Boundary layer ingestion (BLI) concepts have become a prominent topic in research and
development due to their increase in fuel efficiency for aircraft. Virginia Tech has developed …

The swirl distortion of a StreamVane™ was investigated in the NASA Glenn Research
Center W8 test facility. The StreamVane™ was designed and generated by Virginia Tech …

The StreamVane™ swirl distortion generator, developed by Virginia Tech, can efficiently
reproduce the boundary layer of an airframe or duct found in boundary layer ingesting (BLI) …

Engine/airframe integration in advanced aircraft concepts must account for nonuniform flows
ingested by turbofan engines. In this work, flow details from a vane-based distortion …

Boundary layer ingestion (BLI) is a propulsion technology being investigated at NASA by the
Advanced Aircraft Transportation Technology (AATT) Program to facilitate a substantial …

Integration of multiple subsystems is the focus of next generation of commercial flight
vehicles and is the path forward for increased aircraft efficiency and performance …

The integration of the airframe and propulsion system is a key design issue in the
development and deployment of military aircraft. Many disciplines comprise this issue, one …

Inlet swirl distortion has recently become a major area of concern in the gas turbine engine
community. Gas turbine engines are being installed in embedded installations that are …

Boundary layer ingestion propulsion systems have attracted much attention due to the
significant potential to reduce the fuel consumption of future commercial aircraft. However …

I. Introduction he aviation industry has long been one of the major contributors in the
development of groundbreaking technologies and scientific advances. The next generation …