This report covers the period October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. The Center was established by the authority of FAA solicitation 13-C-AJFE-Solicitation. During that time the ASCENT team launched a new website, which can be viewed at ascent.aero. The next meeting will be hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology, April 18-19, 2019 in At
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ASCENT Aviation Sustainability Center (2018). FAA Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels & Environment: Annual Technical Report: For the Period October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018.
ASCENT Aviation Sustainability Center "FAA Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels & Environment: Annual Technical Report: For the Period October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018" (2018)
ASCENT Aviation Sustainability Center "FAA Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels & Environment: Annual Technical Report: For the Period October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018" , 2018
Alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) is a process for the conversion of alcohols to an alternative jet fuel blendstock based on catalytic steps historically utilized by the petroleum refining and petrochemical industry. This pathway provides a means for producing a sustainable alternative jet fuel (SAJF) from a wide variety of resources, offering a near term oppor
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Geleynse, Scott et al. (2018). The Alcohol-to-Jet Conversion Pathway for Drop-In Biofuels: Techno-Economic Evaluation. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201801690
Geleynse, Scott et al. "The Alcohol-to-Jet Conversion Pathway for Drop-In Biofuels: Techno-Economic Evaluation" (2018), https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201801690
Geleynse, Scott et al. "The Alcohol-to-Jet Conversion Pathway for Drop-In Biofuels: Techno-Economic Evaluation" , 2018, https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201801690
Aircraft noise can disturb sleep and impair recuperation. Research is needed to develop exposure-response relationships that are representative of noise-exposed communities and can be used to inform noise mitigation policy. For a national field study on physiologic response to aircraft noise during sleep to be feasible, an inexpensive yet sound stu
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Basner, Mathias (2018). Pilot Study on Aircraft Noise and Sleep Disturbance. Final Report.
Basner, Mathias "Pilot Study on Aircraft Noise and Sleep Disturbance. Final Report" (2018)
Basner, Mathias "Pilot Study on Aircraft Noise and Sleep Disturbance. Final Report" , 2018
A cruise altitude and speed optimization decision support tool, based on the concept of a minimum cost altitude tunnel, was developed to aid flight crew and dispatcher situational awareness and decision-making in vertical trajectory planning in order to reduce fuel and time costs. As the optimal altitude for an aircraft changes with speed, weight,
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Li, Clement and Hansman, R. John (2018). Preliminary Development and Flight Trials of a Cruise Altitude and Speed Optimization Decision Support Tool.
Li, Clement and Hansman, R. John "Preliminary Development and Flight Trials of a Cruise Altitude and Speed Optimization Decision Support Tool" (2018)
Li, Clement and Hansman, R. John "Preliminary Development and Flight Trials of a Cruise Altitude and Speed Optimization Decision Support Tool" , 2018
Pennycress, an oilseed plant with high oil content, is being considered as a second-generation biofuel feedstock. The plants lifecycle fits with traditional U.S. crop rotations. This study examines the economic feasibility of pennycress production, its potential to supply a renewable aviation industry and its potential impacts on the U.S. economy.
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Markel, Evan et al. (2018). Potential for Pennycress to Support a Renewable Jet Fuel Industry.
Markel, Evan et al. "Potential for Pennycress to Support a Renewable Jet Fuel Industry" (2018)
Markel, Evan et al. "Potential for Pennycress to Support a Renewable Jet Fuel Industry" , 2018
The molecular structures of hydrocarbon fuels are known to have a substantial impact on their combustion properties. However, the relationship between the fuel structure and thermal decomposition intermediate products, which determine the global combustion behaviors, is not as well known. In this study, four octane isomers, n-octane, 2,5-dimethylhe
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Wang, Kun et al. (2018). Kinetic Analysis of Distinct Product Generation in Oxidative Pyrolysis of Four Octane Isomers.
Wang, Kun and Bowman, CT and Wang, H. "Kinetic Analysis of Distinct Product Generation in Oxidative Pyrolysis of Four Octane Isomers" (2018)
Wang, Kun et al. "Kinetic Analysis of Distinct Product Generation in Oxidative Pyrolysis of Four Octane Isomers" , 2018
Aircraft noise is a growing source of community concern around airports. Despite the introduction of quieter aircraft, increased precision of onboard guidance systems has resulted in new noise impacts driven by overflight frequency effects. Noise issues present a potential barrier to the continued rollout of advanced operational procedures in the U
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Jensen, Luke and Hansman, R. John (2018). Data-Driven Flight Procedure Simulation and Noise Analysis in a Large-Scale Air Transportation System.
Jensen, Luke and Hansman, R. John "Data-Driven Flight Procedure Simulation and Noise Analysis in a Large-Scale Air Transportation System" (2018)
Jensen, Luke and Hansman, R. John "Data-Driven Flight Procedure Simulation and Noise Analysis in a Large-Scale Air Transportation System" , 2018
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) NextGen Human Factors Division commissioned this research to identify and share lessons learned from two air traffic control facilities that were “early adopters” of Established on Required Navigation Performance (EoR) (RNP) procedures. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Denver International Airport w
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Thomas, Lauren et al. (2018). Established on Required Navigation Performance (EoR) (RNP) Concept Validation and Implementation Plans: Human Factors Gap Analysis [Phase 1 Final Report].
Thomas, Lauren and Serrato, Alicia and Kirby III, Newton "Established on Required Navigation Performance (EoR) (RNP) Concept Validation and Implementation Plans: Human Factors Gap Analysis [Phase 1 Final Report]" (2018)
Thomas, Lauren et al. "Established on Required Navigation Performance (EoR) (RNP) Concept Validation and Implementation Plans: Human Factors Gap Analysis [Phase 1 Final Report]" , 2018
Due to the non-linear nature of ozone production in the troposphere, ozone production as a function of aviation nitrogen oxide (NOx = NO + NO2) emissions varies based on the background NOx levels. Of the several different sources of background NOx in the atmosphere, NOx from lightning (LNOx) contributes a substantial amount of NOx to the upper trop
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Khodayaria, Arezoo et al. (2018). The Impact of NOx Emissions From Lightning on the Production of Aviation-Induced Ozone.
Khodayaria, Arezoo et al. "The Impact of NOx Emissions From Lightning on the Production of Aviation-Induced Ozone" (2018)
Khodayaria, Arezoo et al. "The Impact of NOx Emissions From Lightning on the Production of Aviation-Induced Ozone" , 2018
The goal of this project is the identification of the nature and the content of the oxygenated compounds present in alternative jet fuels and to develop methods for the fast identification of these oxygenated compounds. The chemical composition and fuel properties of nine alternative jet fuels (named as AJF 1-9) and three commercial jet fuels (name
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Garcia-Perez, Manuel (2018). Effect of Residual Oxygenated Functional Groups on the Behavior of Alternative Jet Fuel Properties (Project 31B).
Garcia-Perez, Manuel "Effect of Residual Oxygenated Functional Groups on the Behavior of Alternative Jet Fuel Properties (Project 31B)" (2018)
Garcia-Perez, Manuel "Effect of Residual Oxygenated Functional Groups on the Behavior of Alternative Jet Fuel Properties (Project 31B)" , 2018
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
2018-04-23
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Aeromedical Safety Brochures are prepared for general aviation pilots, commercial pilots and physicians. The brochures acquaint the aviation community with the physiological challenges of the aviation environment and relevant safety concerns.
Supporting Files
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (2018). Laser Hazards in Navigable Airspace. https://doi.org/10.21949/1403426
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute "Laser Hazards in Navigable Airspace" (2018), https://doi.org/10.21949/1403426
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute "Laser Hazards in Navigable Airspace" , 2018, https://doi.org/10.21949/1403426
Real distillate fuels usually contain thousands of hydrocarbon components. Over a wide range of combustion conditions, large hydrocarbon molecules undergo thermal decomposition to form a small set of low molecular weight fragments. In the case of conventional petroleum-derived fuels, the composition variation of the decomposition products is washed
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Wang, Hai et al. (2018). A Physics-Based Approach to Modeling Real-Fuel Combustion Chemistry – I. Evidence From Experiments, and Thermodynamic, Chemical Kinetic and Statistical Considerations.
Wang, Hai et al. "A Physics-Based Approach to Modeling Real-Fuel Combustion Chemistry – I. Evidence From Experiments, and Thermodynamic, Chemical Kinetic and Statistical Considerations" (2018)
Wang, Hai et al. "A Physics-Based Approach to Modeling Real-Fuel Combustion Chemistry – I. Evidence From Experiments, and Thermodynamic, Chemical Kinetic and Statistical Considerations" , 2018
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is one of several organizations that have presented goals for future CO2 emissions from commercial aviation with the intent of alleviating the associated environmental impacts. These goals include attaining carbon-neutral growth in the year 2020 and total aviation CO2 emissions in 2050 equal to 50%
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Ogunsina, Kolawole et al. (2018). Fleet-Level Environmental Assessments for Feasibility of Aviation Emission Reduction Goals. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2210.11302
Ogunsina, Kolawole et al. "Fleet-Level Environmental Assessments for Feasibility of Aviation Emission Reduction Goals" (2018), https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2210.11302
Ogunsina, Kolawole et al. "Fleet-Level Environmental Assessments for Feasibility of Aviation Emission Reduction Goals" , 2018, https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2210.11302
The development of compact HyChem hybrid models for jet fuels requires datasets of pyrolysis product yields to constrain the model and of kinetic targets to evaluate the model. To this end, we have measured selected species time-histories during fuel pyrolysis using laser absorption, and ignition delay times using multiple methods behind reflected
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Shao, Jiankun et al. (2018). A Shock Tube Study of Jet Fuel Pyrolysis and Ignition at Elevated Pressures and Temperatures.
Shao, Jiankun et al. "A Shock Tube Study of Jet Fuel Pyrolysis and Ignition at Elevated Pressures and Temperatures" (2018)
Shao, Jiankun et al. "A Shock Tube Study of Jet Fuel Pyrolysis and Ignition at Elevated Pressures and Temperatures" , 2018
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is pursuing the development of Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) technologies for civil subsonic jet airplanes to help achieve the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) goals. These goals are to reduce significant community noise and air quality emissions impacts in absolute
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Mavris, Dimitri et al. (2018). Environmental Design Space Assessment of Continuous Lower Energy Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) Technologies.
Mavris, Dimitri and Tai, Jimmy C and Perullo, Christopher "Environmental Design Space Assessment of Continuous Lower Energy Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) Technologies" (2018)
Mavris, Dimitri et al. "Environmental Design Space Assessment of Continuous Lower Energy Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) Technologies" , 2018
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
2018-01-01
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The FAA Aerospace Forecasts are developed to support budget and planning needs of the FAA. The forecasts are developed using statistical models to explain and incorporate emerging trends of the different segments of the aviation industry.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration (2018). FAA Aerospace Forecast: Fiscal Years 2018-2038.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration "FAA Aerospace Forecast: Fiscal Years 2018-2038" (2018)
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration "FAA Aerospace Forecast: Fiscal Years 2018-2038" , 2018
Recent developments in navigation and surveillance technology have enabled new high-precision approach and departure operational procedures using GPS and Required Navigation Performance (RNP) standards. These procedures have proven effective for reducing fuel consumption and streamlining some aspects of air traffic control. However, flight tracks t
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Hansman, R. John et al. (2017). Block 1 Procedure Recommendations for Logan Airport Community Noise Reduction.
Hansman, R. John et al. "Block 1 Procedure Recommendations for Logan Airport Community Noise Reduction" (2017)
Hansman, R. John et al. "Block 1 Procedure Recommendations for Logan Airport Community Noise Reduction" , 2017
This project is developing computational tools needed to evaluate alternate fuel combustion in a spray combustion system. The configuration chosen for final study is a subscale Referee combustor designed to investigate lean blow out (LBO) as a function of alternate fuel properties. The computational task requires development of reduced reaction kin
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Menon, Suresh et al. (2017). Project 28, Area 4: Combustion Model Development and Evaluation.
Menon, Suresh et al. "Project 28, Area 4: Combustion Model Development and Evaluation" (2017)
Menon, Suresh et al. "Project 28, Area 4: Combustion Model Development and Evaluation" , 2017
The main objective of this project was to calculate greenhouse gas emissions estimates for petroleum jet fuels for the recent past and for future scenarios in the coming decades. Results were reported globally and broken out by world regions, and the impact of changes in future demand for certain petroleum products and of changes in crude propertie
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Barrett, Steven R.H. et al. (2017). Worldwide Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Petroleum Jet Fuel.
Barrett, Steven R.H. et al. "Worldwide Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Petroleum Jet Fuel" (2017)
Barrett, Steven R.H. et al. "Worldwide Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Petroleum Jet Fuel" , 2017
Transportation fuels consist of a large number of species that belong to different families of compounds. Surrogate fuel representations have been formulated to better understand their fundamental chemical composition and to emulate combustion properties. These descriptions are formulated using experiments or through computations, which has thus le
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Govindaraju, Pavan Bharadwaj and Ihme, Matthias (2017). Formulation of Optimal Surrogate Descriptions of Fuels Considering Sensitivities to Experimental Uncertainties.
Govindaraju, Pavan Bharadwaj and Ihme, Matthias "Formulation of Optimal Surrogate Descriptions of Fuels Considering Sensitivities to Experimental Uncertainties" (2017)
Govindaraju, Pavan Bharadwaj and Ihme, Matthias "Formulation of Optimal Surrogate Descriptions of Fuels Considering Sensitivities to Experimental Uncertainties" , 2017
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