Designing for Safety: Advancing Cryogenic Hydrogen Tanks for Tomorrow’s Aircraft

Liquid hydrogen is one of the candidate fuels being considered to power future aircraft with zero in-flight emissions. However, storing it on board—at cryogenic temperatures and under high pressure—poses a major technological challenge. Balancing performance and safety, tank design must ensure structural integrity, thermal insulation, and leak prevention — a critical requirement for the reliability of hydrogen-powered aircraft.
In this context, we are pleased to welcome Ting Hsuan Chen for a six-month internship with the ISA team, under the supervision of Romain Jan (ISA postdoctoral researcher) and Christian Gogu (ISAE-SUPAERO). His project, supported by the Rhyo key challenge and ISA, focuses on designing a cryogenic liquid hydrogen tank capable of withstanding a wide range of loading scenarios, with future certification in mind.
Welcome to Ting Hsuan — his work contributes to the certifiable design of a core component for hydrogen aviation!