ENFICA-FC: Design of transport aircraft powered by fuel cell &amp; flight test of zero emission 2-seater aircraft powered by fuel cells fueled by hydrogen

Romeo, Giulio; Borello, Fabio; Correa, G.; Cestino, Enrico

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.09.064

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“…Tests conducted were temperature, inclination, low pressure/high altitude, vibrations, oxygen content of the cathode exhaust gas and water generation. [15,21] …”

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“…Significant use of fuel cells in propulsion for manned aircraft has been mostly demonstrated by three projects: Boeing, Airbus with German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Environmentally Friendly Inter City Aircraft powered by Fuel cell (ENFICA-FC) [1,2,15]. The first published work on PEMFC-powered manned aircraft flown by Boeing was in 2007 [1].…”

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“…Airbus further collaborated with DLR (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt, German Aerospace Center) to establish a fuel cell-powered motorized glider (DLR Antares-H2) as a flying test laboratory [6]. Nowadays, research has shifted to testing the behaviour of PEMFC under field and simulated laboratory conditions [1,2,11,14,15].…”

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PEMFC for aeronautic applications: A review on the durability aspects

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Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) not only offer more efficient electrical energy conversion, relative to on-ground/backup turbines but generate by-products useful in aircraft such as heat for ice prevention, deoxygenated air for fire retardation and drinkable water for use on-board. Consequently, several projects (e.g. DLR-H2 Antares and RAPID2000) have successfully tested PEMFC-powered auxiliary unit (APU) for manned/unmanned aircraft. Despite the progress from flying PEMFC-powered small aircraft with 20 kW power output as high as 1 000 m at 100 km/h to 33 kW at 2 558 m, 176 km/h [1-3], durability and reliability remain key challenges. This review reports on the inadequate understanding of behaviour of PEMFC under aeronautic conditions and the lack of predictive methods conducive for aircraft that provide real-time information on the State of Health of PEMFCs. Highlights: The main research findings are -To minimize performance loss due to high altitude and inclination by adjusting cathode stoichiometric ratio. -To improve quality of oxygen-depleted air by controlling operating temperature and stoichiometric ratio. -Need to devise real time prediction methods conducive for determining PEMFC SoH in aircraft.

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“…Tests conducted were temperature, inclination, low pressure/high altitude, vibrations, oxygen content of the cathode exhaust gas and water generation. [15,21] …”

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“…The aim of this project is to double the autonomy of the drone. In pursue of an emissions free aviation, fuel cells are considered by [55][56][57] as the best option for general aviation future aircrafts. Aktas [53] presents the selection of the technology for use in general aviation aircraft.…”

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“…Aktas [53] presents the selection of the technology for use in general aviation aircraft. Lapeña et al [56] have shown the details of the first manned flight propelled by Boeing fuel cells , and in Romeo [57] the progress of the ENFICA-FC project is presented.…”

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Descriptive analysis of viability of fuel saving in commercial aircraft through the application of photovoltaic cells

Ramírez-Díaz

Nadal-Mora²,

Piechocki³

2015

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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a b s t r a c tThis paper presents the analysis of the technical feasibility to use a photovoltaic system to supply the electrical demand on two referential commercial aircraft, Airbus A340-300 and Cessna Conquest 441. The methodology approach comprises a process given by the selection of the photovoltaic technology, the calculation of the available solar radiation, the determination of the electrical demand, the layout definition of solar cells, the photovoltaic system capacity calculation, the estimation of the photovoltaic system weight, the estimation of fuel savings for photovoltaic system equipped aircrafts, and finally, the extrapolation of results to other aircrafts. The study concludes that the use of photovoltaic technology to supply power to the aircraft electrical system can result viable from the point of view of operational profitability, generating savings in fuel consumption. These fuel savings depend on the type of aircraft, the flying route and schedules of operation.

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Towards the Advent of High‐Altitude Pseudo‐Satellites (HAPS)

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Montagnier²

2019

Disruptive Technology and Defence Innovation Ecosystems

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ENFICA-FC: Design of transport aircraft powered by fuel cell & flight test of zero emission 2-seater aircraft powered by fuel cells fueled by hydrogen

Cited by 73 publications

References 2 publications

PEMFC for aeronautic applications: A review on the durability aspects

PEMFC for aeronautic applications: A review on the durability aspects

Descriptive analysis of viability of fuel saving in commercial aircraft through the application of photovoltaic cells

Towards the Advent of High‐Altitude Pseudo‐Satellites (HAPS)

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