25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS2006-4.8S

DESIGN, OPTIMIS ATION AN D TECHNOLOGY OF C ARBON COMPOSITE AXIAL FLOW FAN ROTOR BL ADE OF LIGHT AIRCR AFT PROPULSION SYSTEM

R. Poul, D. Hanus
Czech Technical Univ. in Prague, Czech Republic

Keywords: composite fan blade, Sprint technology, axial flow fan

Our work is focused on design of carbon composite fan rotor blade. Technological design is examined aimed to find the most suitable structure with respect to required mechanical properties. We analyzed the SP Systems SPRINT technology feasibility of the blade, which is the alternative to RTM.

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