Aircraft thermal management: Practices, technology, system architectures, future challenges, and opportunities

ASJ van Heerden, DM Judt, S Jafari, CP Lawson… - Progress in Aerospace …, 2022 - Elsevier
The provision of adequate thermal management is becoming increasingly challenging on
both military and civil aircraft. This is due to significant growth in the magnitude of onboard …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the recent developments in thermal management systems for hybrid-electric aircraft

M Coutinho, D Bento, A Souza, R Cruz, F Afonso… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
The electrification of aircraft propulsive systems has been identified as one of the potential
solutions towards a lower carbon footprint in the aviation industry. However, there are still …

Superhydrophobic heat exchangers delay frost formation and reduce defrost energy input of aircraft environmental control systems

J Koszut, K Boyina, G Popovic, J Carpenter… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Commercial aircraft operate over a wide range of atmospheric conditions, with temperatures
exceeding 40° C during takeoff and dropping below-50° C at cruising altitudes near 10 km …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal management challenges in hybrid-electric propulsion aircraft

M Asli, P König, D Sharma, E Pontika, J Huete… - Progress in Aerospace …, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization of hybrid electric propulsion concept in aviation offers a viable solution to
address the limitations posed by the relatively low energy density of batteries in fully electric …

Finding non-fluorinated alternatives to fluorinated gases used as refrigerants

J Glüge, K Breuer, A Hafner, C Vering… - … Science: Processes & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and so-called hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs) are used as
refrigerants in air conditioning, refrigeration, chillers, heat pumps and devices for …

Design of a battery cooling system for hybrid electric aircraft

H Kellermann, S Fuhrmann, M Shamiyeh… - Journal of Propulsion …, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
A battery thermal management system (BTMS) for a hybrid electric aircraft is designed. Hot-
day takeoff conditions are assumed, resulting in an ambient temperature higher than the …

A pressure-node based dynamic model for simulation and control of aircraft air-conditioning systems

H Sun, Z Duan, X Wang, D Wang, C Wu - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The aircraft air-conditioning system, which consumes the engine bleed air to provide stable
and comfort environment for passengers, has a high demand of system reliability and …

Multi-objective optimization of the aircraft environment control system based on component-level parameter decomposition

Z Duan, H Sun, C Wu, H Hu - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The aircraft environmental control system (ECS) provides stable and comfortable conditions
for passengers, and it is also the largest energy consumer among aircraft non-propulsive …

Integrated Power and Thermal Management Systems for Civil Aircraft: Review, Challenges, and Future Opportunities

Z Ouyang, T Nikolaidis, S Jafari - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Projects related to green aviation designed to achieve fuel savings and emission reductions
are increasingly being established in response to growing concerns over climate change …

Air Cycle Machine Modeling Applied to Aeronautical Air Conditioning Unit

M Merzvinskas, C Bringhenti… - … Expo: Power for …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The air conditioning system of executive, commercial, or military aircraft heavily relies on air
cycle machines due to the availability of engine bleed air and their lightness and reliability …