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NASA ULTRA EFFICIENT ENGINE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT OVERVIEW Catherine L. Peddie and Robert J. Shaw National Aeronautics and Space Administration Glenn Research Center Cleveland, Ohio Ultra Efficient Engine Technology Ultra Efficient Engine Technology NASA Ultra Efficient Engine NASA Ultra Efficient Engine Technology Project Overview Technology Project Overview Joe Shaw Joe Shaw UEET Project Manager UEET Project Manager Catherine Peddie Catherine Peddie UEET Assistant Project Manager UEET Assistant Project Manager Enabling Technologies for 21st Century Turbine Engines Enabling Technologies for 21st Century Turbine Engines NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 43 https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20040182400 2018-05-01T08:45:22+00:00Z
Transcript of NASA Ultra Efficient Engine Technology Project Overview · PDF fileNASA ULTRA EFFICIENT ENGINE...
NASA ULTRA EFFICIENT ENGINE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT OVERVIEW
Catherine L. Peddie and Robert J. Shaw National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Glenn Research Center Cleveland, Ohio
Ultra Efficient Engine TechnologyUltra Efficient Engine Technology
NASA Ultra Efficient Engine NASA Ultra Efficient Engine Technology Project OverviewTechnology Project Overview
Joe ShawJoe ShawUEET Project ManagerUEET Project Manager
Catherine PeddieCatherine PeddieUEET Assistant Project ManagerUEET Assistant Project Manager
Enabling Technologies for 21st Century Turbine EnginesEnabling Technologies for 21st Century Turbine Engines
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 43
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20040182400 2018-05-01T08:45:22+00:00Z
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2015
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Aer
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ble
mor
e pe
ople
and
goo
ds to
trav
el fa
ster
and
fart
her,
any
whe
re, a
nytim
e w
ith fe
wer
del
ays
Su
pp
ort
Nat
ion
al S
ecu
rity
Leve
rage
NA
SA
aer
onau
tics
tech
nolo
gy in
vest
men
ts in
par
tner
ship
with
D
OD
to s
uppo
rt th
eir
role
of p
rote
ctin
g th
e N
atio
n
Aer
onau
tics
The
me
Obj
ectiv
es f
or th
e Pu
blic
Goo
dO
bjO
utco
me
Vis
ion
Goa
ls
Veh
icle
Con
cept
s
Tec
hnol
ogy
Por
tfolio
Inve
stm
ent S
trat
egy
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 61
Env
iron
men
tally
F
rien
dly
Air
craf
t Sm
og
-fre
e No
imp
act
on
g
lob
al c
limat
e
No
ise
wit
hin
air
po
rt b
ou
nd
arie
sC
onst
rain
obj
ectio
nabl
e no
ise
to
with
in a
irpor
t bou
ndar
ies
Min
imiz
e th
e co
ntrib
utio
n of
air
vehi
cles
to
the
prod
uctio
n of
sm
og
Min
imiz
e th
e im
pact
of a
ir ve
hicl
es o
n gl
obal
clim
ate
Obj
Out
com
e
Vis
ion
Goa
ls
Veh
icle
Con
cept
s
Tec
hnol
ogy
Por
tfolio
Inve
stm
ent S
trat
egy
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 62
Air
craf
t fo
r P
ublic
Mob
ility
Mo
re C
on
ven
ien
tM
ore
Aff
ord
able
Exp
and
acce
ss to
avi
atio
n to
mor
e lo
catio
ns a
nd m
ake
it av
aila
ble
on-
dem
and
Mak
e ai
r tr
avel
ava
ilabl
e to
the
entir
e po
pula
tion
Fas
ter
Incr
ease
the
spee
d of
air
trav
el…
with
out c
ompr
omis
ing
safe
ty
Obj
Out
com
e
Vis
ion
Goa
ls
Veh
icle
Con
cept
s
Tec
hnol
ogy
Por
tfolio
Inve
stm
ent S
trat
egy
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 63
Inno
vati
ve V
ehic
le C
once
pts
to I
dent
ify
Key
T
echn
olog
y R
equi
rem
ents
Cle
an T
rans
port
Min
imum
en
viro
nmen
tal
impa
ct, m
axim
um
effic
ienc
y
Pla
neta
ry F
light
Veh
icle
s
Con
duct
ext
ende
d sc
ienc
e an
d ex
plor
atio
n m
issi
ons
Glo
bal S
trik
e
Str
engt
hen
natio
nal
secu
rity
thro
ugh
rapi
d de
ploy
men
t an
d gl
obal
rea
ch
San
ta M
onic
a at
Mid
nigh
t
All
hour
acc
ess
to a
ny lo
catio
n w
ithou
t noi
se
dist
urba
nce
Per
sona
l Air
Veh
icle
Rur
al, r
egio
nal,
and
intr
a-ur
ban
tran
spor
tatio
n
Glo
bal R
each
Tra
nspo
rt
Glo
bal r
each
and
on
-dem
and
deliv
ery
Hea
rtla
nd E
xpre
ss
Rur
al a
nd r
egio
nal
econ
omic
gro
wth
, tim
e cr
itica
l tr
ansp
ort
V/S
TO
L C
omm
uter
Ena
bles
city
ce
nter
acc
ess
in
all w
eath
er
Tan
ker
Aut
omat
ed r
efue
ling
capa
bilit
y, u
ltra-
long
en
dura
nce,
wid
e
spee
d ra
nge
Ext
rem
e S
TO
L T
rans
port
Exp
ands
the
use
of e
xist
ing
airp
ort
infr
astr
uctu
re
Sup
erso
nic
Ove
rland
Red
uce
pass
enge
r fli
ght
time
by a
t lea
st a
fa
ctor
of 2
Hig
h A
ltitu
de L
ong
End
uran
ce
Hig
h al
titud
e ob
serv
atio
ns fo
r sc
ienc
e an
d de
fens
e
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 64
Proj
ect E
volu
tion
with
in R
epla
nned
Veh
icle
Sy
stem
s St
rate
gic
Focu
s A
reas
0405
0607
0809
1011
1213
1415
1617
1819
2021
2223
2425
Qu
iet
Air
craf
t fo
r C
om
mu
nit
y F
rien
dly
Ser
vice
QA
T4x
Noi
se R
educ
tion
4X D
emo
(F&
SD
)D
esig
n fo
r Q
uiet
Inte
grat
ed Q
uiet
, Effi
cien
t A
ircra
ft D
esig
nE
nvi
ron
men
tally
Fri
end
ly, C
lean
Bu
rnin
g E
ng
ines
UE
ET
UE
ET
Dem
o (F
&S
D)
Inte
llige
nt P
ropu
lsio
n S
yste
ms
Inte
grat
ed F
light
/Pro
puls
ion
Inte
llige
nce
Dem
o (F
&S
D)
Aut
onom
ous
Pro
puls
ion
Sys
tem
sS
mar
t A
ircr
aft
and
Au
ton
om
ou
s C
on
tro
lIF
CS
-Gen
II ( F
&S
D)
IFC
S -
Ada
p tiv
e O
p tim
al F
CS
Dem
o ( F
&S
D)
UA
V in
the
NA
S S
tep
1 an
d 2
(FS
D)
Mul
ti-U
AV
Com
man
d, C
ontr
ol, C
omm
unic
atio
ns (
F&
SD
)A
uton
omou
s R
obus
t Avi
onic
sA
uRA
Flig
ht D
emo
(F&
SD
)S
entie
nt A
ir V
ehic
leA
uton
omou
s C
ertif
icat
ion
Met
hods
Aut
onom
ous
Tra
nsp o
rt T
echn
olog
y
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 65
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Fac
tors
Dri
vin
g C
han
ge
Fac
tors
Dri
vin
g C
han
ge
•A
dmin
istr
atio
n/O
MB
dri
vers
tha
t ar
e no
t go
ing
away
-Be
mor
e co
mpe
titi
ve (
outh
ouse
and
in h
ouse
) to
get
“be
st p
rodu
ct”
-Rig
ht s
ize
the
NA
SA in
stit
utio
n (p
eopl
e an
d fa
cilit
ies)
-Pro
per
role
of
gove
rnm
ent
prog
ram
s in
aer
ospa
ce R
&D
foo
d ch
ain
• In
crea
sing
str
ess
on F
eder
al b
udge
t-G
row
ing
Fed
eral
def
icit
s fo
r fo
rese
eabl
e fu
ture
-Adm
inis
trat
ion
prio
riti
es (
Hom
elan
d se
curi
ty a
nd a
nti t
erro
rism
)-A
eros
pace
pri
orit
ies
(Nat
iona
l and
Age
ncy)
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 66
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gyO
pp
ort
un
itie
sO
pp
ort
un
itie
s
Opp
ortu
nity
to:
-sig
nifi
cant
ly s
tren
gthe
n U
EE
T in
the
eye
s of
our
cus
tom
ers/
part
ners
/sta
keho
lder
s
--in
crea
se t
he s
uppo
rt o
f ke
y de
cisi
on m
aker
s fo
r U
EE
T
-mak
e m
ajor
tec
hnol
ogy
impa
cts
on n
ext
gene
rati
on g
as t
urbi
ne e
ngin
e pr
opul
sion
sys
tem
s
-ca
rry
our
rela
tion
ship
wit
h D
oD (
IHP
TE
T/V
AA
TE
) to
the
nex
t le
vel
-for
ge a
par
tner
ship
wit
h N
AI,
NG
LT
-be
a le
ader
in d
evel
opin
g an
new
NA
SA/o
t her
gov
ernm
ent
agen
cies
/indu
stry
/uni
vers
ity
part
ners
hip
mod
el f
or a
eros
pace
R&
T
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 67
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ho
w d
o w
e d
o it
?H
ow
do
we
do
it?
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 68
Veh
icle
Sys
tem
s(H
Q)
Qui
et
Airc
raft
Tec
hnol
ogy
-Q
AT
(L
aRC
/GR
C)
Inte
grat
ed
Tai
lore
d A
eros
truc
ture
s -
ITA
S (
L aR
C)
Low
E
mis
sion
s A
ltern
ativ
e P
ower
-LE
AP
(GR
C)
Flig
ht a
nd S
yste
m
Dem
onst
ratio
ns(D
FR
C)
Ultr
a E
ffici
ent
Eng
ine
Tec
hnol
ogy
-U
EE
T
(GR
C)
Aut
onom
ous
Rob
ust
Avi
onic
s -
AuR
A(L
aRC
/DF
RC
)
Effi
cien
t A
erod
ynam
icS
hape
s an
d In
tegr
atio
n -
EA
SI
(LaR
C)
Str
ateg
y T
eam
(One
rep
rese
ntat
ive
per
cent
er)
Ext
ern
al G
rou
ps
Red
Tea
mA
TA
C/V
SW
GN
RC
/AS
EB
Veh
icle
Sys
tem
s P
rogr
am S
truc
ture
UE
ET
new
wil
l:•B
e a
TR
L 1
-6 p
roje
ct.
•The
onl
ypr
ojec
t in
the
Veh
icle
Sys
tem
s Pr
ogra
m fo
cuse
d en
tire
ly o
n tu
rbin
e en
gine
pro
puls
ion
syst
ems.
• In
vest
app
roxi
mat
ely
20%
of
reso
urce
s in
to d
evel
opin
g a
tech
nol o
gy f
ound
atio
n fo
r th
e fo
llow
on
proj
ect.
Veh
icle
Inte
grat
ion,
S
trat
egy,
and
Tec
hnic
al
Ana
lysi
s (V
IST
A)
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 69
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Pro
puls
ion
& P
ower
P
rogr
am/P
roje
ct(T
urbi
ne e
ngin
e po
rtio
n)
UE
ET
Pro
gram
/Pro
ject
(FY
04 p
lans
)
UE
ET
new
(FY
04-0
7)
The
FY
04 C
halle
nge
The
FY
04 C
halle
nge
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 70
* L
TO
*
LT
O --
Lan
din
g/T
ake-
off
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Vis
ion:
Dev
elop
and
han
d of
f re
volu
tiona
ry tu
rbin
e en
gine
prop
ulsi
on te
chno
logi
es th
at w
ill e
nabl
e fu
ture
gen
erat
ion
vehi
cles
ove
r a
wid
e ra
nge
of f
light
spe
eds.
Goa
ls:
Pro
puls
ion
tech
nolo
gies
to e
nabl
e in
crea
ses
in s
yste
m e
ffic
ienc
yan
d,
ther
efor
e, f
uel b
urn
redu
ctio
ns o
f up
to 1
5 %
(eq
uiva
lent
red
uctio
ns
in C
O2
)
Com
bust
or te
chno
logi
es (
conf
igur
atio
n an
d m
ater
ials
) w
hich
will
en
able
red
uctio
ns in
LT
O*
NO
xof
70%
rel
ativ
e to
199
6 IC
AO
st
anda
rds.
The
se w
ill r
emai
n th
e sa
me!
The
se w
ill r
emai
n th
e sa
me!
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 71
UE
ET
new
“C
hara
cter
isti
cs”
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
• U
EE
Tne
w w
ill f
ocus
on
tech
nolo
gies
for
subs
onic
and
sup
erso
nic
com
mer
cial
sys
tem
s.T
he s
ubso
nic
syst
ems
will
be
regi
onal
jet
s th
ough
larg
e w
ide
bodi
esT
he s
uper
soni
c sy
stem
s w
ill b
e SS
BJ
thro
ugh
com
mer
cial
tra
nspo
rts
(10
-100
PA
X)
• U
EE
Tne
w w
ill d
o se
lect
ed r
otor
craf
t tec
hnol
ogie
s th
at a
re d
ualu
se t
echn
olog
ies
whi
ch b
enef
itou
r pr
ime
cust
omer
bas
e.
• U
EE
Tne
w w
ill c
onti
nue
to e
mph
asiz
e pa
rtne
rshi
p ef
fort
s w
ith
DoD
tha
t em
phas
ize
colla
bora
tiv e
effo
rts
to d
evel
op d
ual u
se t
echn
olog
ies.
• U
EE
Tne
w w
ill u
se s
yste
ms
stud
ies
resu
lts
as a
pri
me
fact
or in
pri
orit
izin
g an
d se
lect
ing
tech
nolo
gy e
ffor
ts. E
xper
t op
inio
n w
ill b
e em
ploy
ed w
here
ver
appr
opri
ate
(e.g
. are
as w
here
syst
ems
stud
ies
cann
ot c
urre
ntly
mod
el t
echn
olog
y im
pact
s).
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 72
Cri
tica
l asp
ects
of
UE
ET
Re
inve
ntio
n
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Low
er T
RL
eff
orts
-Lay
fou
ndat
ion
for
follo
w o
n pr
ojec
t-In
telli
gent
Pro
puls
ion
Syst
ems
-All
effo
rts
open
ly c
ompe
ted
and
sele
cted
-Par
tner
ship
s en
cour
aged
Hig
her
TR
L e
ffor
ts-C
ontr
ibut
ion
to a
chie
vem
ent
of U
EE
T g
oals
-App
ropr
iate
for
NA
SA in
vest
men
t-P
ossi
ble
dual
use
tec
hnol
ogy
wit
h pa
rtne
ring
wit
h D
oD-U
p fr
ont
com
mit
men
ts b
y co
st s
hari
ngpa
rtne
rC
ost
shar
ing
amou
nt a
nd ty
peT
echn
olog
y tr
ansi
tion
/inse
rtio
n pl
anA
ppro
ach
to u
tiliz
ing
NA
SA p
erso
nnel
, fac
iliti
es
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 73
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
UE
ET
new
Su
b P
roje
ct S
tru
ctu
reU
EE
Tn
ew S
ub
Pro
ject
Str
uct
ure
I&D
I&D
370
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TO
NO
xH
LL
WC
T1
IPSF
T4
HII
2
UE
ET
Joe
Shaw
Cat
hy P
eddi
e
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Roh
de le
adC
arol
Gin
ty le
adM
ile W
atts
lead
Mar
y Jo
Lon
g-D
avis
lead
Car
olyn
Mer
cer
lead
1 HL
LW
CT
-Hig
hly
Loa
ded,
Low
Wei
ght
Com
pres
sor
and
Tur
bine
2 Hig
hly
Inte
grat
ed I
nlet
3 Int
egra
tion
and
Dem
onst
rati
on4 I
ntel
ligen
t pr
opul
sion
Sys
tem
Fou
ndat
ion
Tec
hnol
ogie
s
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 74
App
roac
h to
Re
inve
ntin
g U
EE
T
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
70%
LT
O N
Ox
Com
bust
or
Hig
hly
Loa
ded
Low
Wei
ght
Com
pres
sor&
Tur
bine
(H
LL
WC
T)
Hig
hly
Inte
grat
ed I
nlet
(H
II)
Inte
llige
nt P
ropu
lsio
n Sy
stem
F
ound
atio
n T
echn
olog
ies
(IP
SFT
)
Inte
grat
ion&
Dem
onst
rati
on (
I&D
)
FY
04F
Y05
FY
06F
Y07
FY
04Y
ear
of T
rans
itio
n
Tec
hnol
ogy
eval
uati
ons/
sele
ctio
ns/t
erm
inat
ions
Sub
proj
ects
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 75
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
70%
LT
O N
Ox
Com
bust
or
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hly
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ded
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ght
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pres
sor&
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bine
(H
LL
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hly
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grat
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nlet
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II)
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llige
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lsio
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ound
atio
n T
echn
olog
ies
(IP
SFT
)
Inte
grat
ion&
Dem
onst
rati
on (
I&D
)
FY
04F
Y05
FY
06F
Y07
Em
issi
ons
tech
nolo
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uire
d fo
r IP
S
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RA
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hF
ound
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rans
itio
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proj
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olog
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ired
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t/no
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tec
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quir
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“Int
ellig
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pro
puls
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syst
em t
echn
olog
ies
App
roac
h to
Re
inve
ntin
g U
EE
T-L
ower
TR
L
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 76
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
70%
LT
O N
Ox
Com
bust
or
Hig
hly
Loa
ded
Low
Wei
ght
Com
pres
sor&
Tur
bine
(H
LL
WC
T)
Hig
hly
Inte
grat
ed I
nlet
(H
II)
Inte
llige
nt P
ropu
lsio
n Sy
stem
F
ound
atio
n T
echn
olog
ies
(IP
SFT
)
Inte
llige
nt P
ropu
lsio
n Sy
stem
s P
roje
ct
FY
05F
Y06
FY
07F
Y08
Em
issi
ons
tech
nolo
gies
req
uire
d fo
r IP
S
Tur
bom
achi
nery
/mat
eria
ls t
echn
olog
ies
requ
ired
for
IP
S
Inle
t/no
zzle
tec
hnol
ogie
s re
quir
ed f
or I
PS
“Int
ellig
ent”
pro
puls
ion
syst
em t
echn
olog
ies
App
roac
h to
Re
inve
ntin
g U
EE
T-L
ower
TR
L
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 77
Dev
elop
ing
Hig
her
TR
L T
echn
olog
y P
artn
ersh
ips/
Tra
nsit
ions
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
A k
ey p
art o
f th
e ne
w U
EE
T P
roje
ct w
ill b
e th
e se
lect
ion
and
tran
sitio
n of
UE
ET
te
chno
logi
es w
ith in
dust
ry/ D
oD p
artn
ers
to a
suf
fici
ently
hig
h le
vel s
o th
at o
ur
part
ners
can
use
them
in f
utur
e “p
rodu
ct d
esig
ns’
afte
r fu
rthe
r te
chno
logy
eff
orts
that
go
beyo
nd N
ASA
’s c
hart
er (
i.e. T
RL
6).
The
suc
cess
of
this
eff
ort w
ill b
e on
e m
easu
re a
s to
how
UE
ET
will
be
grad
edbo
th b
y th
e go
vern
men
t (e.
g. N
ASA
HQ
, OM
B, C
ongr
ess)
and
our
par
tner
s.
But
we
mus
t add
ress
“co
rpor
ate
wel
fare
” co
ncer
ns a
nd d
oing
DoD
’sjo
b.
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 78
App
roac
h to
Re
inve
ntin
g U
EE
T-H
ighe
r T
RL
’s
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
70%
LT
O N
Ox
Com
bust
or
Hig
hly
Loa
ded
Low
Wei
ght
Com
pres
sor&
Tur
bine
(H
LL
WC
T)
Hig
hly
Inte
grat
ed I
nlet
(H
II)
Inte
llige
nt P
ropu
lsio
n Sy
stem
F
ound
atio
n T
echn
olog
ies
(IP
SFT
)
Inte
grat
ion&
Dem
onst
rati
on (
I&D
)
FY
04F
Y05
FY
06F
Y07
“TR
L6”
par
tner
ship
dem
os
FY
04Y
ear
of T
rans
itio
n
Tec
h re
adin
ess/
tran
siti
on
Indu
stry
pro
posa
ls
Sub
proj
ects
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 79
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
70%
LT
O N
Ox
Com
bust
or
Hig
hly
Loa
ded
Low
Wei
ght
Com
pres
sor&
Tur
bine
(H
LL
WC
T)
Hig
hly
Inte
grat
ed I
nlet
(H
II)
Inte
llige
nt P
ropu
lsio
n Sy
stem
F
ound
atio
n T
echn
olog
ies
(IP
SFT
)
Inte
grat
ion&
Dem
onst
rati
on (
I&D
)
FY
04F
Y05
FY
06F
Y07
TR
L5
annu
lar
rig
dem
os
Indu
stri
al p
ropo
sals
/dec
isio
ns
TR
L6
engi
ne d
emos
(pa
rtne
rshi
ps)
TR
L5
mat
eria
ls d
emos
Tec
hnol
ogy
tran
siti
on/in
sert
ion
App
roac
h to
Re
inve
ntin
g U
EE
T-H
ighe
r T
RL
’s
QA
T/U
EE
T p
artn
ersh
ip
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 80
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
70%
LT
O N
Ox
Com
bust
or
Hig
hly
Loa
ded
Low
Wei
ght
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pres
sor&
Tur
bine
(H
LL
WC
T)
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hly
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grat
ed I
nlet
(H
II)
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llige
nt P
ropu
lsio
n Sy
stem
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ound
atio
n T
echn
olog
ies
(IP
SFT
)
Inte
grat
ion&
Dem
onst
rati
on (
I&D
)
FY
04F
Y05
FY
06F
Y07
Som
e te
chno
logi
es w
ill n
ot r
equi
re e
ngin
e te
sts
to s
ucce
ssfu
lly
Som
e te
chno
logi
es w
ill n
ot r
equi
re e
ngin
e te
sts
to s
ucce
ssfu
lly t
rans
ition
.tr
ansi
tion.
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hnol
ogy
tran
siti
on/in
sert
ion
Indu
stri
al p
ropo
sals
/dec
isio
ns
TR
L5
rig
dem
os (
part
ners
hips
)
App
roac
h to
Re
inve
ntin
g U
EE
T-H
ighe
r T
RL
’s
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 81
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
FY
06F
Y07
FY
08F
Y09
UE
ET
and
F&
SD p
roje
cts
will
TO
GE
TH
ER
pro
activ
ely
wor
k w
ith th
e c
UE
ET
and
F&
SD p
roje
cts
will
TO
GE
TH
ER
pro
activ
ely
wor
k w
ith th
e c u
stom
ers
to d
efin
e us
tom
ers
to d
efin
e an
d co
nduc
t the
req
uire
d fl
ight
dem
onst
rati
ons!
and
cond
uct t
he r
equi
red
flig
ht d
emon
stra
tion
s!
App
roac
h to
Re
inve
ntin
g U
EE
T-H
ighe
r T
RL
’s
UE
ET
Int
egra
tion
&D
emon
stra
tion
(I&
D)
UE
ET
Dem
os (
F&
SD)
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 82
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
So
me
thin
gs
wo
n’t
ch
ang
e!S
om
e th
ing
s w
on
’t c
han
ge!
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 83
Unm
anne
d A
eria
l V
ehic
le (
UA
V)
Non-Commercial Vehicles
Acc
ess-
to-
Spa
ce/H
igh
Mac
h P
latf
orm
Gen
eral
A
viat
ion
Air
craf
t (G
A)
4 P
AX
Commercial Vehicles
Su
bso
nic
Su
per
son
icH
yper
son
ic
Reg
iona
l Jet
T
rans
port
Lar
ge S
ubso
nic
Tra
nspo
rt
300
PA
X
50 P
AX
Hig
h Sp
eed
Civ
il T
rans
port
(H
SCT
)
300
PA
X
Supe
rson
ic
Bus
ines
s Je
t (SB
J)
10 P
AX
Ble
nded
Win
g B
ody
(BW
B)
500-
600
PA
X Mil
itar
y T
rans
port
(C
-17)
Adv
ance
d Fi
ghte
r
Bas
elin
e V
ehic
les
for
UE
ET
Tec
hnol
ogy
App
licat
ion
Stud
ies
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Thes
e ve
hicles
drive
the
tech
nology
inve
stmen
t st
rate
gy
Thes
e ve
hicles
dete
rmine
the
tech
nology
syne
rgies
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 84
Dev
elop
and
han
d of
f rev
olut
iona
ry p
ropu
lsio
n tu
rbin
e en
gine
tec
Dev
elop
and
han
d of
f rev
olut
iona
ry p
ropu
lsio
n tu
rbin
e en
gine
tec h
nolo
gies
that
hn
olog
ies
that
will
ena
ble
futu
re g
ener
atio
n ve
hicl
es o
ver
a w
ide
rang
e of
flig
will
ena
ble
futu
re g
ener
atio
n ve
hicl
es o
ver
a w
ide
rang
e of
flig
ht s
peed
s.ht
spe
eds.
Vis
ion
Vis
ion
We
sup
po
rt t
he
visi
on
an
d a
re c
om
mit
ted
to
th
e su
cces
s o
f N
AS
A’s
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
(UE
ET
) P
roje
ct.
Will
iam
s In
tern
atio
nal
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Rob
ert D
. Sou
thw
ick,
Pra
tt &
Whi
tney
Fred
Kra
use,
Gen
eral
Ele
ctri
c A
ircr
aft E
ngin
es
Dim
itri M
avri
s, G
eorg
ia T
ech
Mah
moo
d N
aim
i, B
oein
g C
omm
erci
al A
irpl
ane
Com
pany
Tom
Har
tman
n, L
ockh
eed-
Mar
tin
Scot
t Cru
zen,
Wil
liam
s In
tern
atio
nal
Ger
ald
Bri
nes,
Alli
son-
Rol
ls R
oyce
Rob
ert J
. Sha
w, N
ASA
Gle
nn R
esea
rch
Cen
ter
Will
iam
Koo
p, A
ir F
orce
Res
earc
h L
abor
ator
yV
inod
Nan
gia,
Hon
eyw
ell
Tim
Con
ners
, Gul
fstr
eam
Las
t U
pdat
e-A
pril
2003
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 85
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
We
are
com
mit
ted
to
wo
rkin
g t
og
eth
er in
par
tner
ship
to
act
ivel
y
seek
ou
t o
pp
ort
un
itie
s
for
the
tran
sfer
of
app
rop
riat
e
tech
no
log
ies
bo
th in
to
and
ou
t o
f U
EE
T.
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 86
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Ult
ra E
ffic
ien
t E
ng
ine
Tec
hn
olo
gy
Add
ress
ing
the
key
natio
nal a
gend
a ar
eas
that
will
con
trib
ute
toA
ddre
ssin
g th
e ke
y na
tiona
l age
nda
area
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at w
ill c
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ader
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ader
shipTE
AM
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SA
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EP
A
Indu
stry
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vers
itie
s
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 87
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k-up
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 88
Pro
gra
m S
tatu
sP
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ram
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tus
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ra E
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ra E
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fu
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fo
r la
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r 30
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r th
e L
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cyc
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SA
/ind
ust
ry p
artn
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ip t
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or
con
fig
ura
tio
ns
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L4)
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e co
nfi
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s st
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pro
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ion
s o
f co
mb
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imp
acts
of
UE
ET
te
chn
olo
gie
s u
sin
g a
vaila
ble
(lim
ited
) te
st d
ata
in T
RL
2-3+
ran
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ial p
rob
abili
stic
ass
essm
ent
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lts
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icat
e 94
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rob
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ty o
f m
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EE
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r 30
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AX
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efit
pro
ject
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ss t
han
p
revi
ou
s ye
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pro
ject
ion
sd
ue
to t
ech
no
log
y p
ort
folio
chan
ges
an
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efin
ed t
ech
no
log
yp
roje
ctio
ns.
Go
alS
tatu
sR
emar
ks
Sec
tor
test
s co
mp
lete
din
4Q
of
FY
03
NASA/CP—2004-212963/VOL1 89
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l. of
Act
ive
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w
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trol
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cept
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ne V
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abili
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off S
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grat
ed C
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onst
ratio
ns P
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. Thr
ust C
lass
Eng
.
ICT
C P
lan
for
Acc
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to S
pace
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ngin
es
2006
Flo
w C
ontr
ol
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of-o
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once
pts:
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an
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i Tem
p (6
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mun
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Dem
o. P
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type
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gmt.
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sibi
lity
of U
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tura
l or
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ctio
nal C
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g M
at’l.
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