Overview
Presents innovative approaches to sustainable aviation
Describes the importance of sustainable aviation education and methods
Explains the role of the aviation industry and climate change
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Advances in Fuel and Combustion
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Advances in Aerodynamics
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Energy and Environmental Issues
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About this book
This book provides different engineering, management, economic solutions and methodologies regarding sustainable aviation, giving readers a great sense of how sustainable aviation works at the “systems” level. The aviation industry is one of the fastest growing in the world and can make a positive contribution to sustainability. This book presents environmental policies and their application to the aviation industry and evaluates solutions provided to address pollution. Chapters discuss novel technologies that the aviation industry can apply to reduce its environmental impact and become more energy efficient.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Prof. Dr. Tahir Hikmet Karakoç is a Full Professor at Faculty of Aeronautic and Astronautics of Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey. He received his MSc and PhD in 1983 and 1987, respectively. He has published many papers at various national and international conferences, while he has authored several books. His research areas include aviation, energy and energy economy, gas turbine engines, fuels, isolation and installation.
Dr. C. Ozgur Colpan is an Associate Profess
or in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Dokuz Eylul University in Turkey. He received his PhD Degree from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada and his Bachelor of Science (2003) and Master of Science (2005) Degrees from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. His research areas are mathematical modelling, manufacturing and characterization of fuel cells, organic Rankine cycles, heat exchanger design and modelling and thermodynamic modelling of integrated energy systems. He has co-authored several important publications in the field of fuel cells and renewable energy systems. He has been actively taking roles in the organizing committee of several international conferences related to energy and environment. He has also served as guest editor of several prestigious journals related to energy and aviation.
Dr. Yasin Sohret is currently an Assistant Professor at Department of Airframe and Powerplant Maintenance of Suleyman Demirel University. He graduated from Mechanical Engineering Department of Eskisehir Osmangazi University in 2010. He recieved his PhD degree from Aircraft Maintenance Department of Anadolu University under supervision of Prof. Dr. Hikmet Karakoc. Sohret mainly studies on gas turbine engine measurements, combustion and fuels, energy and exergy analyses of thermal systems.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advances in Sustainable Aviation
Editors: Tahir Hikmet Karakoç, C. Ozgur Colpan, Yasin Şöhret
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67134-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-67133-8Published: 23 November 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88384-7Published: 01 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-67134-5Published: 08 November 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 298
Number of Illustrations: 59 b/w illustrations, 80 illustrations in colour
Topics: Transportation, Renewable and Green Energy, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics