Thermal management of fuel heat sink in aircraft via flow path optimization

• Published in: Applied thermal engineering Vol. 246; p. 122880
• Main Authors: Yang, Shiyu, Lin, Yuanfang, Yu, Haiyu, Xu, Xianghua, Liang, Xingang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2024
• Subjects: Aircraft; Dynamic optimal control; Flow path optimization; Fuel heat sink; Thermal management system; Fuel heat sink; Thermal management system; Dynamic optimal control; Aircraft; Flow path optimization

•The FHSCR is evaluated and applied to the fuel heat sink optimization.•A new architecture of the AFTMS is designed to enhance the heat dissipation.•The FHSCR is reduced by 14.16% compared to the original architecture.•A dynamic optimal controller based on the MVD-PSO algorithm is established.•Therm...