Project description
The objective of the project CHALUPA is to start the development for the use of liquid hydrogen in aviation for the following scope:
- To transform liquid hydrogen into a gaseous fuel suitable for Auxiliary Power Units (APU)
- Combustion of hydrogen in APUs, exploring the potential of gas turbine and internal combustion architectures.
- Research for new aircraft integrated configurations for low and zero emissions, including more efficient manufacturing processes.
The activities will focus on the development of capabilities for the design, modelling, simulation and manufacturing of components and subsystems which are part of the energy transformation chain starting from liquid hydrogen and finishing in the APU power generation. It is intended to reach the conceptual design stage, substantiating the design capabilities and other features of the conceptual designs and building technology demonstrators at component, subsystem and potentially system level.
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