The power of a racecar in the volume of a cookie jar – Proud to announce that our ultra-high power-density, electrically driven UHBR turbofan simulator is scheduled for experimental testing at the end of this year. 350 kilowatts (469 hp) of power packed inside a volume of less than 3 liters, 30.000 RPM, a titanium fan and a 900V drive. This is what it takes to scale ultra-high bypass ratio turbofan engines of the future and German-Dutch Wind Tunnels is ready for it.
The Electrically Powered engine Simulator (EPS) demonstration project was conceived at DNW to assess and demonstrate the viability of highly compact electric drives for engine simulation and to complement traditional compressed-air-turbine drives. Parent institutes DLR and Royal NLR soon joined the project. The joining of forces of DNW, DLR and NLR brought together expertise in wind tunnel testing techniques, aero-acoustic fan stage design, geometry design, CFD modelling and high-performance engineering and once again exemplified the power of such joint-efforts.
The EPS’s ‘maiden flight’ is already scheduled, as a wind tunnel test is underway in one of our German facilities. In that particular campaign, for the DLR Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology, it will serve as an engine platform for a geometrically and acoustically highly optimized passenger aircraft platform.
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DLR-Institut für Aerodynamik und Strömungstechnik
DLR Institute of Propulsion Technology
Nederlands Lucht- en Ruimtevaartcentrum