Cooling aerospace plane using hydrogen, ammonia and kripton

Ahmed Z. Al-Garni, Ahmet Z. Sahin, Amro M. Al-Qutub

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Abstract

In this paper, a comparative study is made for cooling aerospace plane, using liquid HZ, NHs, and Kr. The study includes the cooling for the stagnation point, the leading edges for wings, engine and other parts of the aerospace plane that are close to the leading edges. Laminar case for the stagnation point and both laminar and turbulent cases for the leading edge heating have been considered. The amount of heat rate (total, radiative and convective) and the mass of liquid coolant needed for cooling are calculated. A design of minimum inlet-outlet areas for the amount of liquid needed for cooling, is made with the consideration of the coolant's physical constraints in liquids and gaseous states. When compared to the other coolants, hydrogen is found to be the superior candidate for cooling aerospace plane.

Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes
Event32nd Thermophysics Conference, 1997 - Atlanta, United States
Duration: 23 Jun 199725 Jun 1997

Conference

Conference32nd Thermophysics Conference, 1997
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAtlanta
Period23/06/9725/06/97

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