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Selection of the optimum configuration and calculation studies of the parameters of a cryogenic propulsion system for an unmanned aerial vehicle
- Authors: Tremkina O.V.1, Uglanov D.A.1, Urlapkin V.V.1, Korneev S.S.1, Komisar Y.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Samara National Research University
- Issue: Vol 20, No 4 (2021)
- Pages: 59-68
- Section: AIRCRAFT AND SPACE ROCKET ENGINEERING
- URL: https://journals.ssau.ru/vestnik/article/view/10013
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18287/2541-7533-2021-20-4-59-68
- ID: 10013
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A computational study of the parameters of a propulsion system of an unmanned aerial vehicle operating on a cryogenic working medium has been carried out. Liquid nitrogen was selected as the cryogenic working fluid. Two alternative configurations of a cryogenic propulsion system for an unmanned aerial vehicle are presented. The first one is a scheme of an air-heated cryogenic propulsion system of an unmanned aerial vehicle in which air acts as the heat source at an ambient temperature at an altitude of 2000 m. The second one is a scheme wherein the working fluid is heated due to solar energy, in this case solar energy acts as the source of heat. A computational study of a cryogenic propulsion system operating on the open Rankine cycle was carried out, as well as computational studies of possible cryogenic propulsion system configurations. As a result of the studies a comparative analysis of the data obtained was made and a suitable cryogenic propulsion system configuration for an unmanned aerial vehicle with the required parameters was selected.
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O. V. Tremkina
Samara National Research University
Author for correspondence.
Email: t.olga.vit@bk.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9068-3340
Postgraduate Student
Russian FederationD. A. Uglanov
Samara National Research University
Email: dmitry.uglanov@mail.ru
Candidate of Science (Engineering), Associate Professor of the Department of Thermal Engineering and Thermal Engines
Russian FederationV. V. Urlapkin
Samara National Research University
Email: viktor.urlapkin@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9410-6003
Postgraduate Student
Russian FederationS. S. Korneev
Samara National Research University
Email: skorneev1993@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8359-0146
Postgraduate Student
Russian FederationYu. V. Komisar
Samara National Research University
Email: komisar.yuv@ssau.ru
Postgraduate Student
Russian FederationReferences
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