Towards multidisciplinary design optimization of next-generation green aircraft

Towards multidisciplinary design optimization of next-generation green aircraft

Luca Pustina, Matteo Blandino, Pietro Paolo Ciottoli, Franco Mastroddi

Abstract. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is one of the most important challenges of the next future. The aviation industry faces increasing pressure to reduce its environmental footprint and improve its sustainability. This work is framed within the Italian national project “MOST- Spoke 1 – AIR MOBILITY – WP5,” which studies innovative solutions for next-generation green aircraft. This paper proposes a multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) framework for the design of new-generation green aircraft. Several propulsion solutions are analyzed, including fully electric and hydrogen fuel cells. The Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) framework considers several disciplines, including aerodynamics, structures, flight dynamics, propulsion, cost analysis, and life-cycle analysis for facing at the best the design challenge of next-generation green aircraft.

Keywords
Green Aircraft, Multi-Disciplinary Optimization, Reduced Order Model

Published online 11/1/2023, 4 pages
Copyright © 2023 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA

Citation: Luca Pustina, Matteo Blandino, Pietro Paolo Ciottoli, Franco Mastroddi, Towards multidisciplinary design optimization of next-generation green aircraft, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 37, pp 440-443, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902813-97

The article was published as article 97 of the book Aeronautics and Astronautics

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