AERO DESIGN CONCEPT

What the new CSeries will look like, parts of which will be built in Belfast

BY DAVID ELLIOTT – 22 FEBRUARY 2013

Aeroplane and train maker Bombardier has reported a 93% dip in its fourth quarter earnings but confirmed the first test flight of its new CSeries aircraft will go ahead in June as planned.

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The Canadian firm blamed restructuring costs in its transportation division, which mainly makes trains, on the profit slide but news of progress with the CSeries will boost Northern Ireland as the aircraft's wings will be made at the company's Belfast base.

That has been tempererd slightly by news that the rollout of the Learjet 85 business jet has been delayed and the aircraft won't be in-service until summer 2014, rather than later this year along with the earnings slide. "Our results for 2012 are not reflective of our potential," said Pierre Beaudoin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bombardier.

"After proving our resilience throughout the economic crisis, today, Bombardier is at a turning point."

Fourth quarter 2012 earnings fell to just $14m (£9m) from $214m (£140m) at the same time last year, despite a £0.5bn boost to revenue.

Much of that was taken up with a $119m (£78m) restructuring charge, mostly related to cost cutting at the transport division which primarily makes trains.

But despite the dip in performance, Mr Beaudoin remained confident for the company's future, particularly given the strong order book.

"With our outstanding backlog of $66.6bn (£43.7bn), an increase of 19% over last year, we're forging ahead with breakthrough products and expanding our reach in pivotal growth markets," he said.

That backlog includes orders for 343 business jets, in which Bombardier is a world leader, for 2012 as a whole compared to just 191 in 2011.

Many of the parts for the company's business jets are made in Belfast.

"In Aerospace, we were in line with our delivery guidance and we've garnered an impressive 481 net orders bringing our backlog to a record level of $32.9bn (£21.5bn) at the end of 2012."

Mr Beaudoin said: "We're the clear leader in business aviation both in terms of revenues and deliveries, and in commercial aircraft, we had some significant orders for both jets and turboprops.

Project Titles:

1. Aircraft Structural Design Optimization.
2. Analysis of Composite Cone under Compression Test
3. Analysis Of Honeycomb Structures
4. Analysis of Impact Response of Composite Material
5. Analysis Of Welds Used In aircraft Structures
6. Buckling Analysis Using Finite Element Method
7. Change stacking sequence of lamina to different layups(Symmetric,Unsymmetric, Balanced, Unbalanced)
8. Compressed Swirling Flow
9. Computation of Airfoil Boundary Layer
10. Computational Analysis of Heat Transfer Rate
11. Computational Study of Converging-Diverging Parameters
12. Design and Develop a Vortex Generator Based on Boundary Layer Theory
13. Designing and simulating compressible flow in a nozzle
14. Designing and simulating Flow across low-speed centrifugal compressor
15. Designing and simulating Flow across 3d wing
16. Designing and simulating Flow across a 2-D Airfoil
17. Designing and simulating Flow across axisymmetric inlet
18. Designing and simulating Flow across combustion chamber
19. Designing and simulating Flow across MIXED-FLOW PUMP IMPELLER
20. Designing and simulating Flow over a cylinder and sphere
21. Designing and simulating forced convection over a flat plate
22. Develop a Drag Estimation Procedure Using Computational Fluid Dynamics.
23. Experimental Modal Analysis of Engine Crankshaft .
24. Flow Inside a Vortex Tube
25. Investigation of Lift and Drag on an Airfoil
26. Modeling the Flow over Wind Turbine Blades
27. Modeling Unsteady Compressible Flow using cfd
28. Modeling and Simulation of an Asymmetric Plane Diffuser
29. Non-Linear Analysis Using The Finite Element Method
30. Numerical Solution on Boundary Layer Problem Due To Moving Flat Plate
31. simulating flow across a cylinder and look at the wake behind the cylinder.
32. Simulating Supersonic flow over a wedge
33. Simulation of Newtonian Flow in Pipes Bends with Varied Degrees of Curvature
34. Stress Analysis Of a aircraft Bulkhead
35. Thermal Analysis of a aircraft Engine Components
36. Uniaxial Loading and stress analysis of a Laminar Composite Plate (Unsymmetrical, Balanced, Unbalanced)
37. Uniaxial Loading and dynamic analysis of a Laminar Composite Plate (Unsymmetrical, Balanced, Unbalanced)
38. Weight Minimization of a Three Bar Truss.
39. Kinematic simulation for mechanisms and systems (Landing Gear Doors, Main Landing Gear, Nose Landing Gear, Canopy)
40. Design of Shear wall for twin seater airplane
41. Design of Bulkheads and frames for an airplane
42. Design of Ribs and Spars of an airplane wing
43. Design of Brackets for structural assembly
44. Design and Structural analysis of Shear wall for twin seater airplane
45. Structural and Modal analysis of Bulkheads and frames for an airplane
46. Structural and Modal analysis of Ribs and Spars of an airplane wing
47. Structural analysis of Brackets for structural assembly
48. Static and Dynamic analysis of structural components for c.g management
49. Static and Dynamic analysis of Shear wall for twin seater airplane
50. Modal analysis of Bulkheads and frames for an airplane
51. Modal analysis of Ribs and Spars of an airplane wing
52. Modal analysis of Brackets for structural assembly
53. Life estimation of Shear wall for twin seater airplane
54. Fatigue analysis of Ribs and Spars of an airplane wing
55. Fatigue analysis of Brackets for structural assembly
56. Study of Inter-laminar shear strength of a typical composite lay-up sequence
57. Study of de-lamination in a typical composite lay-up sequence
58. Topology optimization of aerospace components
59. Shape and size optimization of aerospace components
60. Feasibility study of 20-seater Business jet airplane.
61. Simulation of flow over an aircraft wing section.
62. Simulation of flow through nozzle.
63. Simulation of flow through fuel lines.
64. Simulation of flow through gas turbine engine exhaust.
65. Simulation of flow through hydraulic turbine venturity.
66. cfd analysis of flow through gas turbine engine inlet.
67. Simulation of flow in a turbine lid cavity.
68. Simulation of flow of a heat sink.
69. Simulation of flow over a wedge.
70. Thermal analysis of a gas turbine vane.
71. Thermal analysis of gas turbine blade.
72. Thermal analysis of gas turbine disc.
73. Thermal analysis compressor turbine shaft.
74. Preliminary design of aircraft engine.
75. Preliminary design of aircraft wing section.
76. Preliminary design of aircraft control surfaces.
77. Design of wing structure and calculation of wing loading.
78. Separation studies on aerofoil
79. Heat tracsfer studies on blunt body at hypersonic speeds
80. Design of scramjet
81. Aerospike nozzle
82. Scramjet combustion chamber
83. Shock boundary layer interaction near forward facing step
84. Shock boundary layer interaction near expansion corner.
85. Impringing Shock boundary layer interaction
86. Shock boundary layer interaction near compression corner.
87. Thrust vectoring
88. Oscillating aerofoil
89. Design of serofoil
90. Co flow jet mixing
91. Axis switching in elliptic jet
92. Design Optimization of Tubular Combustor
93. Design Optimization of Annualr Combustor
94. Simulation of Aerodynamic and Thermal Performance of Gas turbine nozzle guide vane
95. Analysis of Trapped vortex Combustor
96. Simulation of aerodynamic performance of axial compressor blade
97. Numerical Simulation of missile
98. Simulation of aerodynamic performance gas turbine rotor
99. Aerodynamic simulation of axial compressor stator
100. Performance simulation if centrifugal compressor
101. Aerodynamic simulation of axial compressor sartor
102. Flow analysis of axial compressor stage
103. Aerodynamics simulation of axial gas turbine rotor blade
104. Aerodynamic simulation of Axial gas turbine stator vane
105. Flow analysis axial gas turbine stage
106. Thermal analysis of gas turbine blade internal cooling
107. Design and Aerodynamic simulation of vane less diffuser
108. Aerodynamic simulation of vane diffuser
109. Shock wave simulation in CD nozzle.
110. stress analysis in an unidirectional carbon/epoxy composite material
111. optimal design of fuselage structures
112. wing–box structural design optimization
113. light aircraft main landing gear design and development
114. combustion system design for micro gas turbine engine
115. finite element analysis of a compressor disk
116. winged rocket performance analysis
117. simulation of compressible gas flow in a micronozzle
118. modeling and computation of unsteady cavitation flows in injection nozzles