Electric, hybrid, and turboelectric fixed-wing aircraft: A review of concepts, models, and design approaches
Following high-profile government and industry studies, electric aircraft propulsion has
emerged as an important research topic. This article surveys the scholarly and business …
emerged as an important research topic. This article surveys the scholarly and business …
Aircraft thermal management: Practices, technology, system architectures, future challenges, and opportunities
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 …
both military and civil aircraft. This is due to significant growth in the magnitude of onboard …
Electric/hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion systems
The idea of electric propulsion for transportation is not new; indeed, the first cars, nearly 200
years ago, were electric. However, our dependence on fossil fuels over the last 100 years is …
years ago, were electric. However, our dependence on fossil fuels over the last 100 years is …
A review of concepts, benefits, and challenges for future electrical propulsion-based aircraft
Electrification of the propulsion system has opened the door to a new paradigm of
propulsion system configurations and novel aircraft designs, which was never envisioned …
propulsion system configurations and novel aircraft designs, which was never envisioned …
OpenMDAO: An open-source framework for multidisciplinary design, analysis, and optimization
Multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) is concerned with solving design problems
involving coupled numerical models of complex engineering systems. While various MDO …
involving coupled numerical models of complex engineering systems. While various MDO …
[PDF][PDF] dymos: A Python package for optimal control of multidisciplinary systems
Dymos is a library for optimizing control schedules for dynamic systems—sometimes
referred to as optimal control or trajectory optimization. There are a number of other optimal …
referred to as optimal control or trajectory optimization. There are a number of other optimal …
A computational architecture for coupling heterogeneous numerical models and computing coupled derivatives
One of the challenges in computational modeling is coupling models to solve
multidisciplinary problems. Flow-based computational frameworks alleviate part of the …
multidisciplinary problems. Flow-based computational frameworks alleviate part of the …
Large-scale multidisciplinary optimization of an electric aircraft for on-demand mobility
Distributed electric propulsion is a key enabling technology for on-demand electric aircraft
concepts. NASA's X-57 Maxwell X-plane is a demonstrator for this technology, and it …
concepts. NASA's X-57 Maxwell X-plane is a demonstrator for this technology, and it …
Aerodynamic shape optimization of an electric aircraft motor surface heat exchanger with conjugate heat transfer constraint
Electrified aircraft benefit from the versatile ways electric motors can be integrated with an
airframe. However, thermal management is needed to move waste heat out of the motors …
airframe. However, thermal management is needed to move waste heat out of the motors …
Thermal management system considerations for a hybrid-electric commuter aircraft
When it comes to novel aircraft concepts, thermal management system (TMS) design is a
ubiquitous task, even at the conceptual design phase. This is owing to its impact on the total …
ubiquitous task, even at the conceptual design phase. This is owing to its impact on the total …