M. Schmidt, K.O. Plötner, C. Pornet, A.T. Isikveren, M. Hornung

The vision of the European Commission (EC) for 2050 is a 75% reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per passenger kilometer relative to the capabilities of conventional aircraft in 2000. This paper focuses on airframe related contributions to a reduction of CO2 emissions in terms of structural changes of the cabin and fuselage design. Furthermore, thus far disregarded emissions during the on-block time at the airport are considered and ground operation enhancements are presented to reduce these. For the methodical approach several separate sensitivity analyses were performed to assess the CO2 impact of cabin and fuselage modifications, in terms of higher passenger density, reduced interior weight or usage of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) for the fuselage structure, on the basis of a narrow-body medium-to-short haul reference aircraft. Moreover, the impact of electric taxiing and reduced on-block Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) running time are investigated. The result of the investigated airframe related technologies is a 6.5% CO2 emission reduction compared to the reference aircraft and a 6.2% reduction for the ATM and ground operation. However, the reduction potential of the presented strategies is insufficient to reach to target Flightpath 2050 goals solely from the investigated areas. Hence, further studies have to be conducted to improve cabin related designs and ground operation based processes to ensure the fulfillment of the released targets.

Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2013, Stuttgart

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal-Oberth e.V., Bonn, 2013

Conference Paper

englisch

21,0 x 29,7 cm, 9 Seiten

urn:nbn:de:101:1-201312099722

cabin, CO2

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06.12.2013