a seminar report on concorde

8/19/2019 A Seminar Report on Concorde.

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A TECHNICAL STUDY ON A TECHNICAL STUDY ON

SUPERSONIC PASSENGERSUPERSONIC PASSENGER

AIRCRAFT- AIRCRAFT- A CASE STUDY ON CONCORDE A CASE STUDY ON CONCORDE

SUBMITTED BY,SUBMITTED BY,

NISSAM SIDHEEQ,NISSAM SIDHEEQ,ROLL NO:31,S7 MECHANICAL,ROLL NO:31,S7 MECHANICAL,

M.E.S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,M.E.S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,KUTTIPPURAM.KUTTIPPURAM.

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OFUNDER THE GUIDANCE OF ALEX BERNALD ALEX BERNALD

LECTURER,DEPT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGLECTURER,DEPT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING


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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

SUPER SONIC AIR CRAFTS ARESUPER SONIC AIR CRAFTS ARE

THOSE AIRCRAFTS WHICH FLIES ATTHOSE AIRCRAFTS WHICH FLIES AT

MORE THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND.MORE THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND.

CONCORDE IS THE WORLDS ONLYCONCORDE IS THE WORLDS ONLY

SUPERSONIC PASSENGER AIRCRAFT.SUPERSONIC PASSENGER AIRCRAFT.

THERE ARE MANY FEATURES FORTHERE ARE MANY FEATURES FOR

CONCORDE,WHICH ENABLESCONCORDE,WHICH ENABLES

SUPERSONIC FLIGHT.SUPERSONIC FLIGHT.


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A CASE STUDY ON CONCORDE A CASE STUDY ON CONCORDE

THIS AIRCRAFT FLIES ATTHIS AIRCRAFT FLIES ATMORE THAN TWO TIMESMORE THAN TWO TIMESTHE SPEED OF SOUND.THE SPEED OF SOUND.

IN 1!",THE BRITISH ANDIN 1!",THE BRITISH ANDFRENCH GO#ERNMENTSFRENCH GO#ERNMENTS

SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TOSIGNED AN AGREEMENT TODE#ELOP A SUPERSONICDE#ELOP A SUPERSONICTRANSPORTTRANSPORT

AIRCRAFT$SST%AND THE AIRCRAFT$SST%AND THEPLANE WAS BUILT &OINTLYPLANE WAS BUILT &OINTLYBY BRITISHBY BRITISH

AEROSPACE$BAE% AND AEROSPACE$BAE% AND AERSPATIALE. AERSPATIALE.


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THE FIRST FLIGHT TOOK PLACE IN 1! ANDTHE FIRST FLIGHT TOOK PLACE IN 1! ANDBEGAN PASSENGER SER#ICE IN 17!.BEGAN PASSENGER SER#ICE IN 17!.

THE CONCORDE HOLDS MANYTHE CONCORDE HOLDS MANY

RECORDS,INCLUDING FASTEST CROSSING OF THERECORDS,INCLUDING FASTEST CROSSING OF THE

ATLANTIC FROM NEWYORK TO LONDON IN " ATLANTIC FROM NEWYORK TO LONDON IN "HOURS '( MINUTES AND (' SECONDS ASHOURS '( MINUTES AND (' SECONDS AS

OPPOSED TO ABOUT ) HOURS FOR A SUBSONICOPPOSED TO ABOUT ) HOURS FOR A SUBSONIC

FLIGHT.FLIGHT.


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HISTORYHISTORY

SUPERSONIC AIRLINESUPERSONIC AIRLINE

RESEARCH IN EUROPERESEARCH IN EUROPE

BEGAN IN 1'! ANDBEGAN IN 1'! AND

RESULTED IN THE BRITISHRESULTED IN THE BRITISH

AND FRENCH AND FRENCH

GO#ERNMENTS SIGNING ANGO#ERNMENTS SIGNING ANINTERNATIONAL TREATY FORINTERNATIONAL TREATY FOR

THE &OINTTHE &OINT

DESIGN,DE#ELOPMENT ANDDESIGN,DE#ELOPMENT AND

MANUFACTURE OF AMANUFACTURE OF A

SUPERSONIC AIRLINER INSUPERSONIC AIRLINER IN1!".1!".

THE FIRST PROTOTYPE WASTHE FIRST PROTOTYPE WAS

ROLLED OUT AT TOULOUSEROLLED OUT AT TOULOUSE

IN 1!7.IN 1!7.


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CONCORDE #S OTHER PASSENGER &ETSCONCORDE #S OTHER PASSENGER &ETS

THE CONCORDE FLIESTHE CONCORDE FLIES

FASTER AND HIGHER THANFASTER AND HIGHER THAN

MOST COMMERCIAL &ETS.MOST COMMERCIAL &ETS.

BECAUSE THE CONCORDEBECAUSE THE CONCORDE

TRA#ELS FASTER THANTRA#ELS FASTER THANTHE SPEED OF SOUND ANDTHE SPEED OF SOUND AND

ALMOST TWICE AS HIGH AS ALMOST TWICE AS HIGH AS

OTHER COMMERCIALOTHER COMMERCIAL

&ETS,IT HAS SE#ERAL&ETS,IT HAS SE#ERAL

FEATURES THAT SET ITFEATURES THAT SET IT

APART FROM OTHER APART FROM OTHER

AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT.


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TECHNICAL FEATURESTECHNICAL FEATURES

STREAMLINED DESIGNSTREAMLINED DESIGNNEEDLE LIKE FUSELAGENEEDLE LIKE FUSELAGE

SWEPT-BACK DELTA WINGSWEPT-BACK DELTA WING

MO#EABLE NOSEMO#EABLE NOSE

#ERTICAL TAIL DESIGN#ERTICAL TAIL DESIGN

* ENGINE DESIGNENGINE DESIGNENGINES BUILT IN TO THE WINGENGINES BUILT IN TO THE WING

AFTER BURNERS AFTER BURNERS

MAIN AND AUXILLARY FUEL TANKSMAIN AND AUXILLARY FUEL TANKS

HIGH-REFLECTI#ITY PAINTHIGH-REFLECTI#ITY PAINT


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STREAM LINED DESIGNSTREAM LINED DESIGN

AS ANY AIRCRAFT APPROACHES THE AS ANY AIRCRAFT APPROACHES THE

SPEED OF SOUND$11++/,3(30/%,SPEED OF SOUND$11++/,3(30/%,

THE AIR PRESSURE BUILDS UP INTHE AIR PRESSURE BUILDS UP IN

FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT FORMING AFRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT FORMING A

WALL2 OF AIR.WALL2 OF AIR.

TO PUNCH THROUGH THAT WALL OFTO PUNCH THROUGH THAT WALL OF

AIR,PLANES MUST BE STREANLINED AIR,PLANES MUST BE STREANLINED


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* TO STREAMLINE THE CONCORDE,THETO STREAMLINE THE CONCORDE,THE

FOLLOWING DESIGNS HA#E BEENFOLLOWING DESIGNS HA#E BEEN

IMPLEMENTED:IMPLEMENTED:

NEEDLE-LIKE FUSELAGENEEDLE-LIKE FUSELAGE

SWEPT-BACK DELTA WINGSWEPT-BACK DELTA WING

MO#EABLE NOSEMO#EABLE NOSE

#ERTICAL TAIL DESIGN#ERTICAL TAIL DESIGN


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FUSELAGEFUSELAGE

THE FUSEALAGE OF THE CONCORDE ISTHE FUSEALAGE OF THE CONCORDE IS

ONLY$".70%WIDEONLY$".70%WIDE

$FOR COMPARISON,A 7(7 IS "+$!.10% WIDE%$FOR COMPARISON,A 7(7 IS "+$!.10% WIDE%

THE LENGTH OF THE CONCORDE IS ABOUTTHE LENGTH OF THE CONCORDE IS ABOUT

"+"$!1.70%,&UST SLIGHTLY SHORTER THAN A 7(7."+"$!1.70%,&UST SLIGHTLY SHORTER THAN A 7(7.

THE LONG,NARROW SHAPE OF THE CONCORDETHE LONG,NARROW SHAPE OF THE CONCORDEREDUCES THE DRAG ON THE PLANE AS IT MO#ESREDUCES THE DRAG ON THE PLANE AS IT MO#ES

THROUGH THE AIR.THROUGH THE AIR.


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DELTA WINGDELTA WING

WIDE,TRIANGULAR WING STRUCTURE ANDWIDE,TRIANGULAR WING STRUCTURE ANDLACK OF HORIONTAL TAILLACK OF HORIONTAL TAIL..

A DELTA SHAPE IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR A DELTA SHAPE IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE FORSUPERSONIC FLIGHT,WHICH REQUIRES A COMBINATIONSUPERSONIC FLIGHT,WHICH REQUIRES A COMBINATIONOF SUFFICIENT LENGTH AND SWEEP,MINIMUMOF SUFFICIENT LENGTH AND SWEEP,MINIMUMRELATI#E THICKNESS,AND A LOW ASPECT RATIO.RELATI#E THICKNESS,AND A LOW ASPECT RATIO.


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COMPARING WITH A BOEINGCOMPARING WITH A BOEING

7(77(7

THIN,RECTANGULAR WING STRUCTUETHIN,RECTANGULAR WING STRUCTUE

AND HORIONTAL STABILIER ON THE AND HORIONTAL STABILIER ON THETAIL.TAIL.


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ENGINESENGINES

THE ENGINES ON THETHE ENGINES ON THE

CONCORDE PRO#IDECONCORDE PRO#IDE

THE THRUSTTHE THRUST

NECESSARY FORNECESSARY FOR

TAKEOFF,CRUISINGTAKEOFF,CRUISING AND LANDING. AND LANDING.

THE CONCORDETHE CONCORDE

HAS ,FOUR ROLLSHAS ,FOUR ROLLS

ROYCESNECMAROYCESNECMAOLYMPUS '3 TURBOOLYMPUS '3 TURBO

&ET ENGINE.&ET ENGINE.


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CONCORDE IN FLIGHTCONCORDE IN FLIGHT

THE ENGINES ARE ATTATCHED DIRECTLYTHE ENGINES ARE ATTATCHED DIRECTLY

UNDERNEATH THE WING WITHOUT STRUTSUNDERNEATH THE WING WITHOUT STRUTS


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AIRBUS 3"+ IN FLIGHT AIRBUS 3"+ IN FLIGHT

THE ENGINES ARE ATTATCHEDTHE ENGINES ARE ATTATCHED

UNDERNEATH THE WING WITH STRUTSUNDERNEATH THE WING WITH STRUTS


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AFTER BURNERS AFTER BURNERS

IF THE THRUST OF THE ENGINE IS DESIREDIF THE THRUST OF THE ENGINE IS DESIRED

TO BE INCREASED WITHOUT CHANGINGTO BE INCREASED WITHOUT CHANGING

THE PHYSICAL DIMENSION OF THETHE PHYSICAL DIMENSION OF THE

COMPRESSOR,TURBINE ETC4ADDITIONALCOMPRESSOR,TURBINE ETC4ADDITIONALQUANTITY CAN BE BURNED IN A SECTIONQUANTITY CAN BE BURNED IN A SECTION

OF THE &ET PIPE TO INCREASE THEOF THE &ET PIPE TO INCREASE THE

#ELOCITY OF &ET.#ELOCITY OF &ET.

THIS PROCESS IS KNOWN AS REHEATING,THIS PROCESS IS KNOWN AS REHEATING,

WHICH IS DONE BY AN AFTER BURNER.WHICH IS DONE BY AN AFTER BURNER.


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FUEL TANKSFUEL TANKS

THE CONCORDE HASTHE CONCORDE HAS17 FUEL TANKS THAT17 FUEL TANKS THATCAN HOLD A TOTAL OFCAN HOLD A TOTAL OF31,'!31,'!

GALLONS$11,'++GALLONS$11,'++LITRES% OF KEROSENELITRES% OF KEROSENEFUEL.FUEL.

THE MAIN TANKS ARETHE MAIN TANKS ARELOCATED IN EACHLOCATED IN EACH

WING$FI#E ON EACHWING$FI#E ON EACHSIDE%ANDSIDE%ANDFUSELAGE$FOUR%.FUSELAGE$FOUR%.


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HIGH-REFLECTI#ITY PAINTHIGH-REFLECTI#ITY PAINT

CONCORDE HAS A HIGHCONCORDE HAS A HIGH

REFLECTI#ITY WHITE PAINT THAT ISREFLECTI#ITY WHITE PAINT THAT IS

ABOUT TWICE AS REFLECTI#E AS THE ABOUT TWICE AS REFLECTI#E AS THE

WHITE PAINT ON OTHER &ETS.WHITE PAINT ON OTHER &ETS.

THIS IS TO REFLECT AND RADIATETHIS IS TO REFLECT AND RADIATE

THE HEAT.THE HEAT.


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CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

* THE CONCORDES ARE UNDERGOINGTHE CONCORDES ARE UNDERGOINGMODIFICATIONS.MODIFICATIONS.

* MODIFICATIONS INCLUDE KE#LAR LININGSMODIFICATIONS INCLUDE KE#LAR LININGS

TO THE FUEL TANKS,TO PRE#ENT THEMTO THE FUEL TANKS,TO PRE#ENT THEMFROM RUPTURING IN THE E#ENT THAT THEFROM RUPTURING IN THE E#ENT THAT THEWING IS PUNCTURED.WING IS PUNCTURED.

* SE#ERAL PLANS ARE GOING ON RESEARCHSE#ERAL PLANS ARE GOING ON RESEARCH

TO IMPRO#E THE CONCORDE IN TERMS OFTO IMPRO#E THE CONCORDE IN TERMS OFSAFETY AND COMFORTSAFETY AND COMFORT..


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