The use of composite material in modern commercial aircraft has increased significantly in recent years. The very low conductivity relative to Aluminium of composite materials means that the thermal environment experienced in an aircraft, during flight and on the apron, are significantly altered. The heat transfer mechanism is complex: natural and mixed convection flows established in compartments. This paper presents the thermally induced flow structures under representative conditions for a rectangular cavity representative of wing boxes and horizontal tail planes. The paper highlights the sensitivity to boundary conditions, the effect of structural stiffeners. The results indicate it may be possible to incorporate the effect of stringers and heating from above into existing correlations.
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ASME 2008 Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the Fluids Engineering, Energy Sustainability, and 3rd Energy Nanotechnology Conferences
August 10–14, 2008
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Heat Transfer Division
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978-0-7918-4849-4
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D. Newport,
D. Newport
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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V. Egan,
V. Egan
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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M. Aguanno,
M. Aguanno
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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Y. Murer
Y. Murer
Airbus, Toulouse, France
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D. Newport
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
V. Egan
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
M. Aguanno
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
V. Lacarac
Airbus, Toulouse, France
B. Estebe
Airbus, Toulouse, France
Y. Murer
Airbus, Toulouse, France
Paper No:
HT2008-56318, pp. 299-306; 8 pages
Published Online:
July 7, 2009
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Newport, D, Egan, V, Aguanno, M, Lacarac, V, Estebe, B, & Murer, Y. "Thermally Induced Flow Structures in Aircraft Wing Compartments." Proceedings of the ASME 2008 Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the Fluids Engineering, Energy Sustainability, and 3rd Energy Nanotechnology Conferences. Heat Transfer: Volume 3. Jacksonville, Florida, USA. August 10–14, 2008. pp. 299-306. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2008-56318
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