01.1 - Aircraft Design and Integrated Systems (Theory, Methods and Tools)
ASSESSMENT OF LIQUID HYDROGEN-POWERED AIRCRAFT RANGE: A NOVEL BREGUET FORMULATION
G. Palaia, Polytechnic of Turin, Italy; K. Abu Salem, University of Trento, Italy; A.A. Quarta, University of Pisa, Italy; P.D. Bravo-Mosquera, University of São Paulo, Brazil
A Breguet-like formulation is proposed to estimate the cruise range of liquid-hydrogen-powered aircraft, accounting for cryogenic tank thermodynamics and boil-off losses. The proposed approach yields a compact surrogate model with limited error, suitable for rapid assessments and trade-off analyses in conceptual aircraft design.
DOI: 10.71945/icas2026_0285