0010-2180/$ see front matter 2010 The Combust doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2010.07.001 * Corresponding author. Address: Department of Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 0854 E-mail address: [email protected] (S. Dooley An implicit methodology based on chemical group theory to formulate a jet aviation fuel surrogate by the measurements of several combustion related fuel propertie...

During the last years, the aviation sector has been looking into alternatives to kerosene from crude oil, to combat climate change by reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to ensure security of supply at affordable prices. The efforts are also a reaction to commitments and policy packages. Currently, a wide range of possible fuel candidates and fuel blends are discussed in the triple ...

The Indian Aviation Sector has been predicted to become the world’s third largest carrier by 2020. It is expected to carry 460 million passengers per annum shortly. A sector of such magnitude need to be environment friendly. The International Air Transport Association has declared to cut its carbon emissions to 50% by 2050. The National Biofuels Policy has also targeted to blend 20% biofuels to...

A simulation model of international tourist flows is used to estimate the impact of a carbon tax on aviation fuel. The effect of the tax on travel behaviour is small: A global $1000/tC would change travel behaviour to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from international aviation by 0.8%. This is because the imposed tax is probably small relative to the air fare. A $1000/tC tax would less than dou...

Aircraft operations have a significant impact on local air quality, climate change, fuel consumption and noise around airports. In order to reach emission targets set by aviation agencies (e.g. ACARE), to reduce environmental impact and to ensure a sustainable future of the sector, the aviation industry is continuously investing in research and development of technologies for reducing CO2, nois...

There is strong evidence of an association between fine particulate matter less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) in aerodynamic diameter and adverse health outcomes. This study analyzes the global excess mortality attributable to the aviation sector in the present (2006) and in the future (three 2050 scenarios) using the integrated exposure response model that was also used in the 2010 Global Burden of Dise...

Reducing fuel consumption is a major goal for the aviation community due to environmental concern and fuel price uncertainty. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently developing and implementing Air Traffic Management (ATM) technologies to ensure reliable operational performance that is robust to delays caused by congestion and weather. These technologies will reduce planned and u...

1 Abstract: The use of fuel cells as energy source is becoming more common in different applications for transport. This technology is also emerging gradually in the aviation world. In fact, fuel cells can considerably increase (by about 200%) the flight endurance of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) compared to advanced lithium-ion batteries currently in use. The fuel cell makes UAVs more effective ...

Misfueling of a general aviation aircraft with a Jet Fuel instead of an Avgas can have dire consequences. In this paper simple non-destructive testing method is proposed using two capacitive fuel senders that are vertically displaced in a fuel tank by a small distance to detect such situation. Method is based on different readings for the same fuel level in a tank (as fuel senders are displaced...

Fuel return valve is an important part of aviation engines. It achieves the cooling of integrated drive generator by regulating the amount of fuel in the oil cooler of integrated drive generator. Fault modeling and simulation of fuel return valve can provide targeted guidance for its maintenance. This paper establishes fuel return valve's mathematical model which includes the flow control valve...