03.4 - Applied Aerodynamics
PROPULSIVE EFFICIENCY OF BOUNDARY LAYER INGESTION PROPELLERS
G.B. Campos¹, J.T. Tomita¹, F.P. Costa¹, C. Bringhenti¹, O. Petit², T. Grönstedt², A.C. Patrao², G. Trapp³, C.R.I. Silva³, A. Lundbladh, GKN, Sweden; ¹Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil ;²Chalmers, Sweden ;³Embraer, Brazil
The demand for shorter range air transportation routes has increased the interest in turboprop civil aircrafts that operate efficiently at lower altitudes. The accurate prediction of aircraft performance requires a proper thrust-drag bookkeeping to clearly define all aerodynamic and propulsion related forces acting on the system. This work provides an overview on the subject.