Multi-level modeling methodologies for aircraft thermal architecture optimization

The proposed project will contribute to Bombardier’s research initiative “Virtual Aircraft” with the overall objective to improve modeling and simulation throughout the development process to enable innovation and reduce development risk through extensive design space exploration.
The objective is to develop models of thermal aspects, traditionally investigated later in the design, when the aircraft architecture is already defined, to enable the development of an aircraft thermal architecture analysis and optimization. In particular, derived a temperature stratification strategy for aircraft zonal analysis based on the thermal system modeling. This can be used to assess the thermal capacity of a specific equipment zone as well as the passenger comfort in the cabin.
A novel multi-fidelity and parametric thermal analysis capability will be developed: simplified, so-called one-dimensional correlations for temperature stratification prediction will be established from detailed three-dimensional simulations, currently performed late in the design using time-consuming computational fluid dynamics. TO BE CONT’D

Faculty Supervisor:

Susan Liscouet-Hanke

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Partner:

Bombardier Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Transportation and warehousing

University:

Concordia University

Program: