@inproceedings{OhndorfDachwaldSeboldtetal.2011, author = {Ohndorf, Andreas and Dachwald, Bernd and Seboldt, Wolfgang and Schartner, Karl-Heinz}, title = {Flight times to the heliopause using a combination of solar and radioisotope electric propulsion}, series = {32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference}, booktitle = {32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference}, pages = {1 -- 12}, year = {2011}, abstract = {We investigate the interplanetary flight of a low-thrust space probe to the heliopause,located at a distance of about 200 AU from the Sun. Our goal was to reach this distance within the 25 years postulated by ESA for such a mission (which is less ambitious than the 15-year goal set by NASA). Contrary to solar sail concepts and combinations of allistic and electrically propelled flight legs, we have investigated whether the set flight time limit could also be kept with a combination of solar-electric propulsion and a second, RTG-powered upper stage. The used ion engine type was the RIT-22 for the first stage and the RIT-10 for the second stage. Trajectory optimization was carried out with the low-thrust optimization program InTrance, which implements the method of Evolutionary Neurocontrol,using Artificial Neural Networks for spacecraft steering and Evolutionary Algorithms to optimize the Neural Networks' parameter set. Based on a parameter space study, in which the number of thrust units, the unit's specific impulse, and the relative size of the solar power generator were varied, we have chosen one configuration as reference. The transfer time of this reference configuration was 29.6 years and the fastest one, which is technically more challenging, still required 28.3 years. As all flight times of this parameter study were longer than 25 years, we further shortened the transfer time by applying a launcher-provided hyperbolic excess energy up to 49 km2/s2. The resulting minimal flight time for the reference configuration was then 27.8 years. The following, more precise optimization to a launch with the European Ariane 5 ECA rocket reduced the transfer time to 27.5 years. This is the fastest mission design of our study that is flexible enough to allow a launch every year. The inclusion of a fly-by at Jupiter finally resulted in a flight time of 23.8 years,which is below the set transfer-time limit. However, compared to the 27.5-year transfer,this mission design has a significantly reduced launch window and mission flexibility if the escape direction is restricted to the heliosphere's "nose".}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SchildtBraunMarcocca2017, author = {Schildt, P. and Braun, Carsten and Marcocca, P.}, title = {Flight testing the extra 330LE flying testbed}, series = {48th Annual International Symposium of the Society of Flight Test Engineers 2017}, booktitle = {48th Annual International Symposium of the Society of Flight Test Engineers 2017}, isbn = {978-151085387-4}, pages = {349 -- 362}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{FunkeBeckmann2019, author = {Funke, Harald and Beckmann, Nils}, title = {Flexible Fuel Operation of a Dry-Low-Nox Micromix Combustor with Variable Hydrogen Methane Mixtures}, series = {Proceedings of International Gas Turbine Congress 2019 Tokyo, November 17-22, 2019, Tokyo, Japan}, booktitle = {Proceedings of International Gas Turbine Congress 2019 Tokyo, November 17-22, 2019, Tokyo, Japan}, isbn = {978-4-89111-010-9}, year = {2019}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{GierseKraemerDaabetal.2013, author = {Gierse, Andreas and Kr{\"a}mer, Stefan and Daab, Dominique J. and Hessel, Joana and Baader, Fabian and M{\"u}ller, Brigitte S. and Wagner, Tobias and Gdalewitsch, Georg and Plescher, Engelbert and Pf{\"u}tzenreuter, Lysan}, title = {Experimental in-flight modal-analysis of a sounding rocket structure}, series = {21st ESA Symposium on Rocket and Ballon related Research}, booktitle = {21st ESA Symposium on Rocket and Ballon related Research}, isbn = {9789290922858}, pages = {341 -- 346}, year = {2013}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{FunkeKeinzHendrick2017, author = {Funke, Harald and Keinz, Jan and Hendrick, P.}, title = {Experimental Evaluation of the Pollutant and Noise Emissions of the GTCP 36-300 Gas Turbine Operated with Kerosene and a Low NOX Micromix Hydrogen Combustor}, series = {7th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences, EUCASS 2017}, booktitle = {7th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences, EUCASS 2017}, organization = {7th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences, EUCASS 2017-125, Milan, Italy, July 2017}, doi = {10.13009/EUCASS2017-125}, pages = {10 Seiten}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{FunkeKeinzKustereretal.2015, author = {Funke, Harald and Keinz, Jan and Kusterer, K. and Haj Ayed, A. and Kazari, M. and Kitajima, J. and Horikawa, A. and Okada, K.}, title = {Experimental and Numerical Study on Optimizing the DLN Micromix Hydrogen Combustion Principle for Industrial Gas Turbine Applications}, series = {ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition Volume 4A: Combustion, Fuels and Emissions Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 15-19, 2015}, booktitle = {ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition Volume 4A: Combustion, Fuels and Emissions Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 15-19, 2015}, isbn = {978-0-7918-5668-0}, doi = {10.1115/GT2015-42043}, pages = {V04AT04A008}, year = {2015}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{KronigerHorikawaFunkeetal.2021, author = {Kroniger, Daniel and Horikawa, Atsushi and Funke, Harald and Pf{\"a}ffle, Franziska and Kishimoto, Tsuyoshi and Okada, Koichi}, title = {Experimental and numerical investigation on the effect of pressure on micromix hydrogen combustion}, series = {Conference Proceedings Turbo Expo: Power for Land, Sea and Air, Volume 3A: Combustion, Fuels, and Emissions}, booktitle = {Conference Proceedings Turbo Expo: Power for Land, Sea and Air, Volume 3A: Combustion, Fuels, and Emissions}, publisher = {ASME}, address = {New York, NY}, doi = {10.1115/GT2021-58926}, pages = {11 Seiten}, year = {2021}, abstract = {The micromix (MMX) combustion concept is a DLN gas turbine combustion technology designed for high hydrogen content fuels. Multiple non-premixed miniaturized flames based on jet in cross-flow (JICF) are inherently safe against flashback and ensure a stable operation in various operative conditions. The objective of this paper is to investigate the influence of pressure on the micromix flame with focus on the flame initiation point and the NOx emissions. A numerical model based on a steady RANS approach and the Complex Chemistry model with relevant reactions of the GRI 3.0 mechanism is used to predict the reactive flow and NOx emissions at various pressure conditions. Regarding the turbulence-chemical interaction, the Laminar Flame Concept (LFC) and the Eddy Dissipation Concept (EDC) are compared. The numerical results are validated against experimental results that have been acquired at a high pressure test facility for industrial can-type gas turbine combustors with regard to flame initiation and NOx emissions. The numerical approach is adequate to predict the flame initiation point and NOx emission trends. Interestingly, the flame shifts its initiation point during the pressure increase in upstream direction, whereby the flame attachment shifts from anchoring behind a downstream located bluff body towards anchoring directly at the hydrogen jet. The LFC predicts this change and the NOx emissions more accurately than the EDC. The resulting NOx correlation regarding the pressure is similar to a non-premixed type combustion configuration.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{FunkeKeinzBoerneretal.2013, author = {Funke, Harald and Keinz, Jan and B{\"o}rner, Sebastian and Haj Ayed, A. and Kusterer, K. and Tekin, N. and Kazari, M. and Kitajima, J. and Horikawa, A. and Okada, K.}, title = {Experimental and numerical characterization of the dry low NOx micromix hydrogen combustion principle at increased energy density for industrial hydrogen gas turbine applications}, series = {Combustion, fuels and emissions : proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition - 2013 ; June 3 - 7, 2013, San Antonio, Texas, USA ; vol. 1}, booktitle = {Combustion, fuels and emissions : proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition - 2013 ; June 3 - 7, 2013, San Antonio, Texas, USA ; vol. 1}, editor = {Song, Seung Jin}, publisher = {ASME}, address = {New York, NY}, organization = {American Society of Mechanical Engineers}, isbn = {978-0-7918-5510-2}, pages = {V001T04A055}, year = {2013}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{ThomaFisherBertrandetal.2020, author = {Thoma, Andreas and Fisher, Alex and Bertrand, Olivier and Braun, Carsten}, title = {Evaluation of possible flight strategies for close object evasion from bumblebee experiments}, series = {Living Machines 2020: Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems}, booktitle = {Living Machines 2020: Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems}, editor = {Vouloutsi, Vasiliki and Mura, Anna and Tauber, Falk and Speck, Thomas and Prescott, Tony J. and Verschure, Paul F. M. J.}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-030-64312-6}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-64313-3_34}, pages = {354 -- 365}, year = {2020}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SchirraJ2013, author = {Schirra, Julian and J., Watmuff}, title = {Euler-based induced drag estimation for highly non-planar lifting systems during conceptional design}, series = {62. Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2013 : 10. - 12. September 2032, Stuttgart, Haus der Wirtschaft}, booktitle = {62. Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2013 : 10. - 12. September 2032, Stuttgart, Haus der Wirtschaft}, publisher = {Dt. Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Luft- und Raumfahrt}, address = {Bonn}, organization = {Deutsche Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal-Oberth}, pages = {1 -- 8}, year = {2013}, language = {en} }