{"id":231263,"date":"2017-01-09T12:52:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T12:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg"},"modified":"2023-06-13T18:21:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T22:21:08","slug":"breaking-boundaries-new-engine-designs","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/breaking-boundaries-new-engine-designs\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Boundaries in New Engine Designs"},"author":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_video_cc_file_id":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_audio_cc_file_id":""},"media-tags":[12242,12226,10822,12246],"read_time":1,"video_cc_url":"","audio_cc_url":"","credits":"NASA \/ Rami Daud (Alcyon Technical Services)","original_date":{"stamp":0,"display":""},"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Inside the 8\u2019 x 6\u2019 wind tunnel at NASA Glenn, engineers recently tested a fan and inlet design, commonly called a propulsor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg?resize=600,401 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg?resize=900,601 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an effort to improve fuel efficiency, NASA and the aircraft industry are rethinking aircraft design. Inside the 8′ x 6′ wind tunnel at NASA Glenn, engineers recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-runs-first-ever-test-of-new-jet-engine-tech\">tested a fan and inlet design<\/a>, commonly called a propulsor, which could use four to eight percent less fuel than today’s advanced aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>The new propulsor is designed to be embedded in the aircraft’s body, where it would ingest the slower flowing air that normally develops along an aircraft’s surface, called boundary layer, and use it to help propel the aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>The tests showed that the new fan and inlet design could withstand the turbulent boundary layer airflow and increase efficiency. Results of the tests can be applied to cutting-edge aircraft designs that NASA and its partners are pursuing.<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>In an effort to improve fuel efficiency, NASA and the aircraft industry are rethinking aircraft design. Inside the 8\u2019 x 6\u2019 wind tunnel at NASA Glenn, engineers recently tested a fan and inlet design, commonly called a propulsor, which could use four to eight percent less fuel than today\u2019s advanced aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>The new propulsor is designed to be embedded in the aircraft\u2019s body, where it would ingest the slower flowing air that normally develops along an aircraft\u2019s surface, called boundary layer, and use it to help propel the aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>The tests showed that the new fan and inlet design could withstand the turbulent boundary layer airflow and increase efficiency. Results of the tests can be applied to cutting-edge aircraft designs that NASA and its partners are pursuing.<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"Inside the 8\u2019 x 6\u2019 wind tunnel at NASA Glenn, engineers recently tested a fan and inlet design, commonly called a propulsor","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"width":1041,"height":695,"file":"2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg","filesize":146928,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"bli_grc.jpg?resize=150,150","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":146928,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1"},"medium":{"file":"bli_grc.jpg?resize=300,200","width":300,"height":200,"filesize":146928,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg?w=300"},"medium_large":{"file":"bli_grc.jpg?resize=768,513","width":768,"height":513,"filesize":146928,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg?w=1024"},"large":{"file":"bli_grc.jpg?resize=1024,684","width":1024,"height":684,"filesize":146928,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg?w=1024"},"thumbnail-sm":{"file":"bli_grc.jpg?resize=50,50","width":50,"height":50,"filesize":146928,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg?w=50&h=50&crop=1"},"thumbnail-md":{"file":"bli_grc.jpg?resize=100,100","width":100,"height":100,"filesize":146928,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg?w=100&h=100&crop=1"},"thumbnail-lg":{"file":"bli_grc.jpg?resize=200,200","width":200,"height":200,"filesize":146928,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg?w=200&h=200&crop=1"},"card-xsm":{"file":"bli_grc.jpg?resize=400,267","width":400,"height":267,"filesize":146928,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg?w=400"},"card-sm":{"file":"bli_grc.jpg?resize=600,401","width":600,"height":401,"filesize":146928,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg?w=600"},"card-md":{"file":"bli_grc.jpg?resize=900,601","width":900,"height":601,"filesize":146928,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg?w=900"},"full":{"file":"bli_grc.jpg","width":1024,"height":684,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"Rami Daud \/ NASA","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1478109652","copyright":"NASA","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]},"credits":"NASA \/ Rami Daud (Alcyon Technical Services)","original_date":{"stamp":0,"display":""}},"post":null,"source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bli_grc.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231263"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"media-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media-tags?post=231263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}