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<strong>Aviation</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Atmosphere</strong><br />

<strong>Aviation</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Global</strong> <strong>Atmosphere</strong><br />

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7.7. Engine Emissions Database <strong>and</strong> Correlation<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r reports in this collection<br />

Since <strong>the</strong> early 1970s, when engine manufacturers started measuring emissions to demonstrate compliance with regulations developed for <strong>the</strong> airport vicinity, <strong>the</strong>re<br />

has been a steady increase in data available for <strong>the</strong> development <strong>and</strong> refinement of databases associated with subsonic aircraft engine emissions. This section<br />

provides a brief overview of current ICAO engine st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> status of <strong>the</strong> emissions database. It also discusses methods used to correlate sea-level emissions<br />

measurements with in-flight levels. Special emphasis is placed on simplified methods of NO x prediction <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir validation for inventory purposes, as well as<br />

emissions variability.<br />

7.7.1. ICAO Engine St<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong> Emission Database<br />

To control pollutants from aircraft in <strong>the</strong> vicinity of airports, ICAO established emissions measurement procedures <strong>and</strong> compliance st<strong>and</strong>ards for soot (measured as<br />

smoke number-SN), unburned hydrocarbons, carbon moNO x ide, <strong>and</strong> oxides of nitrogen. A l<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> take-off cycle was defined to characterize <strong>the</strong> operational<br />

conditions of an aircraft engine within <strong>the</strong> environs of an airport; this LTO cycle is illustrated in Figure 7-28. The st<strong>and</strong>ards are applied to all newly manufactured<br />

turbojet <strong>and</strong> turbofan engines that exceed 26.7 kN rated thrust output at International St<strong>and</strong>ard <strong>Atmosphere</strong> (ISA) sea level static (SLS) conditions. The smoke<br />

st<strong>and</strong>ards took effect in 1983, <strong>and</strong> those for gaseous emissions took effect in 1986. Measurements of <strong>the</strong> exhaust emissions of a single engine are performed at <strong>the</strong><br />

manufacturer's test facilities as part of <strong>the</strong> certification process, in compliance with <strong>the</strong> requirements of ICAO international st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong> recommended practices of<br />

Annex 16 to <strong>the</strong> convention on international aviation (ICAO, 1993).<br />

The data are published in an ICAO exhaust emissions data bank (ICAO 1995b). Engine emissions are given for <strong>the</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ardized LTO cycle represented by an engine<br />

power setting of 7 (taxiing), 30 (approach), 85 (climb-out), <strong>and</strong> 100% (take-off) of rated output <strong>and</strong> given times in mode (see Figure 7-28 <strong>and</strong> Table 7-8). Toge<strong>the</strong>r with<br />

fuel flow, emission indices of HC, CO, <strong>and</strong> NO x in g per kg of fuel burned <strong>and</strong> maximum SN are reported. For a variety of engines, <strong>the</strong> measured SNs for all power<br />

settings are provided. Except for smoke, <strong>the</strong> emissions of each LTO cycle mode (EI x fuel flow x time in mode) are summed (Dp) <strong>and</strong> expressed in <strong>the</strong> form Dp/F 00 (g<br />

kN) where (F 00 ) is <strong>the</strong> maximum thrust of <strong>the</strong> engine at take-off under ISA SLS conditions.<br />

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