Publication Date:
2019-06-27
Description:
Conceptual designs of a fail-safe abort system for hydrogen fueled actively cooled high speed aircraft are examined. The fail-safe concept depends on basically three factors: (1) a reliable method of detecting a failure or malfunction in the active cooling system, (2) the optimization of abort trajectories which minimize the descent heat load to the aircraft, and (3) fail-safe thermostructural concepts to minimize both the weight and the maximum temperature the structure will reach during descent. These factors are examined and promising approaches are evaluated based on weight, reliability, ease of manufacture and cost.
Keywords:
AIRCRAFT DESIGN, TESTING AND PERFORMANCE
Type:
NASA-CR-144920
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MDC-A3313-VOL-2
Format:
application/pdf
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