Modeling and Investigation of a Turboprop Hybrid Electric Propulsion System
Hybrid electric propulsion in the aviation field is becoming an effective alternative propulsion technology with potential advantages, including fuel savings, lower pollution, and reduced noise emission. On the one hand, the aeroengine manufacturers are working to improve fuel consumption and reduce...
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| author | Maria Cristina Cameretti Andrea Del Pizzo Luigi Pio Di Noia Michele Ferrara Ciro Pascarella |
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| description | Hybrid electric propulsion in the aviation field is becoming an effective alternative propulsion technology with potential advantages, including fuel savings, lower pollution, and reduced noise emission. On the one hand, the aeroengine manufacturers are working to improve fuel consumption and reduce pollutant emissions with new combustion systems; on the other hand, much attention is given to reducing the weight of the batteries increasing the energy density. Hybrid electric propulsion systems (HEPS) can take advantage of the synergy between two technologies by utilizing both internal combustion engines (ICEs) and electric motors (EMs) together, each operating at their respective optimum conditions. In the present work, some numerical investigations were carried out by using a zero-dimensional code able to simulate the flight mission of a turboprop aircraft, comparing fuel consumption and pollutant emissions of the original engine with other two smaller gas turbines working in hybrid configuration. An algorithm has been implemented to calculate the weight of the batteries for the different configurations examined, evaluating the feasibility of the hybrid propulsion system in terms of number of non-revenue passengers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-498ab523584e407396cffa8c9143a0ef2022-12-22T00:40:52ZengMDPI AGAerospace2226-43102018-11-015412310.3390/aerospace5040123aerospace5040123Modeling and Investigation of a Turboprop Hybrid Electric Propulsion SystemMaria Cristina Cameretti0Andrea Del Pizzo1Luigi Pio Di Noia2Michele Ferrara3Ciro Pascarella4Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Naples, ItalyCentro Italiano Ricerca Aerospaziale, Via Maiorise, 81043 Capua, ItalyHybrid electric propulsion in the aviation field is becoming an effective alternative propulsion technology with potential advantages, including fuel savings, lower pollution, and reduced noise emission. On the one hand, the aeroengine manufacturers are working to improve fuel consumption and reduce pollutant emissions with new combustion systems; on the other hand, much attention is given to reducing the weight of the batteries increasing the energy density. Hybrid electric propulsion systems (HEPS) can take advantage of the synergy between two technologies by utilizing both internal combustion engines (ICEs) and electric motors (EMs) together, each operating at their respective optimum conditions. In the present work, some numerical investigations were carried out by using a zero-dimensional code able to simulate the flight mission of a turboprop aircraft, comparing fuel consumption and pollutant emissions of the original engine with other two smaller gas turbines working in hybrid configuration. An algorithm has been implemented to calculate the weight of the batteries for the different configurations examined, evaluating the feasibility of the hybrid propulsion system in terms of number of non-revenue passengers.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/5/4/123hybrid propulsiongas turbinemodelingpropeller engine |
| spellingShingle | Maria Cristina Cameretti Andrea Del Pizzo Luigi Pio Di Noia Michele Ferrara Ciro Pascarella Modeling and Investigation of a Turboprop Hybrid Electric Propulsion System Aerospace hybrid propulsion gas turbine modeling propeller engine |
| title | Modeling and Investigation of a Turboprop Hybrid Electric Propulsion System |
| title_full | Modeling and Investigation of a Turboprop Hybrid Electric Propulsion System |
| title_fullStr | Modeling and Investigation of a Turboprop Hybrid Electric Propulsion System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modeling and Investigation of a Turboprop Hybrid Electric Propulsion System |
| title_short | Modeling and Investigation of a Turboprop Hybrid Electric Propulsion System |
| title_sort | modeling and investigation of a turboprop hybrid electric propulsion system |
| topic | hybrid propulsion gas turbine modeling propeller engine |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/5/4/123 |
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