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Fuel Systems
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Aircraft fuel systems must be designed for various fluid flow scenarios that require an efficient method of studying and validating system designs must be used to ensure quality and safety is maintained while limiting development costs.
Flowmaster V7 Aerospace has been developed to allow systems engineers to build and simulate computer models of entire fuel systems, complete with components such as fuel tanks, jet and centrifugal pumps, pipes, control and non-return valves. Fluid flow system simulation can be used to alleviate many design difficulties and allows an engineer to quickly consider several design variations.
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Features
- Complete library of fuel system components and jet fuels
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Transient and Steady State analysis
- The ability to model external body forces on an aircraft
- Version tracking functionality
- Additional non-performance data, like weight
- Easy to use, User interface
Benefits
- Reduce cost through focused iron bird testing and optimised component weights
- Investigation of more operating conditions to ensure increased safety of operation
- Demonstration of compliance with certification requirements
- Providing innovation that enables the development of next-generation, efficient and economical aircraft
Flowmaster V7 Aerospace has an intuitive graphical user interface enables you to optimise your development processes and speed up your workflow.
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Case Studies
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Sikorsky performs line and component sizing studies to ensure safe fuel jettison and in flight refueling
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By using Flowmaster to model and study the Emergency Fuel Jettison system, Sikorsky were able to successfully choose the appropriate system components and observe the impact the smaller line sizes have on their systems. Within the HIFR system, they were able to ensure that the necessary fuel delivery rate was met in order to successfully refuel the helicopter.
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Simulation driven fuel systems design at Airbus
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By developing an overall test strategy, which optimises the uses of simulation, rigs and aircraft test, Airbus has reduced the risks associated with system development, and provided an environment which allows rapid and early assessment of fluid mechanical performance.
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