{"product_id":"advanced-aircraft-design-isbn-9781118568118","title":"Advanced Aircraft Design","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough the overall appearance of modern airliners has not changed a lot since the introduction of jetliners in the 1950s, their safety, efficiency and environmental friendliness have improved considerably. Main contributors to this have been gas turbine engine technology, advanced materials, computational aerodynamics, advanced structural analysis and on-board systems. Since aircraft design became a highly multidisciplinary activity, the development of multidisciplinary optimization (MDO) has become a popular new discipline. Despite this, the application of MDO during the conceptual design phase is not yet widespread.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdvanced Aircraft Design: Conceptual Design, Analysis and Optimization of Subsonic Civil Airplanes\u003c\/i\u003e presents a quasi-analytical optimization approach based on a concise set of sizing equations. Objectives are aerodynamic efficiency, mission fuel, empty weight and maximum takeoff weight. Independent design variables studied include design cruise altitude, wing area and span and thrust or power loading. Principal  features of integrated concepts such as the blended wing and body and highly non-planar wings are also covered. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The quasi-analytical approach enables designers to compare the results of high-fidelity MDO optimization with lower-fidelity methods which need far less computational effort. Another advantage to this approach is that it can provide answers to “what if” questions rapidly and with little computational cost.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey features:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a new fundamental vision on conceptual airplane design optimization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an overview of advanced technologies for propulsion and reducing aerodynamic drag\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers insight into the derivation of design sensitivity information\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes design based on first principles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders pros and cons  of innovative configurations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReconsiders optimum cruise performance at transonic Mach numbers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdvanced Aircraft Design: Conceptual Design, Analysis and Optimization of Subsonic Civil Airplanes\u003c\/i\u003e advances understanding of the initial optimization of civil airplanes and is a must-have reference for aerospace engineering students, applied researchers, aircraft design engineers and analysts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Preface xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Design of the Well-Tempered Aircraft 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 How Aircraft Design Developed 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Concept Finding 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Product Development 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Baseline Design in a Nutshell 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Automated Design Synthesis 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Technology Assessment 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Structure of the Optimization Problem 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Early Conceptual Design 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Scenario and Requirements 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Weight Terminology and Prediction 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 The Unity Equation 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Range Parameter 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Environmental Issues 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Propulsion and Engine Technology 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Propulsion Leading the Way 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Basic Concepts of Jet Propulsion 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Turboprop Engines 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Turbofan Engine Layout 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Power Plant Selection 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Aerodynamic Drag and Its Reduction 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Basic Concepts 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Decomposition Schemes and Terminology 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Subsonic Parasite and Induced Drag 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Drag Polar Representations 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Drag Prediction 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Viscous Drag Reduction 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Induced Drag Reduction 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 From Tube and Wing to Flying Wing 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 The Case for Flying Wings 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Allocation of Useful Volume 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Survey of Aerodynamic Efficiency 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Survey of the Parameter ML\/D 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Integrated Configurations Compared 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Flying Wing Design 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Clean Sheet Design 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Dominant and Radical Configurations 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Morphology of Shapes 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Wing and Tail Configurations 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Aircraft Featuring a Foreplane 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Non-Planar Lifting Systems 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Joined Wing Aircraft 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Twin-Fuselage Aircraft 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Hydrogen-Fuelled Commercial Transports 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Promising Concepts 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Aircraft Design Optimization 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 The Perfect Design: An Illusion? 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Elements of Optimization 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Analytical or Numerical Optimization? 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Large Optimization Problems 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Practical Optimization in Conceptual Design 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Theory of Optimum Weight 229\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Weight Engineering: Core of Aircraft Design 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Design Sensitivity 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Jet Transport Empty Weight 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Design Sensitivity of Airframe Drag 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Thrust, Power Plant and Fuel Weight 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Take-Off Weight, Thrust and Fuel Efficiency 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Summary and Reflection 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Matching Engines and Airframe 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Requirements and Constraints 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Cruise-Sized Engines 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Low Speed Requirements 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Schematic Take-Off Analysis 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Approach and Landing 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Engine Selection and Installation 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Elements of Aerodynamic Wing Design 281\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Planform Geometry 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Design Sensitivity Information 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Subsonic Aircraft Wing 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Constrained Optima 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Transonic Aircraft Wing 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Lift Coefficient and Aspect Ratio 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Detailed Design 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 High Lift Devices 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The Wing Structure and Its Weight 319\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Methodology 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Basic Wing Box 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Inertia Relief and Design Loads 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Non-Ideal Weight 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Secondary Structures and Miscellaneous Items 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Stress Levels in Aluminium Alloys 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.8 Refinements 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.9 Application 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Unified Cruise Performance 363\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Maximum Aerodynamic Efficiency 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 The Parameter ML\/D 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 The Range Parameter 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Range in Cruising Flight 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Cruise Procedures and Mission Fuel 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Reflection 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Volumes, Surface and Wetted Areas 393\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.1 Wing 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.2 Fuselage 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.3 Tail Surfaces 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.4 Engine Nacelles and Pylons 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.5 Airframe Wetted Area 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eB International Standard Atmosphere 397\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC Abbreviations 399\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 403\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Advanced Aircraft Design: Conceptual Design, Analysis and Optimization of Subsonic Civil Airplanes advances understanding of the initial optimization of civil airplanes and is a must-have reference for aerospace engineering students, applied researchers, aircraft design engineers and analysts.”  (\u003ci\u003eExpofairs.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e 13 August 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEgbert Torenbeek, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEgbert Torenbeek is Professor Emeritus of Aircraft Design at Delft University of Technology.\u003cbr\u003eHe graduated as an engineer in 1961 at TU Delft and in 1964 he became responsible for teaching the Aircraft Preliminary Design course at the department of Aerospace Engineering. After a sabbatical at Lockheed Georgia Company, he became a senior lecturer and full professor of the Aircraft Design chair at TU Delft, initiating research and teaching in computer-assisted aircraft design.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough the overall appearance of modern airliners has not changed a lot since the introduction of jetliners in the 1950s, their safety, efficiency and environmental friendliness have improved considerably. Main contributors to this have been gas turbine engine technology, advanced materials, computational aerodynamics, advanced structural analysis and on-board systems. Since aircraft design became a highly multidisciplinary activity, the development of multidisciplinary optimization (MDO) has become a popular new discipline. Despite this, the application of MDO during the conceptual design phase is not yet widespread.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdvanced Aircraft Design: Conceptual Design, Analysis and Optimization of Subsonic Civil Airplanes\u003c\/i\u003e presents a quasi-analytical optimization approach based on a concise set of sizing equations. Objectives are aerodynamic efficiency, mission fuel, empty weight and maximum takeoff weight. Independent design variables studied include design cruise altitude, wing area and span and thrust or power loading. Principal  features of integrated concepts such as the blended wing and body and highly non-planar wings are also covered. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The quasi-analytical approach enables designers to compare the results of high-fidelity MDO optimization with lower-fidelity methods which need far less computational effort. Another advantage to this approach is that it can provide answers to “what if” questions rapidly and with little computational cost.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey features:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a new fundamental vision on conceptual airplane design optimization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an overview of advanced technologies for propulsion and reducing aerodynamic drag\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers insight into the derivation of design sensitivity information\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes design based on first principles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders pros and cons  of innovative configurations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReconsiders optimum cruise performance at transonic Mach numbers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdvanced Aircraft Design: Conceptual Design, Analysis and Optimization of Subsonic Civil Airplanes\u003c\/i\u003e advances understanding of the initial optimization of civil airplanes and is a must-have reference for aerospace engineering students, applied researchers, aircraft design engineers and analysts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988663943397,"sku":"NP9781118568118","price":138.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118568118.jpg?v=1761781172","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/advanced-aircraft-design-isbn-9781118568118","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}