JRG-C3 - Fuel Cells for Aviation

Dr.-Ing. Xin Gao

Mr. Lennart Kösters

Ms. Min Li

Mr. Arne Graf von Schweinitz

Mr. Linus Kameni Monkam

Mr. Niraj Gurumurthy Iyer

Mr. Moritz Stahl

Mr. Hossein Salehi

(in chronological order)

& more

Akademische Assistenten & Betreuung von Diplomarbeiten

Mr. Jiang Liu

Mr. Sebastian Hawner (former)

Mr. Magnus Lenger (former)

Gäste

Herr Lijun Zhu, Wuhan University of Technology, 05 Nov. 2019 - 01 Aug. 2020. 

Peer-reviewed publication

• LK Monkam, et al. Feasibility Analysis of a Thermal Insulation Concept of Liquid Hydrogen Tanks for Commercial Aircrafts. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, minor revision, 06.2022.
• L Kösters, X Liu, et al. Comparison of Evaporative Cooling and Liquid Cooling for PEM Fuel Cells for MW-level Aviation Propulsion. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, accepted, 06.2022.
• X Liu, L Kösters, et al. Parametric optimization of evaporative cooling for PEM fuel cells in aviation applications. Energies, minor revision, 05.2022. 
• L Kösters, X Gao*. Safety Considerations and Time Constant Determined Extended Operations for Fuel Cell Powered Aircrafts. CEAS Aeronautical Journal, 08.2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13272-021-00533-7.   
• S Toghyani, SA Atyabi, X Gao*. Enhancing the Specific Power of a PEM Fuel Cell Powered UAV with a Novel Bean-Shaped Flow Field. Energies, 04.2021, https://doi.org/10.3390/en14092494. 
• LJ Zhu, SF Wang, PC Sui*, X Gao*. Multiscale Modeling of an new Gas Diffusion Layer for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells: Performance Enhancing for Aviation Applications. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.03.166.  
• LJ Zhu, WF Yang, LS Xiao, H Zhang, X Gao*, PC Sui*. Stochastically modeled gas diffusion layers: effects of binder and polytetrafluoroethylene on effective gas diffusivity. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2021, 168(1), 014514. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/1945-7111/abdc60/pdf 
• LJ Zhu, H Zhang, LS Xiao, Aimy Bazylak, X Gao, PC Sui*. Pore-Scale Modeling of Gas Diffusion Layers: Effects of Compression on Transport Properties. Journal of Power Sources. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.229822 
• A Graf von Schweinitz, X Gao*. Modeling of Corona Discharge Thrusters powered by PEM Fuel Cells: An investigation of potential synergies. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.08.087.

Patent

• X Gao*, L Kösters. EU pending Patent to be published. 05.2022. 
• X Gao*, L Kameni Monkam. Patent disclosure submitted and onhold, 2021. 
• A Graf von Schweinitz, X Gao*. Patent disclosure submitted and onhold, 2020.  

Conference presentation/poster

• X Gao. Fuel Cells for Aviation--from general to specific. Presentation on SE2A conference, 10.2021.
• X Gao. Poster for the virtual annual market of Energy Research Centre of Lower Saxony. 03.2021.
• L Kösters, X Gao *. Increasing the specific power of an aviation fuel cell system from above the system level . Poster to DLRK 2020, Aachen. 

Student thesis

• Till Lennart Kösters. Feasibility study of hydrogen cooling for aviation PEM fuel cells. Master thesis, TU Braunschweig, 04.2022.
• Linus Kameni Monkam. Thermodynamic design and optimisation of a hydrogen tank system for the operation of a fuel cell propulsion system for aviation applications. Student thesis, TU Braunschweig, 10.2021.
• Lingfeng Li. Optimization Designs of the Cathode Flow Channel for PEMFC. Master thesis, TU Braunschweig, 09.2021.
• Abdallh Alsaiad. New designs of PEM fuel cell bipolar plates aiming for higher stack performance and reliability. Master thesis, TU Braunschweig, 08.2021.
• Keyu Hu. Model-based Optimization of a Liquid-cooled PEMFC System for Aviation. Master thesis, TU Braunschweig, 03.2021. 
• Till Lennart Kösters. Active Cooling Design Optimization for a Novel Hybrid Fuel Cell/Hydrogen Thruster Aircraft Engine Design. Student thesis, TU Braunschweig, 12.2020.
• Magnus Lenger. Hydrogen state dynamics and control of cryogenic storage systems for airborne fuel cell applications. Master thesis, TU Braunschweig, 12.2020. 
• Magnus Lenger. Thermodynamische Modellierung und Regelkonzepte eines Flüssigwasserstoff-Speichersystems für die Luftfahrt (Thermodynamic Modeling and Control Concepts of a Liquid Hydrogen Storage System for Aviation). Student thesis, TU Braunschweig, 05.2020. 
• Sebastian Hawner. Modellierung eines Brennstoffzellengesamtsystems für den Antriebsstrang eines elektrisch angetriebenen Flugzeugs (Modeling of a fuel cell power plant for the powertrain of an electric aircraft). Student thesis, TU Braunschweig, 02.2020. 
• Arne Graf von Schweinitz. Virtueller Einbau eines neuartigen, elektrohydrodynamischen Triebwerks auf Wasserstoffbasis in einen Motorsegler (Virtual implementation of a novel, hydrogen fed electrohydrodynamic thruster design for a motor glider). Bachelor thesis, TU Braunschweig, 01.2020. 

Abstract

• L Kösters, X Gao*. Increasing the specific power of an aviation fuel cell system from above the system level. submitted to DLRK 2020, Aachen. 
• X Liu, X Gao*. Virtual Integration of a PEM Fuel Cell System for the Main Propulsion Power of a Clean and All Electric Aircraft. submitted to DLRK 2020, Aachen.