Active cooling of aerospace plane using H2, CH4, and Xe

Ahmed Z. Al-Garni; Ahmet Z. Sahin; Bekir S. Yilbas; Saad A. Ahmed

Active cooling of aerospace plane using H₂, CH₄, and X_e

Ahmed Z. Al-Garni
, Ahmet Z. Sahin
, Bekir S. Yilbas
, Saad A. Ahmed

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1 Scopus citations

Abstract

The work presents a comparative study for cooling aerospace plane, using liquid H₂, CH₄, and X_e. The ascending optimized trajectory to minimize the heat load in the hypersonic part is used to perform the study. The amount of heat rate and the mass of liquid coolant needed for cooling are calculated. A design of minimum inlet-outlet areas for the amount of liquid needed for cooling, is made with the consideration of the coolant's physical constraints in liquids and gaseous states. The comparison shows that the hydrogen is a clear winner as a candidate for coolant and it saves mass as compared to the other two coolants. The study shows that there are no fundamental barriers for the cooling system of the vehicle in terms of its coolant mass and area size for coolant passage, especially, if H₁ is used.

Original language	English
Pages	435-442
Number of pages	8
State	Published - 1995

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 1995 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. All rights reserved.

UN SDGs

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Mechanical Engineering
Computer Science Applications
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Aerospace Engineering

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