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A4.1 - SUstainability Modelling and Analysis of Future aircraft systems (SUMAFly)
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    • A1.1 Scenarios for Air Transport System in Alternative 2050 Environments (ScenAIR2050)
    • A2.3 - Assessment the impact of new aircraft technologies on cabin noise
    • A1.2 - Simulative Evaluation of Future Scenarios (STENOS)
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    • A3.3 - Decision support to determine transition paths for the introduction of LH2 aircraft refueling systems at existing airports
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    • A4.1 - SUMAFly II – SUstainability Modeling and Analysis of Future aircraft systems II
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A4.1 - SUstainability Modelling and Analysis of Future aircraft systems (SUMAFly)

Overview

Project description

The project "SUstainability Modeling and Analysis of Future Aircraft Systems", in short SUMAFly, focuses on the development and application of "Life Cycle Engineering" methods for the life cycle oriented sustainability assessment of future aircraft systems. In particular, the energy carrier, storage, and supply systems used in novel propulsion concepts, such as lithium-ion batteries or fuel cells, are considered. The systematic modeling of material, energy, and capital flows within the entire life cycle of an aircraft lays the foundations for the assessment of environmental, economic, and social sustainability. It supports decision making concerning the design of future aircraft systems in the early stages of the development process. 

Objective and approach

Concept of SUMAFly

The project aims to develop methods for life cycle oriented sustainability assessment of future aircraft systems. For this purpose, systematic modeling of material, energy, and capital flows in all phases of the life cycle is carried out. On this basis, a detailed life cycle inventory of the environmental impacts of the product system is drawn up, which is the foundation of the subsequent sustainability assessment.

SUMAFly is intended to enable a holistic assessment of novel propulsion concepts concerning aspects of environmental, economic, and social sustainability following the "triple bottom line" framework, thus supporting the decision making concerning specific aircraft configurations in early development phases. For this purpose, a "Life Cycle Engineering" tool will be developed, which enables the multi-dimensional sustainability assessment of different configurations.

Details of the project

Members

Institute of Machine Tools and Production Technology

Christoph Herrmann

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Herrmann

Principal Investigator

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Juan Felipe Cerdas

Dr.-Ing. Juan Felipe Cerdas

Research Assistant

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Sofia Pinheiro Melo

Sofia Pinheiro Melo, M. Sc.

Research Assistant

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Institute of Automotive Management and Industrial Production

Prof. Dr. Thomas S. Spengler

Prof. Dr. Thomas S. Spengler

Principal Investigator

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Christian Thies

Dr. Christian Thies

Research Assistant

Alexander Barke

Dr. Alexander Barke

Research Assistant

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Publications

Barke, A.; Thies, C.; Melo, S. P.; Cerdas, F.; Herrmann, C.; Spengler, T. S. (2023): Maintenance, repair, and overhaul of aircraft with novel propulsion concepts – Analysis of environmental and economic impacts, in: Procedia CIRP, 116, pp. 221–226.

Barke, A.; Cistjakov, W.; Steckermeier, D.; Thies, C.; Popien, J.-L.; Michalowski, P.; Melo, S. P.; Cerdas, F.; Herrmann, C.; Krewer, U.; Kwade, A.; Spengler, T. S. (2022): Green batteries for clean skies: Sustainability assessment of lithium-sulfur all-solid-state batteries for electric aircraft, in: Journal of Industrial Ecology, 27 (3), pp. 795–810.

Melo, S. P.; Tonghyani, S.; Cerdas, F.; Xi, L.; Gao, X.; Lindner, L.; Barke, A.; Thies, C.; Spengler, T. S.; Herrmann, C. (2022): Model-based Assessment of the Environmental Impacts of Fuel Cell Systems designed for eVTOLs, in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48 (8), pp. 3171–3187.

Barke, A.; Bley, T.; Thies, C.; Weckenborg, C.; Spengler, T. S. (2022): Are sustainable aviation fuels a viable option for decarbonizing air transport in Europe? An environmental and economic sustainability assessment, in: Applied Sciences, 12 (2), 597.

Barke, A.; Thies, C.; Melo, S. P.; Cerdas, F.; Herrmann, C.; Spengler, T. S. (2022): Comparison of conventional and electric passenger aircraft for short-haul flights – A life cycle sustainability assessment, in: Procedia CIRP, accepted for publication.

Melo, S. P.; Barke, A.; Cerdas, F.; Thies, C.; Spengler, T. S.; Herrmann, C. (2022): Life Cycle Engineering Modelling Framework for emerging electric aircrafts – the contribution of eVTOLs towards a more sustainable urban mobility, in: Procedia CIRP, accepted for publication.

Barke, A.; Thies, C.; Melo, S. P.; Cerdas, F.; Herrmann, C.; Spengler, T. S. (2021): Life cycle sustainability assessment of potential battery systems for electric aircraft, in: Procedia CIRP, 98, pp. 660–665.

Melo, S. P.; Barke, A.; Cerdas, F.; Thies, C.; Mennenga, M.; Spengler, T. S.; Herrmann, C. (2020): Sustainability Assessment and Engineering of Emerging Aircraft Technologies – Challenges, Methods and Tools, in: Sustainability, 12 (14), 5663.

Barke, A.; Thies, C.; Melo, S. P.; Cerdas, F.; Herrmann, C.; Spengler, T. S. (2020): Socio-economic life cycle assessment of future aircraft systems, in: Procedia CIRP, 90, pp. 262–267.

Melo, S. P.; Cerdas, F.; Barke, A.; Thies, C.; Spengler, T. S.; Herrmann, C. (2020): Life Cycle Engineering for future aircraft systems: the case of eVTOL vehicles, in: Procedia CIRP, 90, pp. 297–302.

Contact information

Project lead

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Herrmann

Institute of Machine Tools and Production Technology
+49 531-391-7149
 

 

Prof. Dr. Thomas S. Spengler

Institute of Automotive Management and Industrial Production
+49 531-391-2202

 

Organization

Institute of Machine Tools and Production Technology

Technische Universität Braunschweig
Langer Kamp 19b
D-38106 Braunschweig

 

Institute of Automotive Management and Industrial Production

Technische Universität Braunschweig
Mühlenpfordtstraße 23
D-38106 Braunschweig

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