Innovative Box-Wing Aircraft: Emissions and Climate Change

被引:17
作者
Tasca, Andrea Luca [1 ]
Cipolla, Vittorio [1 ]
Abu Salem, Karim [1 ]
Puccini, Monica [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Pisa, Dept Civil & Ind Engn, I-56122 Pisa, Italy
基金
欧盟地平线“2020”;
关键词
aviation; LCA; impact assessment; climate metrics; global warming; BLACK CARBON EMISSIONS; AVIATION NOX; LIFE-CYCLE; IMPACT; OZONE; AEROSOL; METHANE; METRICS; FUEL; UNCERTAINTIES;
D O I
10.3390/su13063282
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The PARSIFAL project (Prandtlplane ARchitecture for the Sustainable Improvement of Future AirpLanes) aims to promote an innovative box-wing aircraft: the PrandtlPlane. Aircraft developed adopting this configuration are expected to achieve a payload capability higher than common single aisle analogues (e.g., Airbus 320 and Boeing 737 families), without any increase in the overall dimensions. We estimated the exhaust emissions from the PrandtlPlane and compared the corresponding impacts to those of a conventional reference aircraft, in terms of Global Warming Potential (GWP) and Global Temperature Potential (GTP), on two time-horizons and accounted for regional sensitivity. We considered carbon dioxide, carbonaceous and sulphate aerosols, nitrogen oxides and related ozone production, methane degradation and nitrate aerosols formation, contrails, and contrail cirrus. Overall, the introduction of the PrandtlPlane is expected to bring a considerable reduction of climate change in all the source regions considered, on both the time-horizons examined. Moreover, fuel consumption is expected to be reduced by 20%, as confirmed through high-fidelity Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations. Sensitivity of data, models, and metrics are detailed. Impact reduction and mitigation strategies are discussed, as well as the gaps to be addressed in order to develop a comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment on aircraft emissions.
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