26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-4.2.1

"ACTIVE CORE" - A KEY TECHNOLOGY FOR MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AERO ENGINES BEING INVESTIGATED UNDER THE NEWAC PROGRAM

S. Bock, W. Horn, J. Sieber
MTU Aero Engines GmbH, Germany

Keywords: Active HPC Control NEWAC

NEWAC (New Aero Engine Core Concepts) is a new EU integrated program focusing on a new core engine concepts as follows: Intercoold recuperative aero engine; Intercooled core; Active core and Flow controlled core. These configurations are complemented by the development of innovative combustor technologies.

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