A new cost/weight trade-off method for airframe material decisions based on variable fuel price
This paper presents a simple method for analyzing the monetary trade-off between rising airframe material cost and reduced jet fuel cost for supporting the decision-making in designing lightweight but expensive new materials. The method considers the weight growth factor, Breguet range equation, spe...
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| author | Tetsuya Morimoto Satoshi Kobayashi Yosuke Nagao Yutaka Iwahori |
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| description | This paper presents a simple method for analyzing the monetary trade-off between rising airframe material cost and reduced jet fuel cost for supporting the decision-making in designing lightweight but expensive new materials. The method considers the weight growth factor, Breguet range equation, specific strength, material cost, fuel price, and aircraft range. A model analysis reveals that rising fuel price can drastically change the optimum airframe materials from legacy aluminum alloys to carbon fiber-reinforced plastics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d8183082c6b48fcb11b835415a273ac2023-09-02T09:39:25ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Engineering2331-19162017-01-014110.1080/23311916.2017.12854831285483A new cost/weight trade-off method for airframe material decisions based on variable fuel priceTetsuya Morimoto0Satoshi Kobayashi1Yosuke Nagao2Yutaka Iwahori3Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityKanagawa Institute of TechnologyJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)This paper presents a simple method for analyzing the monetary trade-off between rising airframe material cost and reduced jet fuel cost for supporting the decision-making in designing lightweight but expensive new materials. The method considers the weight growth factor, Breguet range equation, specific strength, material cost, fuel price, and aircraft range. A model analysis reveals that rising fuel price can drastically change the optimum airframe materials from legacy aluminum alloys to carbon fiber-reinforced plastics.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2017.1285483decision support systemsdesignairframe materialstrade-off analysicarbon fiber reinforced plastics (cfrps)aluminum alloys |
| spellingShingle | Tetsuya Morimoto Satoshi Kobayashi Yosuke Nagao Yutaka Iwahori A new cost/weight trade-off method for airframe material decisions based on variable fuel price Cogent Engineering decision support systems design airframe materials trade-off analysi carbon fiber reinforced plastics (cfrps) aluminum alloys |
| title | A new cost/weight trade-off method for airframe material decisions based on variable fuel price |
| title_full | A new cost/weight trade-off method for airframe material decisions based on variable fuel price |
| title_fullStr | A new cost/weight trade-off method for airframe material decisions based on variable fuel price |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new cost/weight trade-off method for airframe material decisions based on variable fuel price |
| title_short | A new cost/weight trade-off method for airframe material decisions based on variable fuel price |
| title_sort | new cost weight trade off method for airframe material decisions based on variable fuel price |
| topic | decision support systems design airframe materials trade-off analysi carbon fiber reinforced plastics (cfrps) aluminum alloys |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2017.1285483 |
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