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Environmental Performance of Aircraft

 

 

Date: 9-10 May 2012

Venue: University of Manchester (Central Manchester Maps and Travel)

 

What is the course about?

The environmental effects from commercial aviation have been become a prominent source of media headlines, a subject for green lobbies, and a concern for operators, particularly at a time when fuel costs have risen sharply and further airport expansion is made difficult by land planning and various environmental restrictions. This course will address these wider problems; it will explain how it is possible to minimize the environmental impact and how to save costs. Specifically, this course deals with short- to medium term emissions of transport and commercial aircraft.
Topics covered include;

1.) Engine Emissions
2.) Mission Planning and Fuel Use Optimisation
3.) Aircraft Noise
4.) High-altitude effects of emissions.

This course focuses on the technical aspects of the aircraft and on systems engineering. There will be several multi-disciplinary flight simulation examples and a variety of case studies with real-life aircraft.

Topic breakdown:

Engine Emissions:
Introduction to Environmental Performance. Demand for air travel. Engine emissions, aspects of fuel burn, aircraft noise & high-altitude emissions; role of European Trading Scheme. Engine Performance: Basics of gas turbine engines, generalised engine analysis, data gathering, database of emissions, LTO calculation methods, ground procedures, fuel wastage and dumping, statistical analysis.

Mission Planning & Fuel Use Optimisation
Parametric effects (wind, baggage allowance, passenger load, cargo, onboard services), effect of fuel costs; holding, diversions, reserve fuel policies, role of ATC, fuel tankering, flight with en-route stops, decision problems. Advanced Flight Procedures: NADP procedures (noise abatement), Continuous Descent, Steep Descent, “The Perfect Flight”.

Aircraft Noise:
General Methods, Noise Program Architecture. Propulsive Noise: engine noise (fan, compressor, combustor, turbine, jet/nozzle), propeller noise, APU noise; jet shielding; parametric effects, sensitivity analysis. Airframe Noise: wing noise, landing gear noise, high-lift noise; sensitivity effects. Aircraft Noise Trajectories: Aspects of noise certification, integral noise metrics, simulation of noise trajectories (take-off, approach/landing); effects of atmospheric absorption, ground effects, wind effects, noise footprints, airport planning for aircraft noise.

High-altitude effects of emissions:
Exhaust emissions, contrails, contrail physics, altitude flexibility of commercial aircraft, contrail avoidance strategies; long-term effects of high-altitude environmental emissions. Perspectives in aviation and global emissions. Accurate simulation models will be presented throughout the course, and will be carried out with the comprehensive flight mechanics code FLIGHT. A version of this program will be provided to delegates. Part 1: Engine Emissions Part 2: Mission Planning & Optimisation

 

Who should attend?

This course is addressed to decision-makers, professionals, engineers, scientists, graduate students with an interest in the effects of aviation emissions from the engineering and technology point of view. It will also be of benefit to: commercial airlines, air traffic control, aviation organisations and regulators, aircraft and power plant manufacturers, consultancy businesses, and more.

 

Presenter:

Dr Antonio Filippone

Dr. Filippone has 15 years of research experience in aircraft aerodynamics, flight mechanics and afferent technologies, including gas turbine engine simulation, aircraft noise and flight simulation. He currently leads two projects on aircraft noise from commercial aircraft funded by the EU. Dr. Filippone has contributed three books on the subject of aircraft flight performance. (Elsevier, AIAA and Cambridge University Press).

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Please note: The order of the content above may change.

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Download our course leaflet below which has further details of the course and how to book.

To Book:

• Either, download and complete the Application Form on the COURSE leaflet (PDF 843kb) and send it back to us in the post, by fax and
  emaill the Course Administrator: Amanda Clare

or

Book directly through the ONLINE STORE and pay with your credit card.

 

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Cancellation

Cancelation by the participant
Cancellation must be in writing to the Course Administrator in advance.

• Up to three weeks before the event: free of charge
• Up to one week before: 50%
• Non-attendance will not receive a refund.
  

Cancellation by the University
The University reserves the right to cancel the course 10 days before if there are not sufficient delegates registered.

 

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Delegates are responsible for booking their own accommodation.

Manchester Conference Centre

Manchester Conference Centre is next door to the George Begg Building and the cost is approximately £79 bed and breakfast (inc VAT). Building N⁰ 11 on the University Campus Map.

Manchester Conference Centre, Weston Building, Sackville Street, Manchester, M1 3BB
Tel: +44 (0) 161 955 8000

 

Alternative accommodation

Nearby IBIS Hotel, cost is approximately £67 bed and breakfast (incl. VAT)
IBIS Hotel, Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DG
Tel: +44 (0) 161 272 5000

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