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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2018.46.4.332

Design Optimization of Fuel Sensor Location in Aircraft Conformal Fuel Tank  

Jung, Kyusung (School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
Yang, Junmo (School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
Lee, Sangchul (School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
Yi, Yongsik (Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd.)
Lee, Jaewook (School of Mechanical Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.46, no.4, 2018 , pp. 332-337 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents the design optimization of fuel sensor location used to measure remained fuel amount in aircraft conformal fuel tank. The conformal fuel tank is utilized to expand the mission range in airplane, and the sensor location is a critical design variable determining the measurement accuracy. In this work, the sensor location is optimized to minimize unmeasurable fuel amount due to non-contact between fuel and sensor. The simplified model is prepared from the conformal fuel tank CATIA model, and the unmeasurable fuel amount is calculated. Then, the optimization is performed using MATLAB optimization solver. The optimized sensor location is validated by comparing with the location obtained using parametric study.
Keywords
Aircraft Conformal Fuel Tank; Design Optimization; Unmeasurable Fuel Quantity;
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