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Research article
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30 May 2022
Research article |
| 30 May 2022
| 30 May 2022
Aircraft-engine particulate matter emissions from conventional and sustainable aviation fuel combustion: comparison of measurement techniques for mass, number, and size
Joel C. Corbin
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Metrology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Tobias Schripp
German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Combustion Technology,
Stuttgart, Germany
Bruce E. Anderson
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, USA
Greg J. Smallwood
Metrology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Patrick LeClercq
German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Combustion Technology,
Stuttgart, Germany
Ewan C. Crosbie
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, USA
Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Hampton, Virginia, USA
Steven Achterberg
Center of Excellence for Aerospace Particulate Emissions Reduction
Research, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA
Philip D. Whitefield
Center of Excellence for Aerospace Particulate Emissions Reduction
Research, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA
Richard C. Miake-Lye
Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts, USA
Zhenhong Yu
Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts, USA
Andrew Freedman
Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts, USA
Max Trueblood
Center of Excellence for Aerospace Particulate Emissions Reduction
Research, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA
David Satterfield
Center of Excellence for Aerospace Particulate Emissions Reduction
Research, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA
Wenyan Liu
Center of Excellence for Aerospace Particulate Emissions Reduction
Research, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA
Patrick Oßwald
German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Combustion Technology,
Stuttgart, Germany
Claire Robinson
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, USA
Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Hampton, Virginia, USA
Michael A. Shook
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, USA
Richard H. Moore
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, USA
Metrology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Short summary
The combustion of sustainable aviation fuels in aircraft engines produces particulate matter (PM) emissions with different properties than conventional fuels due to changes in fuel composition. Consequently, the response of various diagnostic instruments to PM emissions may be impacted. We found no significant instrument biases in terms of particle mass, number, and size measurements for conventional and sustainable aviation fuel blends despite large differences in the magnitude of emissions.
The combustion of sustainable aviation fuels in aircraft engines produces particulate matter...
