The impact of airport operations on air quality is a key public health concern for the population surrounding an airport. Air pollution regulations require the assessment of this impact using dispersion models. Modeling dispersion of aircraft-related sources poses challenges because of the large number and variety of airport sources, which include
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Pandey, Gavendra and Venkatram, Akula and Arunachalam, Saravanan "Evaluating AERMOD With Measurements From a Major U.S. Airport Located on a Shoreline" (2022), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119506
This study outlines an effort to report on the physicochemical variability of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), leveraging data from the FAA Alternative Jet Fuels Test Database (AJFTD). The AJFTD, containing fuel sample records of conventional and sustainable aviation fuels to date, was developed by the PIs through the FAA Center of Excellence (ASC
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Oldani, Anna L and Solecki, Alexandra E and Lee, Tonghun "Evaluation of Physicochemical Variability of Sustainable Aviation Fuels" (2022), https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2022.1052267
This study examines the behavior of secondary sonic booms on United States (U.S.) coastlines to have a more complete understanding of the impact of supersonic travel on communities. Secondary sonic booms occur when the atmospheric conditions are such that the atmospheric refraction causes the sound that would ordinarily not reach the ground to bend
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Riegel, Kimberly A and Sparrow, Victor W. (2022). Secondary Sonic Boom Predictions for U.S. Coastlines. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0014860
Riegel, Kimberly A and Sparrow, Victor W. "Secondary Sonic Boom Predictions for U.S. Coastlines" (2022), https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0014860
Riegel, Kimberly A and Sparrow, Victor W. "Secondary Sonic Boom Predictions for U.S. Coastlines" , 2022, https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0014860
As society progresses towards increased automation in aviation—such as with Advanced Air Mobility and Unmanned Aircraft Systems—it is important to have a common understanding and perspective about automation among the many stakeholders, including aviation system designers, operators, maintainers, and regulatory authorities. Unfortunately, the disco
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Kaliardos, William N. (Bill) (2022). Enough Fluff: Returning to Meaningful Perspectives on Automation.
Kaliardos, William N. (Bill) "Enough Fluff: Returning to Meaningful Perspectives on Automation" (2022)
Kaliardos, William N. (Bill) "Enough Fluff: Returning to Meaningful Perspectives on Automation" , 2022
Editorial on the Research Topic: The motivations for and the value proposition of sustainable aviation fuels.
Lewis, Kristin C. et al. (2022). Editorial: The Motivations for and the Value Proposition of Sustainable Aviation Fuels. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15076197
Lewis, Kristin C. et al. "Editorial: The Motivations for and the Value Proposition of Sustainable Aviation Fuels" (2022), https://doi.org/10.3390/su15076197
Lewis, Kristin C. et al. "Editorial: The Motivations for and the Value Proposition of Sustainable Aviation Fuels" , 2022, https://doi.org/10.3390/su15076197
Mobility reductions following the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States were higher, and sustained longer, for aviation than ground transportation activity. We evaluate changes in ultrafine particle (UFP, Dp
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Mueller, Sean C et al. (2022). Changes in Ultrafine Particle Concentrations near a Major Airport Following Reduced Transportation Activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.2c00322
Mueller, Sean C et al. "Changes in Ultrafine Particle Concentrations near a Major Airport Following Reduced Transportation Activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2022), https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.2c00322
Mueller, Sean C et al. "Changes in Ultrafine Particle Concentrations near a Major Airport Following Reduced Transportation Activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic" , 2022, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.2c00322
This research explores an advanced method of fuel composition determination and builds upon typical hydrocarbon group type analyses performed with two-dimensional gas chromatography (GCxGC). In this study, structural information of individual species within Virent’s Synthetic Aromatic Kerosene (SAK) is identified by vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) spectro
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Feldhausen, John et al. (2022). Synthetic Aromatic Kerosene Property Prediction Improvements With Isomer Specific Characterization via GCxGC and Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125002
Feldhausen, John et al. "Synthetic Aromatic Kerosene Property Prediction Improvements With Isomer Specific Characterization via GCxGC and Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy" (2022), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125002
Feldhausen, John et al. "Synthetic Aromatic Kerosene Property Prediction Improvements With Isomer Specific Characterization via GCxGC and Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy" , 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125002
The Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic control organization (ATO) encompasses a variety of facilities that include towers, terminal radar approach control facilities (TRACONs), and air route traffic control centers (ARTCCs). Well trained air traffic controllers using effective automation can exploit alarms, alerts and warnings (collectiv
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Ruskin, Keith J et al. (2022). ATC Signaling: The Role of Alarms, Alerts, and Warnings Phase 3 Interim Report: Handbook Development.
Ruskin, Keith J and Rice, Stephen and Ruskin, Anna Clebone "ATC Signaling: The Role of Alarms, Alerts, and Warnings Phase 3 Interim Report: Handbook Development" (2022)
Ruskin, Keith J et al. "ATC Signaling: The Role of Alarms, Alerts, and Warnings Phase 3 Interim Report: Handbook Development" , 2022
The University of Tennessee’s (UT) Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics models supply chains for both liquid and electricity generating technologies currently in use and/or forthcoming for the bio/renewable energy industry using the input–output model IMPLAN®. The approach for ethanol, biodiesel, and other liquid fuels includes the est
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English, Burton C et al. (2022). The Economic Impact of a Renewable Biofuels/Energy Industry Supply Chain Using the Renewable Energy Economic Analysis Layers Modeling System. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2022.780795
English, Burton C and Menard, R Jamey and Wilson, Bradley "The Economic Impact of a Renewable Biofuels/Energy Industry Supply Chain Using the Renewable Energy Economic Analysis Layers Modeling System" (2022), https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2022.780795
English, Burton C et al. "The Economic Impact of a Renewable Biofuels/Energy Industry Supply Chain Using the Renewable Energy Economic Analysis Layers Modeling System" , 2022, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2022.780795
Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) have different compositions compared to conventional petroleum jet fuels, particularly in terms of fuel sulfur and hydrocarbon content. These differences may change the amount and physicochemical properties of volatile and non-volatile particulate matter (nvPM) emitted by aircraft engines. In this study, we evaluat
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Corbin, Joel C et al. (2022). Aircraft-Engine Particulate Matter Emissions From Conventional and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Combustion: Comparison of Measurement Techniques for Mass, Number, and Size. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-3223-2022
Corbin, Joel C et al. "Aircraft-Engine Particulate Matter Emissions From Conventional and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Combustion: Comparison of Measurement Techniques for Mass, Number, and Size" (2022), https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-3223-2022
Corbin, Joel C et al. "Aircraft-Engine Particulate Matter Emissions From Conventional and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Combustion: Comparison of Measurement Techniques for Mass, Number, and Size" , 2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-3223-2022
This paper presents bifurcation analyses characterising the nonlinear dynamics of fully developed laminar annular jets with respect to the centrebody diameter d, Reynolds number Re, and swirl ratio S. Similar flows appear in numerous applications and feature a vibrant range of topological and dynamical characteristics associated with phenomena incl
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Douglas, Christopher M et al. (2022). Dynamics and Bifurcations of Laminar Annular Swirling and Non-Swirling Jets. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.453
Douglas, Christopher M and Emerson, Benjamin and Lieuwen, Timothy C "Dynamics and Bifurcations of Laminar Annular Swirling and Non-Swirling Jets" (2022), https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.453
Douglas, Christopher M et al. "Dynamics and Bifurcations of Laminar Annular Swirling and Non-Swirling Jets" , 2022, https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.453
Aircraft environmental performance metrics including fuel burn, takeoff and landing noise, and gaseous emissions are increasingly driving the design and optimization of modern aircraft engines. Gradient-based methods can significantly reduce the computational resources required during their multidisciplinary optimizations. However, current state-of
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Voet, Laurens J. A. et al. (2022). Sensitivities of Aircraft Acoustic Metrics to Engine Design Variables for Multidisciplinary Optimization. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J061411
Voet, Laurens J. A. et al. "Sensitivities of Aircraft Acoustic Metrics to Engine Design Variables for Multidisciplinary Optimization" (2022), https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J061411
Voet, Laurens J. A. et al. "Sensitivities of Aircraft Acoustic Metrics to Engine Design Variables for Multidisciplinary Optimization" , 2022, https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J061411
An aircraft noise modeling framework is presented and used to perform a data-driven exploration of factors correlating with measured aircraft community noise and a model-based validation of the variables found to have the greatest noise impact. Aggregate departure and arrival noise and flight procedures were examined so that factors correlating wit
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Mahseredjian, Ara et al. (2022). A Data-Driven Approach to Departure and Arrival Noise Abatement Flight Procedure Development. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/144311
Mahseredjian, Ara and Huynh, Jacqueline L. and Hansman, R. John "A Data-Driven Approach to Departure and Arrival Noise Abatement Flight Procedure Development" (2022), https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/144311
Mahseredjian, Ara et al. "A Data-Driven Approach to Departure and Arrival Noise Abatement Flight Procedure Development" , 2022, https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/144311
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is vital for the reduction of the environmental impact of the aviation industry while decreasing the dependence of the USA on foreign petroleum fuels. To date, SAF, especially from cellulosic feedstocks, have struggled to overcome two barriers: (1) meeting price parity with their petroleum counterparts and (2) the la
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Brandt, Kristin et al. (2022). Methodology for Quantifying the Impact of Repurposing Existing Manufacturing Facilities: Case Study Using Pulp and Paper Facilities for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production. https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2369
Brandt, Kristin et al. "Methodology for Quantifying the Impact of Repurposing Existing Manufacturing Facilities: Case Study Using Pulp and Paper Facilities for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production" (2022), https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2369
Brandt, Kristin et al. "Methodology for Quantifying the Impact of Repurposing Existing Manufacturing Facilities: Case Study Using Pulp and Paper Facilities for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production" , 2022, https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2369
The objective of this effort is to identify human factors issues and generate guidelines and recommendations for updating the FAA Human Factors Design Standard (HFDS) [FAA HF-STD-001B], touch based user-interface (TUI) section. Technical tasks consist of conducting a literature review, a gap analysis with recommendations for future research and a g
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Dodd, Sonia et al. (2022). Touch User Interfaces in Air Traffic Control: Final Guidelines Report with Recommended Updates for the FAA Human Factors Design Standard (HFDS) [FAA HF-STD-001B].
Dodd, Sonia et al. "Touch User Interfaces in Air Traffic Control: Final Guidelines Report with Recommended Updates for the FAA Human Factors Design Standard (HFDS) [FAA HF-STD-001B]" (2022)
Dodd, Sonia et al. "Touch User Interfaces in Air Traffic Control: Final Guidelines Report with Recommended Updates for the FAA Human Factors Design Standard (HFDS) [FAA HF-STD-001B]" , 2022
This report outlines the establishment of distributed databases for management and integration of current and future aviation fuels. Aviation fuel property and performance data has been gathered for many years in public and company specific fuel surveys. These surveys are suitable for use as overall quality control information and for monitoring ch
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With jet fuel consumption projected to more than double by 2050, dramatic expansion of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use will be essential to meeting the aviation industry goal of achieving carbon neutrality in the same time frame. However, to date, the SAF price has, in part, been responsible for the lack of widespread adoption signaling the nee
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Brandt, Kristin et al. (2022). Cumulative Impact of Federal and State Policy on Minimum Selling Price of Sustainable Aviation Fuel. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2022.828789
Brandt, Kristin and Martinez-Valencia, Lina and Wolcott, Michael P. "Cumulative Impact of Federal and State Policy on Minimum Selling Price of Sustainable Aviation Fuel" (2022), https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2022.828789
Brandt, Kristin et al. "Cumulative Impact of Federal and State Policy on Minimum Selling Price of Sustainable Aviation Fuel" , 2022, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2022.828789
Supersonic aircraft will have environmental impacts distinct from those of subsonic aviation, and are once again being developed and bought. Assessments of supersonic aircraft emissions impacts over the last decade have focused on the ozone and climate impacts of nitrogen oxides and water vapor, but assumed zero-sulfur fuel, zero black carbon emiss
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Eastham, Sebastian D et al. (2022). Impacts of a Near-Future Supersonic Aircraft Fleet on Atmospheric Composition and Climate. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EA00081K
Eastham, Sebastian D et al. "Impacts of a Near-Future Supersonic Aircraft Fleet on Atmospheric Composition and Climate" (2022), https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EA00081K
Eastham, Sebastian D et al. "Impacts of a Near-Future Supersonic Aircraft Fleet on Atmospheric Composition and Climate" , 2022, https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EA00081K
We present the results of a Subject Matter Expert knowledge elicitation study conducted with US Air Carrier pilots, instructor pilots, and evaluators through a semi-structured interview process. The goal of the study was to support or refute the body of research on pilot performance in responding to unexpected events presented in Task 2 from this r
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Cruit, Jessica et al. (2022). Air Carrier Training Recommendations to Address Limitations of Pilot Procedures during Unexpected Events in NextGen Operations. Task 3: Pilot Needs Analysis. https://doi.org/10.21949/1528624
Cruit, Jessica et al. "Air Carrier Training Recommendations to Address Limitations of Pilot Procedures during Unexpected Events in NextGen Operations. Task 3: Pilot Needs Analysis" (2022), https://doi.org/10.21949/1528624
Cruit, Jessica et al. "Air Carrier Training Recommendations to Address Limitations of Pilot Procedures during Unexpected Events in NextGen Operations. Task 3: Pilot Needs Analysis" , 2022, https://doi.org/10.21949/1528624
This report provides a review of the existent information pertinent to the response to novel, unexpected, surprising, and/or unanticipated events, primarily focused on the context of aviation. The primary effort here is to identify ways in which to mitigate the brittleness of accepted traditional forms of response and to foster both adaptive and re
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Hancock, P. A. et al. (2022). Relevant Research Assessment Concerning Pilot Response to Unexpected Events. Task 2: Relevant Research Assessment. https://doi.org/10.21949/1528625
Hancock, P. A. et al. "Relevant Research Assessment Concerning Pilot Response to Unexpected Events. Task 2: Relevant Research Assessment" (2022), https://doi.org/10.21949/1528625
Hancock, P. A. et al. "Relevant Research Assessment Concerning Pilot Response to Unexpected Events. Task 2: Relevant Research Assessment" , 2022, https://doi.org/10.21949/1528625
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