Modeling and performance analysis of a turboprop engine equipped with a solid oxide fuel cell to supply the electricity required for the aircraft

Pirkandi, Jamasb; Karami, Porya; Abbas, Yosef; Mahmoodi, Mostafa; Hashemabadi, Mahdi

doi:10.22034/joae.2024.385581.1158

Modeling and performance analysis of a turboprop engine equipped with a solid oxide fuel cell to supply the electricity required for the aircraft

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

jamasb pirkandi ¹

Porya Karami ²

Yosef Abbas ²

Mostafa Mahmoodi ³

Mahdi Hashemabadi ³

¹ Faculty of Aerospace, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Iran.

² Faculty of Aerospace, Malek Ashtar University of Technology

³ Faculty of Aerospace, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Iran

10.22034/joae.2024.385581.1158

Abstract

In this research, a new combined-cycle consisting of a turboprop engine equipped with a solid oxide fuel cell is presented. Modeling and analysis of the proposed system has been done in flight conditions with a flight height of 7500 meters and the results have been compared with the results of the analyzes performed on the real turboprop engine. In analyzes, the compressor pressure ratio is considered to be 2 to 30. The evaluation of the results shows that the integration of solid oxide fuel cells with turboprop engines will improve the efficiency of this engine. In addition to that, adding solid oxide fuel cells to the turboprop engine will increase the efficiency of the whole system from 20% in the turboprop engine to 26% in the combined cycle. The results also show that the combined cycle generates somewhat more thrust than a real turboprop engine and also provides 70 kWh of aircraft electrical energy.

Keywords

Turboprop

Hybrid Systems

Solid Oxide

Fuel Cell

Electrical Energy

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