25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-5.4.5


AERO-ENGINE TECHNOLOGY TO COPE WITH ACARE GOALS

M. Plohr, M. Lecht, T. Otten, A. Döpelheuer, H. Hemmer
DLR, Germany

Keywords: ACARE, Aircraft Engine Concepts, CO2 and NOX Reduction Potential

The study investigates the potential of conventional, advanced and revolutionary engine technology to reduce fuel consumption and emissions of future air transport, including interdependencies and trade-off effects. As a result, the gaps remaining to the ACARE Vision 2020 goals are defined that have to be filled by other disciplines.


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