Potential of lowering the contrail formation of aircraft exhausts by engine re-design

Aerospace Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 490-497

  Haglind, Fredrik ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aircraft exhaust; Contrail formation; Engine propulsion efficiency; Engine re design; Flygplanemissioner; Kondensationsstrimmor; Motorf r ndring; Motorverkningsgrad; Vatten nga; Water vapour

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERICS; ENGINES; MIXING; PROPULSION; SILICONES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE;

AIR TRAFFIC; AIRCRAFT EXHAUST; AIRCRAFT EXHAUSTS; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; CLIMATE IMPACTS; CONTRAIL FORMATION; ENGINE PROPULSION EFFICIENCY; ENGINE RE-DESIGN; EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE; FLYGPLANEMISSIONER; FORMATION TEMPERATURE; INDIRECT EFFECTS; KONDENSATIONSSTRIMMOR; MOTORVERKNINGSGRAD; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PROPULSION EFFICIENCY; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION; TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS; VARIABLE GUIDE VANES; WATER VAPOUR;

AIRCRAFT ENGINES;

EID: 48849091250     PISSN: 12709638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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