34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences

01.1 - Aircraft Design and Integrated System (Basics and Theory)

PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS BETWEEN DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND NOVEL AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATIONS

J.L.C. Chan¹, Y. Sun¹, H. Smith, Cranfield University , United Kingdom; ¹Cranfield University, United Kingdom

To investigate whether will there be any additional advantages or disadvantages among different design combinations. The results are expected to show liquid hydrogen designs are more suitable for long range missions, with additional fuel saving. This should be more significant in a HAR & BWB configuration, while BWB configurations might struggle in low capacity missions.


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