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Propulsion 127<br />

If the sum of the fixed PreqEG exceeds the propulsion group power required, or if the power is fixed for<br />

all engine groups, then each is reduced by the ratio PreqPG/ <br />

fixed PreqEG. The result is that the power<br />

is distributed proportional to fP times the engine rated power. The fuel flow of the propulsion group is<br />

obtained from the sum over the engine groups: ˙wreqPG = ˙wreqEG.<br />

16–3 Geometry<br />

The length of the drive system ℓDS can be input or calculated. The calculated length is the sum of<br />

the longitudinal, lateral, and vertical distances from the primary rotor hub to the other hub locations for<br />

all rotors in the propulsion group: ℓDS = f (|Δx| + |Δy| + |Δz|), where f is an input factor.<br />

16–4 Drive-System Rating<br />

The drive-system rating is defined as a power limit, PDSlimit. The rating is properly a torque limit,<br />

QDSlimit = PDSlimit/Ω, but is expressed as a power limit for clarity. The drive-system rating can be<br />

specified as follows:<br />

a) Input PDSlimit.<br />

<br />

b) From the engine takeoff power rating, PDSlimit = flimit NengPeng (summed over<br />

all engine groups).<br />

c) From the power available at the transmission sizing flight conditions, PDSlimit =<br />

flimit(Ωref/Ωprim) NengPav (largest of all conditions).<br />

d) From the power required at the transmission sizing flight conditions, PDSlimit =<br />

flimit(Ωref/Ωprim) NengPreq (largest of all conditions).<br />

with flimit an input factor. The drive-system rating is a limit on the entire propulsion system. To account<br />

for differences in the distribution of power through the drive system, limits are also used for the torque<br />

of each rotor shaft (PRSlimit) and of each engine group (PESlimit). The engine-shaft rating is calculated<br />

as for the drive-system rating, without the sum over engine groups. The rotor-shaft rating is either input<br />

or calculated from the rotor power required at the transmission sizing flight conditions. The power limit<br />

is associated with a reference rotational speed, and when applied the limit is scaled with the rotational<br />

speed of the flight state. The rotation speed for the drive-system rating PDSlimit is the hover speed of the<br />

primary rotor of the propulsion group (for the first drive state). The rotation speed for the engine-shaft<br />

rating PESlimit is the corresponding engine turbine speed. The rotation speed for the rotor-shaft rating<br />

PRSlimit is the corresponding speed of that rotor.<br />

16–5 Weights<br />

The drive system consists of gear boxes and rotor shafts, drive shafts, rotor brakes, clutches, and<br />

gas drive. The drive-system weight depends on the rotor and engine rotational speeds, evaluated for<br />

the propulsion group primary rotor and a specified engine group, at a specified drive-system state (gear<br />

ratio).<br />

The AFDD drive-system weight model depends on fQ, the second (main or tail) rotor rated torque<br />

as a fraction of the total drive-system rated torque; and on fP , the second (main or tail) rotor rated power<br />

as a fraction of the total drive-system rated power. These parameters are related by the rotational speeds<br />

of the two rotors: fP = fQΩother/Ωmain. Typically fP = fQ =0.6 for twin rotors (tandem, coaxial, and

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