Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Powered Aircraft
29 Jun 2023
Fuel Cell Technology
The strategies and advantages of the use of hydrogen, both directly as a fuel to the jet engines and as a fuel to the fuel cell system to power the aircraft propulsion motors are presented. The research and development of on-going work by a few companies based on hydrogen powered aircraft are discussed. Finally, the use of fuel cell for APU and the corresponding challenges and benefits are also presented.