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EINSTAIN - Engine INSTallation And INtegration

Obiettivo

​The objective of this project is to demonstrate the feasibility of an efficient "diesel" engine installation on a FAR/EASA Part23, 9 to 11 seats twin engine aircraft configuration and reduce as much as possible the related increase in drag, with respect to a conventional engine, by using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in the design phase.

In order to achieve this goal the SR460, a six-cylinders, air/oil-cooled turbo-diesel engine produced by SMA, will be used as reference and installed on the TECNAM P2012 TRAVELLER aircraft.

The main advantages are are:

  • Decrease in average fuel consumption;

  • Capability to use both "Avgas" and "kerosene".

 

Attività nel progetto CIRA

CIRA contribution in EINSTEIN is the aerodynamic re-design of the engine cowling and additional studies dealing with engine cooling issues.

Programma

The project is carried out within the H2020-Cleansky 2 European Commission funding program, under the Grant Agreement nr. 687132.

  • data inizio: Saturday, January 2, 2016
  • durata: 30.00
Monday, February 6, 2017
152
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
EINSTAIN
Fluid Mechanics
This project demonstrates the feasibility of an efficient “diesel” engine installation on a FAR/EASA Part23, 9 to 11 seats twin engine aircraft configuration and reduce as much as possible the related increase in drag, respect to a conventional engine.
Flight Physics, Aeronautical Propulsion Integration, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Wing Design, Airflow Control, Wind Tunnel Testing Technology

 

 

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Modello CAD dell'installazione ala/motore velivolo P2012 - Motorizzazione standard Lycoming TEO-540 (vista dal basso).https://www.cira.it/PublishingImages/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=1323CAD model of the P2012 wing/engine installation - Standard engine Lycoming TEO-540 (bottom view).Modello CAD dell'installazione ala/motore velivolo P2012 - Motorizzazione standard Lycoming TEO-540 (vista dal basso).Imagehttps://www.cira.it/PublishingImages/EINSTAIN-CAD1.png
Modello CAD dell'installazione ala/motore velivolo P2012 - Motorizzazione standard Lycoming TEO-540 (vista dall'alto).https://www.cira.it/PublishingImages/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=1324CAD model of the P2012 wing/engine installation - Standard engine Lycoming TEO-540 (top view).Modello CAD dell'installazione ala/motore velivolo P2012 - Motorizzazione standard Lycoming TEO-540 (vista dall'alto).Imagehttps://www.cira.it/PublishingImages/EINSTAIN-CAD2.png
Studi CFD dell'installazione ala/motore velivolo P2012https://www.cira.it/PublishingImages/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=1325CFD studies of engine/airframe installation.Studi CFD dell'installazione ala/motore velivolo P2012Imagehttps://www.cira.it/PublishingImages/EINSTAIN-Cattura.PNG
Griglia computazionale - installazione ala/motore del P2012 con motorizzazione standard.https://www.cira.it/PublishingImages/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=1326Suface CFD mesh around P2012 wing/engine installation.Griglia computazionale - installazione ala/motore del P2012 con motorizzazione standard.Imagehttps://www.cira.it/PublishingImages/EINSTAIN-Griglia_TEO540.png
Studi CFD dell'installazione ala/motore velivolo P2012https://www.cira.it/PublishingImages/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=1327CFD studies of engine/airframe installation.Studi CFD dell'installazione ala/motore velivolo P2012Imagehttps://www.cira.it/PublishingImages/EINSTAIN-Picture6.png
converted PNM filehttps://www.cira.it/PublishingImages/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=1328converted PNM fileImagehttps://www.cira.it/PublishingImages/EINSTAIN-screen001.tiff
converted PNM filehttps://www.cira.it/PublishingImages/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=1329converted PNM fileImagehttps://www.cira.it/PublishingImages/EINSTAIN-screen002.tiff

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