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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798698503321

Titolo

Commercial aircraft propulsion and energy systems research : reducing global carbon emissions / / The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-309-44099-8

0-309-44097-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (123 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Disciplina

363.7387

Soggetti

Carbon dioxide - Environmental aspects

Aeronautics, Commercial - Environmental aspects

Atmospheric carbon dioxide

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Aircraft-propulsion integration -- Aircraft gas turbine engines -- Electric propulsion -- Sustainable alternative jet fuels -- Findings, recommendations, roles, and resources.

Sommario/riassunto

"This report focuses on propulsion and energy technologies for reducing carbon emissions from large, commercial aircraft--single -aisle and twin-aisle aircraft that carry 100 or more passengers--because such aircraft account for more than 90 percent of global emissions from commercial aircraft."--P. 1.