Descripción del proyecto
Herramientas para reducir las inestabilidades aeroacústicas y aeroelásticas en la aviación
En 2017, las emisiones directas de la aviación constituyeron el 3,8 % de las emisiones totales de CO2 y el 13,9 % de las emisiones del transporte en la Unión Europea (UE). Para lograr cero emisiones netas de gases de efecto invernadero de aquí a 2050, la UE debe mitigar todas las repercusiones y emisiones de la aviación, incluidas las de CO2, las no relacionadas con el CO2, el ruido y la fabricación. Uno de los métodos para reducir las emisiones de CO2 es disminuir el peso estructural del fuselaje. En el proyecto FALCON, financiado con fondos europeos, se pretende mejorar la capacidad de diseño del sector aeronáutico europeo con el desarrollo de herramientas predictivas de los fenómenos de interacción fluido-estructura. El objetivo es reducir las inestabilidades aeroacústicas y aeroelásticas, lo que acarreará la disminución de las emisiones sonoras específicas. En el proyecto colaboran quince instituciones públicas y privadas con conocimientos diversos, entre ellas centros de investigación, pymes y proveedores de aeronaves.
Objetivo
Direct aviation emissions accounted for 3.8% of total CO2 emissions and 13.9% of the emissions from transport in the EU in 2017, making it the second biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions after road transport. In addition, the growing amount of air traffic means that many EU citizens are still exposed to high noise levels. Intensified research and innovation activities are therefore needed to reduce all aviation impacts and emissions (CO2 and non-CO2, noise, manufacturing) for the EU to reach its policy goals towards a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
One of the main levers to decrease CO2 emissions is to reduce the airframe structural weight. As an answer, FALCON’s ambition is to enhance the design capabilities of the European industrial aircraft sector, focusing on fluid-structure interaction (FSI) phenomena to improve the aerodynamic performances of aircraft (unsteady loads). Specifically, FALCON aims to develop high-performance, predictive and multi-disciplinary tools for FSI in aeronautics, in order to reduce the aeroacoustics and aeroelastic instabilities using multi-fidelity optimization. This will also benefit to specific noise emissions generated by flexible and mobile airframe structures when exposed to both low and high-speed fluid flows.
To achieve its ambitious goal, FALCON assembles a unique interdisciplinary environment of fifteen public and private institutions and their affiliated entities (from renowned research institutions to SMEs and aircraft high-tier suppliers and integrators) to cover all the required scientific and know-how expertise. Building upon three industrial testcases and tight links with key European partnerships such as Clean Aviation, FALCON delineates a high-impact/low-risk proposal that will significantly contribute to the digital transformation of the European aircraft supply chain.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraft
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesclassical mechanicsfluid mechanics
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaeronautical engineering
- social sciencessocial geographytransport
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HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation ActionsCoordinador
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