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Aircraft Level Thermal Management Analysis for Early Design Stages of Future Aircraft: Integration of Systems and Compartments into an Interacting Generic Approach

(MDPI, 2025) Muijden, J. van ; Aalbers, V.J.E.

For future commercial aircraft having hybrid electric drivetrains, the impact of electrical power generation and distribution on heat production and required heat rejection is of a larger magnitude than for conventional aircraft. The thermal management system (TMS) to control component and compartment temperatures may require dedicated solutions. The impact of TMS on top-level aircraft requirements (TLARs), e.g., weight and drag penalties, should become clear in the early stages of design for integration in the configuration. To assess this impact, a generic approach is presented to support aircraft level thermal management analysis and design based on global aircraft parameters.
Thermal management principal analysis of hybrid-electric aircraft with turboelectric propulsion using distributed propulsors

(Netherlands Aerospace Centre NLR, 2022) Muijden, J. van ; Aalbers, V.J.E.