Conference proceeding
Gaseous and Particulate Emissions Results of the NASA Alternative Aviation Fuel Experiment (AAFEX)
Volume 2: Combustion, Fuels and Emissions, Parts A and B, v 2, pp 1195-1207
10 Oct 2010
Abstract
The Aircraft Alternative Fuels Emissions experiment (AAFEX) was conducted at National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) Aircraft Operations Facility (DAOF) in Palmdale, California, during January and February 2009. The purpose was to systematically investigate the effect of alternative fuels on both gas-phase and particle emissions from a CFM56-2C1 engine on NASA’s DC-8 aircraft parked on the ground as functions of engine power, fuel composition, and exhaust plume age. Emissions parameters were measured at 6 engine power settings, ranging from idle to maximum thrust, in samples collected at 1, 30, and 145 meters (m) downstream of the exhaust plane as the aircraft burned three pure fuels and two fuel blends. The fuels included JP-8, two fuels produced using the Fischer-Tropsch process and 50/50 blends by volume of the F-T fuels with JP-8. The 1 m sampling rakes contained multiple gas and particle inlet probes and could also be traversed in order to measure the spatial variation of emissions across the engine exhaust plane. The #2 inboard engine on the left side always burned JP-8 while the #3 inboard right side engine was fueled with the various fuels and fuel blends. In addition, emissions from the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) were also evaluated with both JP-8 and one pure F-T fuel. Both gaseous and particulate emissions are presented. Results show that the synthetic fuels reduced pollutant emissions while having relatively little effect on engine operation or performance.
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- Title
- Gaseous and Particulate Emissions Results of the NASA Alternative Aviation Fuel Experiment (AAFEX)
- Creators
- Dan Bulzan - Glenn Research CenterBruce Anderson - Langley Research CenterChanglie Wey - The Aerospace CorporationRobert Howard - Aerospace Testing Alliance (United States)Edward Winstead - Science Systems and Applications (United States)Andreas Beyersdorf - Langley Research CenterEdwin Corporan - Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseMatthew J DeWitt - University of DaytonChris Klingshirn - University of DaytonScott Herndon - Aerodyne ResearchRichard Miake-Lye - Aerodyne ResearchMichael Timko - Aerodyne ResearchEzra Wood - Aerodyne ResearchKathleen M Tacina - Glenn Research CenterDavid Liscinsky - United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, CTDonald Hagen - Missouri University of Science and TechnologyPrem Lobo - Missouri University of Science and TechnologyPhillip Whitefield - Missouri University for Science and Technology, Rolla, MOASME
- Publication Details
- Volume 2: Combustion, Fuels and Emissions, Parts A and B, v 2, pp 1195-1207
- Conference
- ASME Turbo Expo 2010: Power for Land, Sea, and Air (Glasgow, United Kingdom, 14 Jun 2010–18 Jun 2010)
- Publisher
- ASMEDC
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Chemistry
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000290693200113
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-79952860694
- Other Identifier
- 991020902978604721
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- Energy & Fuels
- Engineering, Mechanical