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Aircraft Thermal Management

A special issue of Aerospace (ISSN 2226-4310). This special issue belongs to the section "Aeronautics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 November 2022) | Viewed by 6902

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Dr. Craig Lawson

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School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
Interests: aeronautical systems; aerospace manufacturing; aircraft design; autonomous systems; computing, simulation and modelling; systems engineering
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Dear Colleagues,

Thermal management solutions are key to facilitate future zero-emissions aircraft concepts. Vehicles using liquid hydrogen as an energy carrier have significant thermal management challenges and innovative solutions that can be practically integrated into aircraft are required. Aircraft with electric propulsion also present new aerospace challenges for thermal management, including for batteries, fuel cells, and power converters.

Traditionally, thermal management on aircraft has been confined to localities. Opportunities exist for the greater integration of thermal management at the aircraft level. For this Special Issue, papers describing contributions to systems and technologies that show progress in the field of thermal management of aircraft are welcome.

Best wishes,

Dr. Craig Lawson
Guest Editor

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Thermal Impact Analysis and Electric–Thermal Coupled Modeling of Photovoltaic/Battery Space Power System with Different Surface Coatings
by Jingyan Xie, Yun-Ze Li, Lizhu Yang and Yuehang Sun
Aerospace 2023, 10(1), 12; https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10010012 - 23 Dec 2022
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Thermal performance has long been recognized as a critical attribute for space systems. Thermal control surface coating is a common method in passive thermal protection. Unfortunately, limited analyzing models and data on the influence of thermal control coatings’ α/ε (absorptivity/emissivity) on [...] Read more.
Thermal performance has long been recognized as a critical attribute for space systems. Thermal control surface coating is a common method in passive thermal protection. Unfortunately, limited analyzing models and data on the influence of thermal control coatings’ α/ε (absorptivity/emissivity) on the space power system have been published to date. To fill this gap, we proposed a multiphysics model that combined environmental temperature calculating and electrical performance analysis together for the satellite power system. In this paper, different coating materials are applied to the radiator surface and thermal insulation surface, respectively. Additionally, a new concept of energy storage, named energy storage voltage, is introduced. The results are analyzed and parametric fits with different formulas using ordinary least squares are conducted. Finally, the change rules are presented, which will prove particularly useful to the space industry, for example, in thermal designs and on-orbit battery studies. Full article
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Influence of Ventilation Flow Rate and Gap Distance on the Radiative Heat Transfer in Aircraft Avionics Bays
by Florian Sanchez, Susan Liscouët-Hanke and Tanmay Bhise
Aerospace 2022, 9(12), 806; https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace9120806 - 08 Dec 2022
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The feasibility of the future more-electric, hybrid-electric, and all-electric aircraft configurations will depend on a good understanding of thermal aspects early in the design. However, thermal analysis of aircraft equipment bays is typically performed at later design stages to validate if the design [...] Read more.
The feasibility of the future more-electric, hybrid-electric, and all-electric aircraft configurations will depend on a good understanding of thermal aspects early in the design. However, thermal analysis of aircraft equipment bays is typically performed at later design stages to validate if the design meets the minimal certification requirements rather than to optimize the cooling strategy. The presented work aims to provide new insight into thermal aspects in typical aircraft equipment bays. In particular, system thermal interactions, such as radiation, play a more significant role in tightly packaged bays, such as avionics bays. This paper investigates the influence of radiation on the overall system heat dissipation in two representative avionics bays. Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation, combined with an analytical approach, the authors analyze the impact of several parameters, such as varying mass flow rates and distances between adjacent systems, on their thermal interaction. The results suggest that the radiative effects must be considered when the gap distance between the systems is larger than 0.1 m, the flow rate between two systems is not strong enough to have high convective heat exchanges, when the systems of interest are hidden by other systems from the ventilation sources, and when the system’s internal heat dissipation is significant. Overall, this paper’s results will contribute enhance conceptual design methods, such as the previously developed Thermal Risk Analysis, and help optimize thermal management strategies for future aircraft. Full article
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Simulation and Analysis of Fluid–Solid–Thermal Unidirectional Coupling of Near-Space Airship
by Jiwei Tang, Weicheng Xie, Xiaoliang Wang and Cheng Chen
Aerospace 2022, 9(8), 439; https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace9080439 - 11 Aug 2022
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Based on the biaxial experiment data of the membrane material under hot and cold conditions, the mechanical properties calculation model of envelope material was established with consideration of the effects of varying stress ratios, stress magnitudes and temperatures on the mechanical properties of [...] Read more.
Based on the biaxial experiment data of the membrane material under hot and cold conditions, the mechanical properties calculation model of envelope material was established with consideration of the effects of varying stress ratios, stress magnitudes and temperatures on the mechanical properties of near-space airship material. Using the heat source model, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation, User-Defined Function (UDF), structural finite element analysis software and the user subroutine of an airship to define the behaviour of fabric material, the fluid–structure–thermal coupling model of airship envelopes was established. In addition, a near-space airship was selected as the research subject to calculate the diurnal temperature differences during the summer solstice and analyse the diurnal temperature distribution of the envelope. Under controlled environmental conditions, the deformation law of the near-space airship under the influence of fluid–structure–thermal coupling was calculated and summarised. The present fluid–solid–thermal coupling model takes into account the anisotropy of materials, temperature, stress magnitude, stress ratio and other influencing factors, which can more accurately reflect and predict the stress–strain distribution and the deformation law of near-space airships. Full article
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