The design of low emissions combustors is particularly challenging as there is a requirement to deliver designs that meet a large number of performance, emissions and operability (often conflicting) objectives. There is ...

Commercial aviation and air traffic is still expected to grow by 4-5% annually in the future and thus the effect of aircraft operation on the environment and its consequences for the climate change is a major concern for ...

It is widely accepted that climate change is a very serious environmental concern. Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other emissions in the global atmosphere have increased substantially since the industrial revolution ...

The aviation industry is currently experiencing a growth rate of about 4% per annum and this trend is expected to continue into the future. One concern about this growth rate is the impact it will have on the environment ...

In this globalised world where the efficient transportation of people and goods greatly contributes to the development of a given region or country, the aviation industry has found the ideal conditions for its development, ...

Sustainability of the aviation industry, as any other industry, depends on the elasticity of demand for the product and profitability through minimising operating costs and hence assessing and understanding the interdependency ...

The continuous growth in flight operations has led to public concern regarding the impact of aviation on the environment with its anthropogenic contribution to global warming. Several solutions have been proposed in order ...

The thesis begins with a review of the evolution of the industry's vision for the aero-engine design of the future. Appropriate research questions are set that can influence how this vision may further evolve in the years ...

Over past decades, the basic thermodynamic concept of the modern turbofan engine has remained largely untouched and its fuel consumption has been reduced through incremental design improvements. That ...

In an effort to reduce NOX emissions both in the landing and take-off (LTO) cycle as well as in cruise, significant research has been conducted on novel aero-engine low emissions combustor design concepts. Preliminary ...