Imperial College London
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Prof Milo Shaffer

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry

Professor of Materials Chemistry
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 5825m.shaffer Website

 
 
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Assistant

 

Mr John Murrell +44 (0)20 7594 2845

 
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Location

 

401BMolecular Sciences Research HubWhite City Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Nguyen:2021:10.2514/1.C036205,
author = {Nguyen, S and Millereux, A and Pouyat, A and Greenhalgh, E and Shaffer, M and Kucernak, A and Linde, P},
doi = {10.2514/1.C036205},
journal = {Journal of Aircraft: devoted to aeronautical science and technology},
pages = {677--687},
title = {Conceptual multifunctional design, feasibility and requirements for structural power in aircraft cabins},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.C036205},
volume = {58},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - This paper  presents a theoretical investigation into the potential use of structural power composites  in  regional  aircraft  passenger  cabins  and  the  corresponding  challenges  to widespread use, including fire-resistance, long-term cycling performance, and cost. This study focusses  on  adapting  sandwich  floor  panels  with  structural  power  composite  face  sheets, designed  to  power  the  in-flight  entertainment  system.  Using  a  simple  mechanical  model  to define  the  structural  requirements,  based  on  state-of-the-art  laminated  structural  power composites, a series of electrochemical energy storage performance targets were calculated: a specific energy > 144 Wh/kg, a specific power > 0.29 kW/kg, an in-plane elastic modulus > 28 GPa  and  in-plane  tensile  and  compressive  strengths  >  219  MPa.  Significantly,  the  use  of  a distributed energy storage system offered a significant range of other mass and cost savings, associated with a simplified power system, and the use of ground-generated electrical energy. For  an  Airbus  A220-100, the  analysis  predicted  potential  mass  and  volume  savings  of approximately  260  kg  and  510 land  annual  reductions  in  CO2and  NOx emissions  of approximately  280  tonnes  and  1.2  tonnes  respectively.  This  extended  design  analysis  of  a specific component highlights both the far-reaching implications of implementing structural power materials and the potential extensive systemic benefits.
AU  - Nguyen,S
AU  - Millereux,A
AU  - Pouyat,A
AU  - Greenhalgh,E
AU  - Shaffer,M
AU  - Kucernak,A
AU  - Linde,P
DO  - 10.2514/1.C036205
EP  - 687
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 0021-8669
SP  - 677
TI  - Conceptual multifunctional design, feasibility and requirements for structural power in aircraft cabins
T2  - Journal of Aircraft: devoted to aeronautical science and technology
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.C036205
UR  - https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/1.C036205
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/88619
VL  - 58
ER  -
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