Are fuel additives a viable contrail mitigation option?

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 4548-4552

  Gierens, Klaus ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alternative fuels; Aviation; Contrails; Fuel additives; Mitigation

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; AVIATION; KEROSENE; THERMODYNAMICS;

CONTRAIL FORMATION; MITIGATION; THERMODYNAMIC CONDITIONS;

FUEL ADDITIVES;

FUEL; KEROSENE;

AIRCRAFT EMISSION; ALTERNATIVE FUEL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONTRAIL; EMISSION CONTROL;

ARTICLE; AVIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPACE FLIGHT; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 34248681555     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.03.014     Document Type: Article

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