Systems Engineering in Terms of Exergy

Abstract EN

We address the design of a flight vehicle from the viewpoint of a system of systems and we discuss the integration of the individual technical disciplines.

Then a conceptual fundamental methodology and tools required for the analysis, design, and optimization of aerospace vehicles in terms of the efficient use of on-board energy are discussed.

This suggests changing the design paradigm to the optimization of a system of energy systems.

We propose a foundation for system-level design with optimization based on minimum exergy destruction.