Airliner conceptual designs for the application of alternative fuels

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dc.contributor.authorChan, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorSun, Yicheng
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Howard
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T13:27:24Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T13:27:24Z
dc.date.issued2023-06-08
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates the application of alternative fuels in conventional tube-and-wing aircraft configuration. Potential alternative fuel choices include biofuel, liquid hydrogen, liquefied natural gas, ammonia and methanol. A comprehensive mission range starting from 2000 nautical miles to 8500 nautical miles is explored, designed and analysed using GENUS, an in-house built multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization platform. It is expected to see a progressive change for each fuel type and capacity combination over different mission ranges. The gradient of these trends should be different which potentially demonstrates the additional benefits of using alternative fuels. The aim of this study is 1) to determine how different fuel properties will affect the designs and performance of aircraft, 2) to quantify the reduction of GHG emission by utilising alternative fuel. The results show cryogenic fuel, which required fuselage fuel tanks and external fuel tanks, will noticeably increase energy consumption due to drag and weight penalties. Meanwhile, the use of hydrogen and biofuel can significantly reduce life cycle GHG emissions if only the fuel is produced in sustainable pathways.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationChan JL, Sun Y, Smith H. (2023) Airliner conceptual designs for the application of alternative fuels. In: 2023 AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition (AIAA AVIATION Forum), 12-16 June 2023, San Diego, CAen_UK
dc.identifier.eisbn978-1-62410-704-7
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-4067
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/20006
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherAIAAen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.titleAirliner conceptual designs for the application of alternative fuelsen_UK
dc.typeConference paperen_UK

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