"Sustainable Aviation Engineering introduces the key technology enablers and design techniques, as well as the latest regulations and the prominent international programmes, related to the environmental impact and sustainability of aviation. It begins with describing the various pollutants and noise generated during aircraft operations, condensation trails, as well as the governing physical phenomena involved. Mathematical elaboration of the aircraft dynamics and trajectory modelling is included and the mathematical formulation of typical business related aspects is introduced, derived from the operational cost breakdown analysis and including the charges associated to airline flights. Impacts related to the manufacturing and disposal of aircraft and equipment are discussed and innovative aircraft technologies and systems being developed to address the environmental impacts will also be covered. Sustainable Aviation Engineering considers the multi-objective trajectory optimisation problem and provides a set of solution methods for both offline strategic tasks and online tactical real-time implementations. Relevant multi-disciplinary design optimisation methods are described, together with innovative problem resolution techniques. A number of case studiesare also included, addressing aircraft design, systems design and mission optimisation for environmentally sustainable aviation"--
Sustainable Aviation Engineering and Operations
Roberto Sabatini, RMIT University, Australia
Comprehensively covers recent technological and operational developments to enhance the environmental sustainability of aviation
Sustainable Aviation Engineering and Operations provides an updated outlook of the main research and development initiatives currently ongoing in the aeronautics and air transport domain, with emphasis on the overall environmental objectives and current achievements.
The book discusses some of the most promising advances in sustainable aircraft, airport and air traffic management systems design and operations including: aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, materials, biofuels, avionics, airframe systems, autonomous systems, airside and landside, air traffic flow management and dynamic airspace management. Representative air transport business models are also covered, starting from operational cost breakdown analysis and including key drivers associated with commercial flight. The physical processes associated with production and environmental impacts of various aircraft emissions, including air pollutants, noise and contrails, are presented to support the development of computational models for aircraft design, mission planning and trajectory optimisation.
A set of relevant case studies concludes and complements the book, addressing aircraft design, systems design and mission optimisation for a more efficient and environmentally sustainable air transport.
Key features:
- Addresses recent advances in aviation sustainability including multidisciplinary design approaches and multi-objective operational optimisation methods.
- Contains important research and industrially relevant contributions from world-class experts.
- Includes a number of application case studies, addressing aircraft design, airport greening and air traffic management evolutions.
The book is essential reading for students, researchers and practitioners in sustainable aviation engineering and operations.
List of Contributors vii
About the Editors ix
About the Companion Website x
1 Sustainable Aviation: An Introduction 1
Roberto Sabatini and Alessandro Gardi
Section I Aviation Sustainability Fundamentals 29
2 Climate Impacts of Aviation 31
Yixiang Lim, Alessandro Gardi, and Roberto Sabatini
3 Noise Pollution and Other Environmental and Health Impacts of Aviation 49
Alessandro Gardi, Rohan Kapoor, Yixiang Lim, and Roberto Sabatini
Section II Systems for Sustainable Aviation 79
4 Systems Engineering Evolutions 81
Anthony Zanetti, Arun Kumar, Alessandro Gardi, and Roberto Sabatini
5 Life Cycle Assessment for Carbon Neutrality 113
Enda Crossin, Alessandro Gardi, and Roberto Sabatini
6 Air Traffic Management and Avionics Systems Evolutions 145
Alessandro Gardi, Yixiang Lim, Nichakorn Pongsakornsathien, Roberto
Sabatini, and Trevor Kistan
7 Optimisation of Flight Trajectories and Airspace 165
Alessandro Gardi, Yixiang Lim, and Roberto Sabatini
Section III Aerostructures and Propulsive Technologies 213
8 Advanced Aerodynamic Configurations 215
Matthew Marino, Alessandro Gardi, Roberto Sabatini, and Yixiang Lim
9 Lightweight Structures and Advanced Materials 241
Raj Das and Joel Galos
10 Low-Emission Propulsive Technologies in Transport Aircraft 263
Kavindu Ranasinghe, Kai Guan, Alessandro Gardi, and Roberto Sabatini
11 Approved Drop-in Biofuels and Prospects for Alternative Aviation Fuels
301
Graham Dorrington
Section IV Research Case Studies 323
12 Overall Contribution of Wingtip Devices to Improving Aircraft Performance
325
Nikola Gavrilovi´c, Boko Rauo, Vladimir Parezanovi´c, George Dulikravich,
and Jean-Marc Moschetta
13 Integration of Naturally Occurring Materials in Lightweight
Aerostructures 343
Jose Silva, Alessandro Gardi, and Roberto Sabatini
14 Distributed and Hybrid Propulsion: A Tailored Design Methodology 355
Martin Burston, Kavindu Ranasinghe, Alessandro Gardi, Vladimir Parezanovic,
Rafic Ajaj, and Roberto Sabatini
15 Integration of Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems in Small Unmanned
Aircraft 393
Jacob Sliwinski, Alessandro Gardi, Matthew Marino, and Roberto Sabatini
16 Benefits and Challenges of Liquid Hydrogen Fuels for Commercial Transport
Aircraft 417
Stephen Rondinelli, Alessandro Gardi, and Roberto Sabatini
17 Multi-Objective Trajectory Optimisation Algorithms for Avionics and ATM
Systems 433
Alessandro Gardi, Roberto Sabatini, and Trevor Kistan
18 Energy-Optimal 4D Guidance and Control for Terminal Descent Operations
457
Yixiang Lim, Alessandro Gardi, and Roberto Sabatini
19 Contrail Modelling for 4D Trajectory Optimisation 475
Yixiang Lim, Alessandro Gardi, and Roberto Sabatini
20 Trajectory Optimisation to Minimise the Combined Radiative Forcing
Impacts of Contrails and CO2 499
Yixiang Lim, Alessandro Gardi, Roberto Sabatini, and Trevor Kistan
21 The W Life Cycle Model San Francisco Airport Case Study 509
Anthony Zanetti, Alessandro Gardi, and Roberto Sabatini
22 Conclusions and Future Research 517
Roberto Sabatini and Alessandro Gardi
Index 523
Roberto Sabatini is a Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics with three decades of industrial and academic experience in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and the Middle-East. His research addresses key contemporary challenges in aerospace systems design, test and certification, at the intersection between digital transformation, sustainable development and innovation management. He is an advocate of industry-focused education and a leader in research translation for economic and social advancement.
Alessandro Gardi is an Assistant Professor in Aerospace Engineering with ten years of experience in aerospace systems research and education. His research focuses on avionics, air traffic management and sustainable aviation technologies for conventional and autonomous aerospace vehicles. In this domain, he specializes in multidisciplinary and multi-objective optimization methods, with emphasis on the application of optimal control and artificial intelligence techniques to design and operational problems.
