Performance and Emissions of a Microturbine and Turbofan Powered by Alternative Fuels

Alternative fuels containing biocomponents produced in various technologies are introduced aviation to reduce its carbon footprint but there is little data describing their impact on the performance and emissions of engines. The purpose work compare gas from two different jet engines—the GTM-140 microturbine full-size DGEN380 turbofan, powered by blends Jet A-1 one biocomponents: (1) Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) (2) Hydroprocessed Esters Fatty Acids (HEFA) used cooking oil (UCO) concentrations. acquired will be develop an engine emissivity model predict emissions. Blends mineral fuel with synthetic components were prepared concentrations, physicochemical parameters examined laboratory. Measurements both engines carried out selected operating points using Semtech DS gaseous analyzer EEPS spectrometer. tested limited, use does not carry risk a significant decrease aircraft or increase consumption. Increasing content causes noticeable rise emission CO slight for some other gasses (HC NOx), which should not, however, worsen working conditions ground personnel. This implies that no contraindications against fuelling gas-turbine