TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This paper aims to set up and assess a new method to collaboratively mature the requirements for engine development in a more efficient way during the preliminary design phase. Design/methodology/approach– A collaborative process has been set up in which detailed information on the behaviour of designed engines has been integrated into the aircraft preliminary sizing process by means of surrogate modelling. Findings– The engine surrogate model has been invoked as a black box from within the aircraft preliminary design optimisation loops. The surrogate model reduces the uncertainty of coarse-grain formulas and may result in more competitive aircraft and engine designs. The surrogate model has been integrated in a collaborative cross-organisational workflow between aircraft manufacturer, engine manufacturer and simulation service providers to prepare for its deployment in industrial preliminary design processes. Practical implications– The new collaborative way of working between aircraft manufacturer, engine manufacturer and simulation service providers could contribute to remove time consuming rework cycles in early and later design stages within delivering the optimal aircraft-engine combination. Originality/value– The assessed process, based on an innovative collaboration standard, provides the opportunity to introduce useful design iterations with much more enriched information than in the classical design process as performed today. Specifically, the application of an engine surrogate model is advantageous, as it allows for extensive trade-off studies on aircraft level because of the low computational effort, while the intellectual property of the engine manufacturer (the engine preliminary design process) is respected and kept in-house.
VL  - 86
IS  - 4
SN  - 0002-2667
DO  - 10.1108/AEAT-10-2012-0190
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-10-2012-0190
AU  - Lammen Wim
AU  - Kupijai Philipp
AU  - Kickenweitz Daniel
AU  - Laudan Timo
ED  - Prof Richard Degenhardt, Dr Leslie J. Cohen
PY  - 2014
Y1  - 2014/01/01
TI  - Integrate engine manufacturer’s knowledge into the preliminary aircraft sizing process
T2  - Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 336
EP  - 344
Y2  - 2024/04/16
ER  -