Strategies towards a more sustainable aviation: A systematic review

F Afonso, M Sohst, CMA Diogo, SS Rodrigues… - Progress in Aerospace …, 2023 - Elsevier
As climate change is exacerbated and existing resources are depleted, the need for
sustainable industries becomes ever so important. Aviation is not an exception. Despite the …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling of soot formation and aggregation in turbulent flows with the LES-PBE-PDF approach and a conservative sectional method

B Sun, S Rigopoulos - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
The present paper presents a comprehensive approach for modelling soot formation in
turbulent flows that incorporates a recently developed conservative finite volume sectional …

Soot-Free Low-NOx Aeronautical Combustor Concept: The Lean Azimuthal Flame for Kerosene Sprays

PM de Oliveira, D Fredrich, G De Falco, I El Helou… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
An ultralow emission combustor concept based on “flameless oxidation” is demonstrated in
this paper for aviation kerosene. Measurements of gas emissions, as well as of the size and …

Trade-off between soot and NO emissions during enclosed spray combustion of jet fuel

U Trivanovic, SE Pratsinis - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Aviation emissions of soot and nitrogen oxides are strictly regulated as they adversely
impact human health and the environment. Jet fuel combustion conditions that decrease one …

[HTML][HTML] Stochastic low-order modelling of hydrogen autoignition in a turbulent non-premixed flow

S Iavarone, S Gkantonas, E Mastorakos - Proceedings of the Combustion …, 2023 - Elsevier
Autoignition risk in initially non-premixed flowing systems, such as premixing ducts, must be
assessed to help the development of low-NO x systems and hydrogen combustors. Such …

[HTML][HTML] Opinion: Eliminating aircraft soot emissions

U Trivanovic, SE Pratsinis - Aerosol Research, 2024 - ar.copernicus.org
Soot from aircraft engines deteriorates air quality around airports and can contribute to
climate change primarily by influencing cloud processes and contrail formation …

Soot emission simulations of a single sector model combustor using incompletely stirred reactor network modeling

S Gkantonas, JM Foale, A Giusti… - … of Engineering for …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The simulation of soot evolution is a problem of relevance for the development of low-
emission aero-engine combustors. Apart from detailed CFD approaches, it is important to …

[HTML][HTML] LES of a pressurized sooting aero-engine model burner using a computationally efficient discrete sectional method coupled to tabulated chemistry

JM García-Oliver, JM Pastor, I Olmeda, A Kalbhor… - Combustion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work is focused on the modeling and analysis of soot formation and oxidation in the
pressurized ethylene-based model burner investigated at DLR. This burner features a dual …

A two-equation soot-in-flamelet modeling approach applied under Spray A conditions

L Pachano, C Xu, JM García-Oliver, JM Pastor… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soot production (including formation and oxidation) is studied in the transient, high-pressure
and turbulent n-dodecane Spray A flames from the Engine Combustion Network (ECN) …

Influence of primary jets on the combustion performance of a rich quench lean combustor: A numerical and experimental investigation

C Tang, J Feng, H Liu, Q Yao, W Jin, J Li… - Aerospace Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The effect of primary hole jet on the Rich-burn/Quick-mix/Lean-burn (RQL) combustor was
studied here by both experimental and numerical analysis approaches, where with a …