Call number
03
Intelligent Cooling System
2008-2013
Strategic focus
Space Applications & Systems / Drones
Modeling & Simulation
Industries
Techspace Aero (leader)
EHP
Nanocyl
Research bodies
Cenaero
Von Karman Institute
ULg
ULB
ERM
Total budget
6,5 M€
Project type
R&D
This project will identify and develop cooling architectures and technologies to meet the needs of future engines. Efforts will be divided into three main areas, each corresponding to a major evolution of needs and constraints:
- thermal management: future engines evolutions will generate more heat sources whilst reducing the cold sources;
- recovery system: the revolution introduced by the arrival of sealed joints in bearings casing enables the removal of ventilation;
- power conditioning: engine evolutions will lead to change cooling requirements depending of the phase of flight.
Activities throughout the ICS project aim to :
- Quantify cooling needs evolution;
- Identify cooling architectures that meet new engines requirements,
- List and select the cooling technologies,
- Identify hard points / major risks associated with these technologies,
- Solve or eliminate hard points through studies and partial tests
- Develop CAE tools that fit test data related to these technologies.
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