Hydrogen Fuelled Microturbines utilized in UAV: DE

This book provides a comprehensive and systematic examination of hydrogen-fuelled microturbines for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) applications, focusing on their potential to enable high-endurance, low-emission, and high power-density aerial platforms. It covers the full technological chain, including hydrogen storage and delivery systems, combustion chamber designs, performance characteristics, system integration within UAV airframes, modelling and simulation approaches, materials and manufacturing challenges, and future research directions. By synthesizing experimental studies, numerical investigations, and recent industrial developments, the book highlights both the technological maturity inherited from conventional microturbines and the critical gaps that must be addressed for hydrogen propulsion to become viable in next-generation UAVs. The work is intended for researchers, engineers, and graduate students seeking an in-depth, application-oriented reference on hydrogen-based microturbine propulsion systems.