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Flying high with SaxonHy!

Hydrogen-based Flying in Saxony

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The SAB project "System-integrated H2 pressure tank assemblies for general aviation and feeder aircraft" (SaxonHy) marks the start of another collaborative project in the field of hydrogen-based flying. It integrates into a whole series of research activities around the hybrid-electric experimental aircraft APUS i-5 "H", which has been developed and built by the associated project partners Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd. & Co.KG and APUS - Aeronautical Engineering GmbH since 2019: The overall goal - sharpening competencies in the field of zero-emission aviation technologies. Within the framework of SaxonHy, the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK), the Institute of Aerospace Engineering (ILR) and the Institute of Power Engineering (IET) of the TU Dresden are working with the Leichtbau-Zentrum Sachsen GmbH and EAST-4D Carbon Technology GmbH to integrate a hydrogen-based experimental vehicle APUS i-5 "H"Hydro into the modular platform APUS i-5 "H". The associated partners COTESA GmbH and IMA Materialforschung und Anwendungstechnik GmbH are also involved in the realization of this objective, contributing their expertise in aerospace manufacturing and in the verification of complex hydrogen systems.

One of the key issues in hydrogen-based flight is the storage of hydrogen. Due to the lower volumetric energy density of hydrogen (compared to kerosene), this takes up a lot of space and can add to system weight. The available installation space must therefore be optimally utilized, which means that the individual subsystems such as support structures, control structures and safety systems interact with each other to an exceptionally high degree. This leads to demanding, interactive development processes. The planned work in the SaxonHy project will take the example of an H2 pressure tank assembly integrated into the center wing of a small aircraft. A system model will be developed for this assembly as a basis for tank design and integration. Considering the specific requirements, an exemplary design of the H2 pressure tank assembly is aimed at. It will be investigated whether a tank system can be realized without a plastic liner (type 5 tank) to increase the gravimetric storage density. Finally, the designed pressure tank is to be manufactured for aviation and tested under pressure and maneuvering loads in specially developed system tests so that a certification concept for hydrogen tanks can be developed as part of SaxonHy.

Project SaxonHy: "System-integrated H2 pressure tank assemblies for general aviation and feeder aircraft"

Funding
Supported by: European Regional Development Fund (EFRE) in Saxony, Technology Funding, Research and development - project funding (R&D project funding), Project number: 100558500
Managed by: Sächsische AufbauBank (SAB)

Period: 01.12.2021 - 31.05.2023

Project management at the ILK: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Maik Gude (Chair of Lightweight Design and Structural Assessment)

Project partners

Consortium leadership: Leichtbau-Zentrum Sachsen GmbH
Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK) of the TU Dresden
Institute of Aerospace Engineering (ILR) of the TU Dresden
Institute of Power Engineering (IET) of the TU Dresden
EAST-4D Carbon Technology GmbH

Associated project partners:
Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd. & Co.KG
APUS – Aeronautical Engineering GmbH
COTESA GmbH
IMA Materialforschung und Anwendungstechnik GmbH

Technische Universität Dresden - Institut für Leichtbau und Kunststofftechnik

The Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK) is a research institution of the Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering and the "Friedrich List" Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences of TU Dresden. A staff of around 240 carries out extensive research and development work in the field of resource-saving lightweight engineering with a high level of material and energy efficiency. The work at the ILK is based on the Dresden model of function-integrative lightweight engineering in multi-material design and follows a cross-material and cross-product approach. When developing new concepts, processes or products, the scientists of ILK consider the entire development chain: material - design - simulation - production - prototype testing - quality assurance - costs. By orienting their work on the concept of neutral lightweight design, they integrate not only the classical, technical and economic aspects, but also the ecological parameters and issues of our globalized society at every stage of the development chain. The ILK is headed by Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Maik Gude (Chair of Lightweight Design and Structural Assessment, Board member) and Prof. Dr.-Ing Niels Modler (Chair of Function-integrative Lightweight Engineering, Board member/Board Spokesperson for the ILK).

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