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F. Ascione

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The aircraft Environmental Control System (ECS) is the primary consumer of non-propulsive power at cruise conditions, hence, its performance optimization is crucial for the reduction of specific fuel consumption. A novel integrated system design optimization method is presented: ...

Design and Commissioning of the IRIS

A Setup for Aircraft Vapour Compression Cycle-Based Environmental Control System Testing

The aircraft Environmental Control System (ECS) is the main consumer of non-propulsive energy, accounting for 3% of the total energy consumption among all the aircraft subsystems. The ECS efficiency can be improved by recurring to an electrically-driven Vapour Compression Cycle ( ...

Vapour Compression Cycle Technology for Aviation

Automated Design Methods and a New Experimental Setup

The environmental emergency is one of the most critical challenges of modern times. The exponential increase of industrial activities is the primary cause of anthropogenic climate change, with negative consequences for the environment, society and economy. In the transport sector ...
This study concerns the assessment of a novel concept for the Environmental Control System (ECS) of large rotorcraft, based on Vapour Compression Cycle (VCC) technology. Its uniqueness stands in the adoption of an electrically driven high-speed 6-8 kW centrifugal compressor, in p ...