Periodic Reporting for period 1 - FASTER-H2 (Fuselage, Rear Fuselage and Empennage with Cabin and Cargo Architecture Solution validation and Technologies for H2 integration)
Período documentado: 2023-01-01 hasta 2023-06-30
The FASTER H2 project will contribute to climate-neutral flight by development of technologies for hydrogen powered short / medium aircraft.
The FASTER-H2 project will validate, down select, mature and demonstrate key technologies and provide the architectural integration of an ultra-efficient and hydrogen enabled integrated airframe
for targeted ultra-efficient Short/Medium Range aircraft (SMR), i.e. 150-250 PAX and 1000-2000nm range.
To enable climate-neutral flight, aircraft for short and medium-range distances have to rely on ultra-efficient thermal energy-based propulsion technologies using sustainable drop-in and non-drop-in
fuels. Besides propulsion, the integration aspects of the fuel tanks and distribution system as well as sustainable materials for the fuselage, empennage are essential to
meet an overarching climate-neutrality of the aviation sector. Green propulsion and fuel technologies will have a major impact on the full fuselage architecture, including the rear fuselage,
the empennage structure as well the integration of systems for the chosen energy source are concerned (H2, direct burn, fuel cell). Not only do the specific properties of hydrogen necessitate a
re-consideration of typical aircraft configurations, requiring new design principles formulation and fundamental validation exercises, but they also raise a large number of important follow-on
questions relating to hydrogen distribution under realistic operational constraints and safety aspects. The project will explore and exploit advanced production technologies for the integrated
fuselage / empennage to reduce production waste and increase material and energy exploitation with Integrated Fuselage concept selected (maturity TRL3/4) until end of first phase in 2025. An
anticipated route to TRL6 until end of the Clean Aviation programme in 2030 will ensure entry-into-service in 2035.
Main objective is the development of a family of fittings for the hydrogen tank and system integration in the non-pressurized fuselage of a future aircraft. Focus in on weight optimized solutions complying the necessary safety requirements for hydrogen tanks.
The development of a novel crash structure for energy absorption around a hydrogen tank in an aircraft in case of a crash to ensure overall tank safety with H2 leaks and as well fire managment.
A future H2 structural health monitoring sensoring needs to be developed in the project. Green aerostructures and flight science objectives are contributing to the overall future fuselage as well the life cycle assessment with new materials and processes (incl. surface technologies)
The FASTER-H2 project will validate, down select, mature and demonstrate key technologies and provide the architectural integration of an ultra-efficient and hydrogen enabled integrated airframe
for targeted ultra-efficient Short/Medium Range aircraft (SMR), i.e. 150-250 PAX and 1000-2000nm range.
To enable climate-neutral flight, aircraft for short and medium-range distances have to rely on ultra-efficient thermal energy-based propulsion technologies using sustainable drop-in and non-drop-in
fuels. Besides propulsion, the integration aspects of the fuel tanks and distribution system as well as sustainable materials for the fuselage, empennage are essential to
meet an overarching climate-neutrality of the aviation sector. Green propulsion and fuel technologies will have a major impact on the full fuselage architecture, including the rear fuselage,
the empennage structure as well the integration of systems for the chosen energy source are concerned (H2, direct burn, fuel cell). Not only do the specific properties of hydrogen necessitate a
re-consideration of typical aircraft configurations, requiring new design principles formulation and fundamental validation exercises, but they also raise a large number of important follow-on
questions relating to hydrogen distribution under realistic operational constraints and safety aspects. The project will explore and exploit advanced production technologies for the integrated
fuselage / empennage to reduce production waste and increase material and energy exploitation with Integrated Fuselage concept selected (maturity TRL3/4) until end of first phase in 2025. An
anticipated route to TRL6 until end of the Clean Aviation programme in 2030 will ensure entry-into-service in 2035.
Main objective is the development of a family of fittings for the hydrogen tank and system integration in the non-pressurized fuselage of a future aircraft. Focus in on weight optimized solutions complying the necessary safety requirements for hydrogen tanks.
The development of a novel crash structure for energy absorption around a hydrogen tank in an aircraft in case of a crash to ensure overall tank safety with H2 leaks and as well fire managment.
A future H2 structural health monitoring sensoring needs to be developed in the project. Green aerostructures and flight science objectives are contributing to the overall future fuselage as well the life cycle assessment with new materials and processes (incl. surface technologies)
There is a strong link and interdependence between WP5 (Airframe Architecture & Integration) and WP1 (H2 Integration & Distribution) within the FASTER H2 project. For this reason a weekly exchange and a collaboration on the same documents and models was established.
The Alignment with WP5 and the definition of a common requirement as baseline is defined.
In WP 1 the first WP5 requirements and architecture concepts are reviewed and commented on. WP1 contributed to the first set of requirements documents of WP5.
The dedicated requirements definition for WP1 started and is still in progress. Our common objective is to have an agreed requirements list of WP1/WP5 for FASTER H2. This document will be one common deliverable and will be updated in the WP1+WP5 common assumption package. It will be shared regularly with the FASTER H2 Consortium.
The Alignment with WP5 and the definition of a common requirement as baseline is defined.
In WP 1 the first WP5 requirements and architecture concepts are reviewed and commented on. WP1 contributed to the first set of requirements documents of WP5.
The dedicated requirements definition for WP1 started and is still in progress. Our common objective is to have an agreed requirements list of WP1/WP5 for FASTER H2. This document will be one common deliverable and will be updated in the WP1+WP5 common assumption package. It will be shared regularly with the FASTER H2 Consortium.
The reference value are the A/C baseline defined in the frame of ACAP for Tank and System Integration Technologies. On Fuselage level the evaluation will be measured in the conf. SMR-2.0 and 2.1.