this UEET Program as well as
the approach being followed to program
management. The paper will also describe
possible collaboration effects with other
government programs (NASA, DOD).
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