25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-10.7.2

TOWARDS A METHODOLOGY FOR THE DESIGN OF BIRD-PROOF INTAKES MADE WITH COMPOSITE MATERIAL

L.- M. L. Castelletti, M. Anghileri
Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Keywords: Birdstrike, Turbofan Intake, Composite Materials, Nonlinear FEA, SPH Method

Bird strike represents a menace for flight safety. The guidelines of a methodology to develop bird-proof intakes made in composite material are drawn. Core of the methodology is the synergy of experimental tests and numerical simulations. The reliability of the proposed methodology is eventually demonstrated in view of the obtained results.

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