Aircraft Level Thermal Management Analysis for Early Design Stages of Future Aircraft: Integration of Systems and Compartments into an Interacting Generic Approach
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: For future commercial aircraft having hybrid electric drivetrains, the impact of electrical power generation and distribution on heat production and required heat rejection is of a larger magnitude than for conventional aircraft. The thermal management system (TMS) to control component and compartment temperatures may require dedicated solutions. The impact of TMS on top-level aircraft requirements (TLARs), e.g., weight and drag penalties, should become clear in the early stages of design for integration in the configuration. To assess this impact, a generic approach is presented to support aircraft level thermal management analysis and design based on global aircraft parameters.
Authors: Jaap van Muijden, Jos Aalbers
Institution: Netherlands Aerospace Centre
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Funder: European Commission
OpenAlex ID: W4409950913