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Numerical Analysis and Performance Characterization of a Rear Variable Area Bypass Injector for Variable Cycle Engines.
Rel. Dario Giuseppe Pastrone, Bayindir Saracoglu, Andrea Ferrero. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Aerospaziale, 2025
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Variable Cycle Engines (VCEs) are a new family of engines that can dynamically modify their thermodynamic cycle to adapt to different flight conditions, being able to offer the efficiency of a high-bypass turbofan at subsonic speeds and the high specific thrust of a turbojet at supersonic speeds. To be able to do this, VCEs include components with variable geometry that regulate airflow and thermal cycle parameters, such as Variable Area Bypass Injector (VABI), Variable Stator Vanes (VSVs), compressor Inlet Guide Vanes (IGVs) and variable area exhaust nozzle. This study focuses on the Rear Variable Area Bypass Injector (Rear VABI), a key component that is the analog of the mixer in traditional turbofans.
By adjusting the bypass to core area ratio, the Rear VABI controls the bypass ratio, playing an important role in optimizing engine performance across a wide operational envelope
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