F. Orefice
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The potential benefits of hybrid-electric or all-electric propulsion have led to a growing interest in this topic over the past decade. Preliminary design of propulsion systems and innovative configurations has been extensively discussed in literature, but steps towards higher le
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This paper deals with the definition of an improved powertrain model for hybrid-electric aircraft. It is well known that powertrain equations are one of the most convenient tools for modelling the propulsion system at aircraft level, when it comes to hybrid architectures characte
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The growing sensitivity to the problem of sustainability requires a rethinking of how aviation is typically conceived by modern society. The aim of the research today must be to analyze the feasibility of disruptive solutions, which drastically reduce consumption and make it poss
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A design chain for preliminary design of hybrid-electric and full-electric aircraft allowed to explore different possible innovative concepts aiming to find out the best configuration with respect to top-level requirements. The aim of this work was to opportunely describe how it
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The growing interest in environmental sustainability motivates the search for disruptive technologies and concepts. However, the lack of conceptual design methods capable of capturing the effects of new propulsive technologies is the main obstacle, often due to the absence of ind
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The potential benefits of hybrid-electric or full-electric propulsion have led to an increased interest in this topic over the past decade. Hence the need to develop modern and innovative methods to analyze the performance of aircraft with unconventional propulsion systems. The p
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– The work introduces a preliminary design chain valid for hybrid-electric, full-electric, and thermal powered aircraft. From early stages of the design process, the integration of aero-propulsive interaction between propeller (or fan) slipstream and airframe is an important step
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The potential benefits of hybrid-electric or full-electric propulsion have led to the proliferation of many concepts over the past decade. However, in most cases, concepts are referred to aircraft designed starting from early stages of the design process requiring a specific manu
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A comprehensive developed conceptual design and analysis tool is here employed in the design of hybrid electric 19 passenger’s commuter aircraft. Particular attention is payed to the regulation under which aircraft must be certified. The sizing activity accounts for the aero-prop
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The paper presents a thorough conceptual design approach for a generic aircraft with conventional, hybrid-electric, or full-electric powertrain. It follows the steps of classic aircraft design methods, including the main aspects related to the hybridization of an aircraft: powert
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