Green technology in aviation

 The aviation industry provides products for air transportation

that is a major consumer of natural resources and energy.
 Development of green technology in aviation manufacturing
will have significant impacts on air transportation.
 To challenge the future, aviation industry must become low-
carbon and green oriented.
 Green technology in aviation

 Green aviation comprehensively considers energy consuming

and pollution emission in the entire product lifecycle.
 The fundamental goal is to achieve low energy consumption,
low emission and low pollution throughout the whole
process including design, testing and manufacturing.
 These are essential for the balance of economic benefits,
social benefits and environmental benefits.
 The basic principle is to improve energy/resource efficiency
of aviation manufacturing and air transportation, and to
create a clean energy system.
 Green technology in aviation

 The global aviation community is making efforts to reduce

emission and develop green aviation, which involves
research and development in various technologies including
aerodynamics, noise reduction, more electricity,
propulsion/combustion, green fuel, green materials, and
green manufacturing.
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 Aerodynamics is important not only in improving aircraft

performances and economy, but also in satisfying
environmental requirements and promoting aircraft upgrade.
 Fuel consumption could be reduced for aircraft in service by
adopting state-of-the-art aerodynamic techniques to
improve lift and reduce drag, thus decreasing fuel cost,
pollutants emission and noise.
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 the civil aviation authorities and environmental organizations

worldwide all adopt more strict standards and requirements for
air vehicles, especially civil airplanes.
 Noise control requirements are found in the airworthiness
regulations of many countries, e.g., FAR-36 (federal aviation
regulation part 36) of the United States and (china civil aviation
regulation agenda 36) CCAR-36 of China.
 Therefore, to apply for airworthiness certificates, all aircraft
manufacturers must meet noise airworthiness standards.
 According to EU, the airworthy noise level of commercial
airplanes has to be 10 dB ( decibels) with regard to effective
perceived noise lower than the stipulations in 2000 by 2020.
 This is to be achieved in three major areas: noise reduction of
engine and nacelle (A nacelle is a housing, separate from the
fuselage, that holds engines, fuel, or equipment on an aircraft.),
and airframe noise control.
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 Emissions from the aircraft are directly generated by the

engine.
 Improving engine performance and combustion efficiency
will have an immediate effect on reducing fuel consumption
and greenhouse emissions.