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Enabling propulsion materials for high-speed civil transport enginesNASA Headquarters and LeRC have advocated an Enabling Propulsion Materials Program (EPM) to begin in FY-92. The High Speed Research Phase 1 program which began in FY-90 has focused on the environmental acceptability of a High Speed Civil Transport (HSCT). Studies by industry, including Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, GE Aircraft Engines, and Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, and in-house studies by NASA concluded that NO(x) emissions and airport noise reduction can only be economically achieved by revolutionary advancements in materials technologies. This is especially true of materials for the propulsion system where the combustor is the key to maintaining low emissions, and the exhaust nozzle is the key to reducing airport noise to an acceptable level. Both of these components will rely on high temperature composite materials that can withstand the conditions imposed by commercial aircraft operations. The proposed EPM program will operate in conjunction with the HSR Phase 1 Program and the planned HSR Phase 2 program slated to start in FY-93. Components and subcomponents developed from advanced materials will be evaluated in the HSR Phase 2 Program.
Document ID
19940029005
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Stephens, Joseph R.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Herbell, Thomas P.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Langley Research Center, First Annual High-Speed Research Workshop, Part 3
Subject Category
Aircraft Propulsion And Power
Accession Number
94N33511
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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