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Re: Birds vs. Jets

The risk of the grid being sucked in due to a weakening via a bird-strike impact would also be quite high. And hard rigid components being sucked in are more certain to cause the engine to explosively fragment. Thus not a good idea. Disruption of the air flow could be minimised, but icing in the lee of the flow could also occur.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Edels" <edels@msn.com>
To: "James R. Cunningham" <jrccea@bellsouth.net>
Cc: "Dinosaur Mailing List" <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:53 AM
Subject: RE: Birds vs. Jets



Jim:



Of course that would be a major problem.



It's within the realm of possibility that a grid could be designed that would reduce the disruption to a minimum, while maintaining sufficient protection. However, my fluid dynamics is about 30 years in the past, and I don't have the solution. (I can only imagine it at this point). Your expertise is greater than my own. (And I'm not groveling, just being honest :-))



It's probable that the problems are currently beyond our abilities to create such a grid, but with new materials and modeling directed at the problem, we might be able to build something in the future that would work.



[I had thought that some sort of air gun that would push the birds out of the way, but the intake of the engine would negate the efficacy].



Later,



Allan Edels

From: jrccea@bellsouth.net
To: edels@msn.com
CC: dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Re: Birds vs. Jets
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:56:30 -0600

Wouldn't the problem be more one of severely disrupting the flow over the
stators and compressor blades, even with a clean grid?
JimC

----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Edels" <edels@msn.com>
To: "Mark Hallett" <marksabercat@yahoo.com>; "Don Ohmes" <d_ohmes@yahoo.com>
Cc: "Dinosaur Mailing List" <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 3:00 PM
Subject: RE: Birds vs. Jets



Mark:



I believe the problem with that idea is keeping the proposed grid clean
during a flight (especially if the flight is long). The build-up on the
grid will eventual reduce, if not completely block the airflow. I'm sure
that there is a way (automatic cleaning, etc.), but it will be quite a while
until it can be designed and tested, let alone implemented at an acceptable
price.