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Advances in Sustainable Aviation

  • 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)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Advances in Fuel and Combustion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Environmentally Clean Reformulated Aviation Gasoline

      • Olesia Kondakova, Sergii Boichenko
      Pages 3-14
    3. Review of Renewable Biofuels in the Aviation Sector

      • Derya Unlu, Nilufer Durmaz Hilmioglu
      Pages 25-39
    4. Case Study of Alternative Jet Fuel Production with Bio-additives from Plant Oils in Ukraine and Poland

      • Anna Yakovlieva, Sergii Boichenko, Oksana Vovk, Kazimierz Lejda, Oleksandr Gryshchenko
      Pages 41-63
    5. Development of a 3D Grain Burnback Simulation Tool for Solid Rocket Motors

      • Yusuf Ata, D. Funda Kurtulus, O. Ugur Arkun
      Pages 65-90
  3. Advances in Aerodynamics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
    2. A Prediction of Aerodynamics of Arbitrary Shape Non-fragmenting Space Debris During Decay Without Ablation

      • Sayavur I. Bakhtiyarov, Ramiz S. Gurbanov, Eldar T. Abdinov, Nadir Yilmaz
      Pages 93-101
    3. Numerical Investigation of a Serpentine Inlet Validated with Experimental Results for Different Turbulence Models

      • Samet Aslan, D. Funda Kurtulus, Ender Hepkaya, Sefa Yilmazturk
      Pages 129-137
    4. Aerothermal Investigation of a Turbine Cooling Channel with U-Bend

      • Isa Kavas, Tolga Yasa, D. Funda Kurtulus
      Pages 139-158
  4. Energy and Environmental Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
    2. Environment-Friendly Technology of Airport’s Sewerage

      • Sergii Shamanskyi, Sergii Boichenko
      Pages 161-175
    3. Statistical Model Development for Military Aircraft Engine Exhaust Emissions Data

      • Akhlitdin Nizamitdinov, Yasin Şöhret, Aladdin Shamilov, T. Hikmet Karakoç
      Pages 177-187
    4. The Improvement of Energy-Saving Performance at Ukrainian Airports

      • Margaryta Radomska, Larysa Chernyak, Olexandr Samsoniuk
      Pages 189-203
    5. Smart Protective Clothing for Aircraft Crew

      • Emel Onder, Ezgi C. B. Noyan, Sena C. Duru, Cevza Candan, Selcuk Paker, Rafet Sayar
      Pages 221-235
    6. Advantages and Future of Electric Propulsion in UAVs

      • Melih Yildiz, T. Hikmet Karakoç
      Pages 237-241

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

  • Department of Airframe and Powerplant Maintenance, Anadolu University, Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Eskisehir, Turkey

    Tahir Hikmet Karakoç

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Engineering, Buca, Turkey

    C. Ozgur Colpan

  • Department of Airframe and Powerplant Maintenance, Süleyman Demirel University, School of Civil Aviation, Isparta, Turkey

    Yasin Şöhret

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

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eBook USD 109.00
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Softcover Book USD 139.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 139.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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