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2022年2月28日

Numerical Analysis of Wick-Type Two-Phase Mechanically Pumped Fluid Loop for Thermal Control of Electric Aircraft Motors

Energies
  • Xinyu Chang
  • ,
  • Koji Fujita
  • ,
  • Hiroki Nagai

15
5
開始ページ
1800
終了ページ
1800
記述言語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.3390/en15051800
出版者・発行元
MDPI AG

The development of thermal control systems has become an important issue in next-generation electric aircraft design due to the increase in heat exhausted with electrification. In this paper, a wick-type two-phase mechanically pumped fluid loop system for future electric aircraft was proposed through the investigation of current two-phase flow cooling technology. Taking the experimental electric aircraft X-57 as an example, a wick-type two-phase mechanically pumped fluid loop with four evaporators for transporting 12 kW of waste heat within an 80 °C temperature limit was proposed and its feasibility was confirmed. A numerical model was constructed and validated to predict the operating characteristics of a two-phase mechanically pumped fluid loop. The optimal pump outputs under-even and uneven heat load conditions and was investigated for the first time by considering the vapor-liquid separation conditions in each flow path and the power consumption of the pump. Under the optimal pump output condition, the operating characteristics of the wick-type two-phase mechanically pumped fluid loop system were calculated. The calculation results indicate that the proposed wick-type two-phase mechanically pumped fluid loop is suitable as the thermal control system for an X-57 electric aircraft motor, as the calculation results satisfied the operational requirements of the motor.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/en15051800
URL
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/5/1800/pdf
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.3390/en15051800
  • eISSN : 1996-1073

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