Hydrogen technologies for wide-body aircraft
Bachelor / Master thesis / Research thesis
Background
The finite nature of natural resources and the urgency of climate protection are key drivers behind the development of sustainable technologies. The aviation sector, in particular, faces enormous challenges in the transition to renewable energy sources. Hydrogen is regarded here as a long-term source of hope for climate-neutral aviation. To overcome the inherent challenges of this fuel, new aircraft configurations and innovations in the fields of structure, thermal management, propulsion and aerodynamics are required.
The latest research therefore focuses on conceptual synergies between these components, with zero-emission hydrogen (H₂) as a key building block of the solution.
A key area of focus at the Chair of Aircraft Engineering is on integral tank structures and the assessment of their synergies with new, innovative technologies and aircraft configurations.
As part of undergraduate and postgraduate theses, concepts are to be developed and designed for this purpose.
Tasks and Topics
- Research into synergies between innovative (hydrogen) technologies for long-haul aircraft
- Development of concepts for integrating additional structural and system components into the tanks
- Thermo-mechanical investigations into cryogenic tank structures
- Design (CFD/FEM) of heat exchangers within the tank structure
- Development of integration concepts for hydrogen tanks for different configurations
- Investigations into the crash safety of tank structures
- Design of multifunctional crash structures for hydrogen tanks
Start date
Available immediately.
© Sven Ellger
Research Associate
NameMr Dipl.-Ing. Maximilian Wenk
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Chair of Aircraft Engineering
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