Parametric study of exergetic sustainability performances of a high altitude long endurance unmanned air vehicle using hydrogen fuel

KAYA N., TURAN Ö., KARAKOÇ T. H., Midilli A.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, vol.41, no.19, pp.8323-8336, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 41 Issue: 19
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.09.007
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.8323-8336
  • Keywords: Exergy, Sustainability, Hydrogen fuel, Turbofan, UAV, ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT, TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT, ENERGY SYSTEM, TURBOPROP ENGINE, TURBOFAN ENGINE, CELL, DESIGN, INDICATORS, EFFICIENCY, FUTURES
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Exergetic sustainability performances such as, exergy efficiency, waste exergy ratio, environmental effect factor and exergetic sustainability index of a HALE UAV were investigated parametrically. The UAV and its high by-pass, mixed flow turbofan engine was supposed just to be switched from kerosene to hydrogen fuel without any other modification.