AirTN, a project to improve the research infrastructure

AirTN, a project to improve the research infrastructure for aeronautics in EuropeAirTN Catalogue

11 December 2013, Bonn

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Aims of the AirTN Task on Research Infrastructures (Partners : CIRA, DLR, NLR, ONERA):

• To contribute to the improvement of the optimal use, major upgrade anddevelopment of aeronautical research infrastructures in Europe.

• To support the identification of needs for new Research Infrastructures inEurope.

Catalogue of Strategic, Key and Common facilities:

• Taking into account the ACARE typology:• Strategic facilities : > 100M€ investments; operating budget as high as10M€/year and less than 10 in Europe.• Key facilities : > 10M€ investments; tariffs on full operating costs – uniquecharacter and less than 100 in Europe.• Common facilities : < 10M€ investments; medium or small size capabilities andbasic tools.

• Available in the AirTN website as a tool for the stakeholders.

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The catalogue (updated version : 21 June 2013):

• 8 Infrastructure types : Wind Tunnel, Propulsion Bench, Structures,Materials, Simulator, Flight test bed, Supercomputers, Others.

• From the questionnaire responses: Number of answers: 200 Number of countries: 12

Number of Strategic facilities: 13 (Wind Tunnel: 7, Propulsion: 4, Structures: 2) Number of Key facilities: 69

Research Infrastructures in Europe

Others20%

Supercomputers6%

Flight test bed10%

Simulator7% Materials

8%

Structures8%

Propulsion Bench12%

Wind tunnel29%

Wind tunnelPropulsion BenchStructuresMaterialsSimulatorFlight test bedSupercomputersOthers

Key Research Infrastructures in Europe

Others16%

Supercomputers4%

Flight test bed10%

Simulator4%

Materials7%

Structures9%

Propulsion Bench13%

Wind tunnel37% Wind tunnel

Propulsion BenchStructuresMaterialsSimulatorFlight test bedSupercomputersOthers

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The website and versions of the catalogue:http://www.airtn.eu/catalogues/research-facilities/index.html

• Excel file

• 2 Versions:- 200 RIs (private part)

- 73 Strategic & Key RIs (public part)

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The website and versions of the catalogue:Type Infrastructure Country Location Name

Year construction

or refurbishment Owner ContactAccesspolicy support

ACARETypology domain

Wind tunnel France Modane S1MA 1950 Onera J.P. Foucault contract all Strategic publicWind tunnel France Modane S2MA 1950 Onera J.P. Foucault contract all Strategic publicWind tunnel France Le Fauga Mauzac F1 1974 Onera J.P. Foucault contract all Strategic publicWind tunnel Germany Cologne ETW 1988 Fr, UK, De, Nl [email protected] contract internal Strategic public

Wind tunnel Netherlands MarknesseDNW-LLF (Large low-speed facility) 1980 DNW foundation Henri Vos [[email protected]] contract all Strategic foundation

Wind tunnel UK Farnborough LSWT QinetiQ contract none (private?) Strategic privateWind tunnel UK Bedford TWT ARA contract none (private?) Strategic privateWind tunnel France Modane S3MA 1950 Onera J.P. Foucault contract all Key publicWind tunnel France Modane S4B 1970 Onera J.P. Foucault contract all Key publicWind tunnel France Modane BD2 1970 Onera J.P. Foucault contract all Key publicWind tunnel France Saclay PAG Icing Wind Tunnel 2007 DGA F. Le Mézo contract Key public

Wind tunnel France Saclay CEPRA 19 1975 Onera J.P. Foucault contractNational and regionalpartialy Key public

Wind tunnel France Meudon S3Ch 1986 Onera B. Chanetz contractNational , Europeanprivate Key public

Wind tunnel France Meudon R2 1964 Onera B. Chanetz contractNational , Europeanprivate Key public

Wind tunnel France Meudon S5Ch 1951 Onera B. Chanetz contractNational , Europeanprivate Key public

Wind tunnel Germany Neubiberg/Munich HSCWT 1985 DLR Dr. R. Niehuis contract all Key publicWind tunnel Germany Bremen LSWT 1970 Airbus Klaus Muthreich contract internal Key privateWind tunnel Austria Graz A-8010- Facilities 1990 Graz Univ. Dr E. Göttlich contract European; private Key Public military

Wind tunnel Austria Vienna Climatic WT 2003RTA rail tec Arsenal G. Haller contract all Key Public military

Wind tunnel Netherlands AmsterdamDNW-HST (Transonic wind tunnel) 1996 DNW foundation Henri Vos [[email protected]] contract all Key foundation

Wind tunnel Germany CologneDNW-KKK (Cryogenic wind tunnel) DNW foundation Henri Vos [[email protected]] contract all Key foundation

Wind tunnel Netherlands MarknesseDNW-LST (Low-speed wind tunnel) 1986 DNW foundation Henri Vos [[email protected]] contract all Key foundation

Wind tunnel Germany BraunschweigDNW-NWB (Low-speed wind tunnel) 2010 DNW foundation Henri Vos [[email protected]] contract all Key foundation

Wind tunnel Netherlands AmsterdamDNW-SST (Supersonic wind tunnel) 1964;1999 DNW foundation Henri Vos [[email protected]] contract all Key foundation

Wind tunnel Germany GöttingenDNW-TWG (Transonic wind tunnel) 1964; 2010 DNW foundation Henri Vos [[email protected]] contract all Key foundation

Wind tunnel Sweden Bromma (Stockholm) Comp. TF 2006 STARCS M. Jernlundcontractand research Private (internal.) Key private

Wind tunnel Sweden Bromma (Stockholm) HYP500 1965 STARCS M. Jernlundcontractand research Private (internal.) Key private

Wind tunnel Sweden Bromma (Stockholm) STARCS T1500 1989 STARCS M. Jernlundcontractand research Private (internal.) Key private

Wind tunnel Sweden Bromma (Stockholm) STARCS TVM500 1968 STARCS M. Jernlundcontractand research Private (internal.) Key private

Wind tunnel Italy Capua IWT (Icing Wind tunnel) 2002 CIRA L. Vecchione contract national Key public

Wind tunnel Switzerland Emmen Large Wind Tunnel Emmen (LWTE) 1946; 2001, 2007 RUAG Aviation [email protected] contract private Key private

Wind tunnel Belgium Rhode-Saint-Genèse L-1 1960 VKI P. Planquartcontractand research Public Key public

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The website and versions of the catalogue:

• Detailed information

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The website and versions of the catalogue:

• If you want to appear in the catalogue (New entries – Updates):

Cyprius, Latvia, Lithuania, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, England, Ireland,Switzerland, France ONERA: [email protected]

Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, The Netherlands NLR: [email protected]

Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany DLR: [email protected]

Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Italy CIRA: [email protected]

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Some key points from IEG report:• ETW, DNW-LLF, ONERA S-1 and ONERA F-1 wind tunnels are classified

as strategic and unique capabilities/facilities.• Extend the database of possible strategic and key aviation infrastructure to

cover the whole range of needs for 'Horizon 2020' and Flightpath 2050.• Different Working Groups.• A consolidated list of key and strategic infrastructures is derived using the

IEG criteria.• IEG Criteria (RDT&E capabilities):

- For strategic qualification:Size (close to ACARE criteria: investments & turnover)State of the artUser’s expectations/experienceMeeting of all the needs to the time horizon of Flightpath 2050AccessibilityUniqueness

- For key qualification:Size (close to ACARE criteria: investments & turnover)State of the artUser’s expectations/experienceMeeting specific needs of member states or Industry to the time horizon of Flightpath 2050Accessibility

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Some AirTN comments on the IEG report:

• There is no clue to answer and to assess the following criteria, which aremainly subjective criteria: state of the art, user's expectation/experienceand meeting needs of Flighpath 2050.

• Very different types of infrastructures (RDT&E) Are these criteria thefinal solution?

In a first step, a common point of view from all the stakeholders on theassessment criteria is required. A group has to work on a refinement of these criteria and on a definitionof thresholds inside each criterion. This group would assess therobustness of the final criteria to establish valid conclusions for eachtype of facilities. Then each owner has to judge all of these aspects at the same level andhas to fill in a new questionnaire (easy and quick to fill in).

In conclusion, a specific task is necessary to improve the IEG proposalconcerning the criteria. This task requires a great effort from allstakeholders of the aeronautic community.

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The Research Infrastructure Catalogue - Conclusion:

• is a key tool to identify and to list the major research facilities in Europe.

• presents some significant limits:• the requirement for a questionnaire response to be listed in thedatabase.• the catalogue lists only research infrastructures facilities a need toenlarge the type of infrastructures listed in the database is nowobserved.

• In conclusion, the Research Infrastructure Catalogue is the first step toidentify the essential capabilities in aeronautics in Europe and toprovide tools to define precisely the future needs of the aerospacecommunity.

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The Research Infrastructure Catalogue – Future prospects:

• AirTN NextGen You are invited to participate to the updates of theCatalogue (AirTN questionnaire and its criterion).

• AirTN NextGen To work on e-infrastructures:• 2 Workshops/Seminars (1 day) regarding Research Infrastructures:

- Clusters of simulation capabilities (Mai 2014) This WS/seminar will analyse thepotential advantages and their associated constraints of clusters of simulations to foster the virtual testingand the virtual certification.

• Clusters of simulation capabilities and transnational access.• Identification of specific constraints and proposals of feasibility studies for virtual certification.• Definition of students challenges on the clusters of simulation capabilities or on e-certification.• Mechanisms needed for the uncertainty management in clusters of simulations and virtualcertification.

- Preparatory technical work for the development of new infrastructures andtheir associated software tools.

• Aerospace Community The completion of the Catalogue and thedefinition of new robust criteria.

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