Descrizione del progetto
Un futuro sostenibile grazie a viaggi aerei a basse emissioni
L’impronta di carbonio dell’aviazione rappresenta una sfida cruciale per la sostenibilità globale, soprattutto alla luce della recente impennata delle emissioni dovuta alla crescente diffusione dei viaggi aerei. I motori a reazione tradizionali bruciano combustibili fossili e rilasciano CO2 e NOx nell’atmosfera, aggravando le conseguenze negative dei cambiamenti climatici. L’urgenza di decarbonizzare questo settore, pertanto, è evidente e richiede soluzioni innovative volte a contenere il relativo impatto ambientale. In quest’ottica, il progetto FlyECO, finanziato dall’UE, offre un percorso verso la realizzazione di trasporti aerei a basse emissioni e la crescita sostenibile. Grazie all’integrazione di tecnologie innovative come le celle a combustibile a ossidi solidi e l’uso dell’idrogeno come vettore energetico, il progetto punta a dimezzare le emissioni di NOx ed eliminare completamente quelle di CO2. Il quadro di simulazione di FlyECO contribuirà a perfezionare l’architettura dei sistemi integrati di alimentazione e propulsione, aiutando a passare alla fase di implementazione nel mondo reale. Il progetto si concentrerà in particolare sui velivoli da trasporto regionale e su quelli adibiti a servizi pendolari.
Obiettivo
FlyECO will deliver transformative technologies to support Integrated Power and Propulsion Systems (IPPS) that contributes to zero-emission and sustainable growth of aviation and has the potential to enable aviation climate neutrality by 2050. The utilization of hydrogen as sole energy source offers the opportunity to eliminate aviation CO2 emissions entirely. Furthermore, a reduction in NOx emissions of at least 50% is enabled by ingesting steam produced by a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) into the hydrogen-fuelled gas turbine (GT). FlyECO will develop a simulation and evaluation framework in which the optimal architecture definition of the IPPS, the key enabling integration technologies and necessary controls concepts can be explored, investigated closely and advanced towards TRL3 through Proof-of-Concept (PoC) demonstrators. A Commuter/Regional aircraft application was chosen as a use case to develop the propulsion system with more than one megawatt power. In particular, the energy management and distribution strategies will be developed for both quasi-steady-state and transient operation. In addition, PoC for the IPPS and the reduction in NOx emissions will be provided via two demonstrators: (1) a sub-structured test-rig emulating the cycle-integrated hybrid-electric propulsion system and (2) a high-pressure combustor with steam ingestion. The outcome of FlyECO will be comprise of:
-An advanced simulation platform to analyse the impact of the SOFC integration on a hydrogen GT
-A validation methodology for novel energy and power management strategies for the IPPS architecture
-A controls approach for the IPPS, including specialised local control for components and subsystems as well as global control
-A set of key coupling technologies develop developed to enable the integration of the SOFC with a GT under consideration safe design process in aviation based on ARP 4754A
-An open-access database on hydrogen combustion with steam injection
Campo scientifico
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabases
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraft
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaeronautical engineering
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cells
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HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation ActionsCoordinatore
51147 Koln
Germania