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View article: Parametric Study of a Liquid Cooling Thermal Management System for Hybrid Fuel Cell Aircraft
Parametric Study of a Liquid Cooling Thermal Management System for Hybrid Fuel Cell Aircraft Open
Hybrid aircraft offer a logical pathway to reducing aviation’s carbon footprint. The thermal management system (TMS) is often neglected in the assessment of hybrid aircraft performance despite it being of major importance. After presenting…
View article: Digital Thread-Based Optimisation Framework for Aeronautical Structures: A Vertical Tail Plane Use Case
Digital Thread-Based Optimisation Framework for Aeronautical Structures: A Vertical Tail Plane Use Case Open
In this modern era, the constant increase in computational and sensing power has lead to the development of multiple data-driven concepts. Amongst these, the ‘digital thread’ is an architecture that aims at optimising the knowledge of a sy…
View article: INTEGRATING CRYOGENIC TANKS MODEL IN HYDROGEN AIRCRAFT DESIGN FOR PARAMETRIC PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
INTEGRATING CRYOGENIC TANKS MODEL IN HYDROGEN AIRCRAFT DESIGN FOR PARAMETRIC PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS Open
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View article: Hydrogen tank configuration optimisation for a tube and wing aircraft
Hydrogen tank configuration optimisation for a tube and wing aircraft Open
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View article: Structural sizing of a hydrogen tank for a commercial aircraft
Structural sizing of a hydrogen tank for a commercial aircraft Open
To respond to the current climate crisis, hydrogen-powered aircraft are seen as a promising solution in the aviation sector to cut down CO 2 emissions. Hydrogen-fueled aircraft present however huge challenges, especially due to the complex…
View article: Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization of a Liquid Cooling Thermal Management System for Hybrid Fuel Cell Aircraft
Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization of a Liquid Cooling Thermal Management System for Hybrid Fuel Cell Aircraft Open
The objective of this work is to perform a comprehensive system analysis of a liquid-cooling thermal management system for a hybrid-electric aircraft using fuel cells for general aviation by sizing and optimizing the system with respect to…
View article: CS2-THT U-HARWARD Project: Final Assessment and Project Outcomes Evaluation
CS2-THT U-HARWARD Project: Final Assessment and Project Outcomes Evaluation Open
The paper summarizes the research activities and the results obtained in the framework of CS2 U-HARWARD EU project, focused on the high aspect ratio wing technologies. The project started May 2020 and finished October 31, 2023. Comprehensi…
View article: Design and Integration of a Liquid Hydrogen Tank on an Aircraft
Design and Integration of a Liquid Hydrogen Tank on an Aircraft Open
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View article: AEROELASTIC ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF HIGH ASPECT RATIO AND STRUT-BRACED WINGS
AEROELASTIC ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF HIGH ASPECT RATIO AND STRUT-BRACED WINGS Open
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View article: Parametric model of aircraft external geometry as a component of FAST-OAD aircraft preliminary design system.
Parametric model of aircraft external geometry as a component of FAST-OAD aircraft preliminary design system. Open
Rapid evolutions in fields such as aerospace propulsion, materials engineering, geometry modelling tools or optimization tools provide the opportunity to search for novel configurations of future aircraft in an expanding domain. In order t…
View article: Automated sizing chain of aircraft structures: A Vertical Tail Plane use case
Automated sizing chain of aircraft structures: A Vertical Tail Plane use case Open
Current developments in preliminary design emphasise the potential benefit of addressing detailed sizing cases in the early design stages. This implies a sound understanding of the loads that the structure must withstand and for which it m…
View article: Overall Aircraft Design: From the open-source FAST-OAD to its training branch
Overall Aircraft Design: From the open-source FAST-OAD to its training branch Open
Reducing the environmental footprint of commercial aviation to a manageable level, is a formidable challenge for the whole aeronautical community. In particular, new aircraft configurations could drastically reduce the environmental footpr…
View article: Modeling and Design Optimization of an Electric Environmental Control System for Commercial Passenger Aircraft
Modeling and Design Optimization of an Electric Environmental Control System for Commercial Passenger Aircraft Open
The aircraft environmental control system (ECS) is the second-highest fuel consumer system, behind the propulsion system. To reduce fuel consumption, one research direction intends to replace conventional aircraft with more electric aircra…
View article: Optimization of a hydrogen-based hybrid propulsion system under aircraft performance constraints
Optimization of a hydrogen-based hybrid propulsion system under aircraft performance constraints Open
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View article: Sizing and optimization of a more electric aircraft integrating short-term incremental technologies
Sizing and optimization of a more electric aircraft integrating short-term incremental technologies Open
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View article: Aeroelastic analysis of high aspect ratio and strut-braced wings
Aeroelastic analysis of high aspect ratio and strut-braced wings Open
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View article: A hybrid approach of machine learning and expert knowledge for projection of aircraft operability
A hybrid approach of machine learning and expert knowledge for projection of aircraft operability Open
Aircraft operational performance is a key driving factor to flight punctuality and airline profitability. The ability of a system to meet its operational requirements in terms of reliability, availability and costs is termed as ’Operabilit…
View article: Multi-fidelity weight analyses for high aspect ratio strut-braced wings preliminary design
Multi-fidelity weight analyses for high aspect ratio strut-braced wings preliminary design Open
In the wake of ”flygskam” movement that emerged in Sweden a couple of years ago many voices recently raised denounce the environmental footprint of aviation. Even if the real impact of the sector could appear rather limited the critics rev…
View article: Spectral project - application of FAST-OAD code to the conceptual design of a hydrogen fuelled commercial aircraft
Spectral project - application of FAST-OAD code to the conceptual design of a hydrogen fuelled commercial aircraft Open
With the increase in the air traffic, reducing the aviation environmental impact is the key challenge of the community. This has called for more research in the area of using alternative fuels which will reduce the greenhouse gas emissions…
View article: Benchmark of different aerodynamic solvers on wing aero-propulsive interactions
Benchmark of different aerodynamic solvers on wing aero-propulsive interactions Open
Distributed electric propulsion is a fertile research topic aiming to increase the wing aerodynamic efficiency by distributing the thrust over the wing span. The blowing due to distributed propulsors shall increase the wing lift coefficien…
View article: Multidisciplinary analysis and design of strut-braced wing concept for medium range aircraft
Multidisciplinary analysis and design of strut-braced wing concept for medium range aircraft Open
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View article: U-HARWARD: a CS2 EU funded project aiming at the Design of Ultra High Aspect Ratio Wings Aircraft
U-HARWARD: a CS2 EU funded project aiming at the Design of Ultra High Aspect Ratio Wings Aircraft Open
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View article: Wing Structural Model for Overall Aircraft Design of Distributed Electric Propulsion General Aviation and Regional Aircraft
Wing Structural Model for Overall Aircraft Design of Distributed Electric Propulsion General Aviation and Regional Aircraft Open
In the context of reducing the environmental footprint of tomorrow’s aviation, Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) has become an increasingly interesting concept. With the strong coupling between disciplines that this technology brings f…
View article: Operating a full tungsten actively cooled tokamak: overview of WEST first phase of operation
Operating a full tungsten actively cooled tokamak: overview of WEST first phase of operation Open
WEST is an MA class superconducting, actively cooled, full tungsten (W) tokamak, designed to operate in long pulses up to 1000 s. In support of ITER operation and DEMO conceptual activities, key missions of WEST are: (i) qualification of h…
View article: Preliminary studies of a regional aircraft with hydrogen-based hybrid propulsion
Preliminary studies of a regional aircraft with hydrogen-based hybrid propulsion Open
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View article: MULTIFIDELITY AEROELASTIC OPTIMIZATION APPLIED TO HAR WINGS
MULTIFIDELITY AEROELASTIC OPTIMIZATION APPLIED TO HAR WINGS Open
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View article: Simulation and evaluation of sustainable climate trajectories for\n aviation
Simulation and evaluation of sustainable climate trajectories for\n aviation Open
In 2019, aviation was responsible for 2.6% of the world CO2 emissions as well\nas additional climate impacts such as contrails. Like all industrial sectors,\nthe aviation sector must implement measures to reduce its climate impact. This\np…
View article: Enhancing preliminary aircraft design through operational considerations: a data-driven approach
Enhancing preliminary aircraft design through operational considerations: a data-driven approach Open
Nowadays, digitalisation of aircraft, of their operations and their support became a crucial component for all the market players of the aeronautical industry. This technical field occupies an increasingly significant place, due to the gen…
View article: From FAST to FAST-OAD: An open source framework for rapid Overall Aircraft Design
From FAST to FAST-OAD: An open source framework for rapid Overall Aircraft Design Open
To face the increasing environmental footprint of commercial aviation, industrial and research efforts have been focusing on exploring unconventional configurations and new propulsion paradigms, mostly based on electric technology. Such ex…