Research, Analysis and Assessment of Hybrid Propulsion Concepts for Future Military Aircraft
My project thesis at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) was focused on the topic of
'Research, Analysis and Assessment of Hybrid Propulsion Concepts for Future Military Aircraft' in which I researched
and calculated different hybrid electric engine architectures (parallel, series, series-parallel, fuel cell etc.)
for three different military aircraft types (fighter, drone and transport)
in cooperation with IABG mbH.
Due to IABG mbH company restriction, I am unfortunately only allowed to publicly provide the abstract of my thesis. If you are however interested in the results and findings, I will happily provide more information via mail.
Due to IABG mbH company restriction, I am unfortunately only allowed to publicly provide the abstract of my thesis. If you are however interested in the results and findings, I will happily provide more information via mail.
Abstract
The thesis is a first step towards the evaluation of hybrid propulsion concepts for
military air systems.
It begins with a fundamental survey of hybrid propulsion architectures, followed by an overview of current research trends. The survey includes the theory of hybridization and a summary of common hybrid architectures. The most important hybrid system components are presented in terms of their functionality and design and weighed up according to their advantages and disadvantages.
On this basis, three military flight systems are examined for possible hybridization using a Breguet formula adapted for hybrid systems: fighter aircraft, drone and transport aircraft.
The study was part of a cooperation between the Industrieanlagen- Betriebsgesellschaft mbH (IABG) and the Lehrstuhl für Turbomaschen und Flugantriebe (LTF).
It begins with a fundamental survey of hybrid propulsion architectures, followed by an overview of current research trends. The survey includes the theory of hybridization and a summary of common hybrid architectures. The most important hybrid system components are presented in terms of their functionality and design and weighed up according to their advantages and disadvantages.
On this basis, three military flight systems are examined for possible hybridization using a Breguet formula adapted for hybrid systems: fighter aircraft, drone and transport aircraft.
The study was part of a cooperation between the Industrieanlagen- Betriebsgesellschaft mbH (IABG) and the Lehrstuhl für Turbomaschen und Flugantriebe (LTF).
