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Meteorology and Environment in Aviation

A Blog of the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Tag: aviation

A unique air quality study? Part 2

In spring three years ago, in the middle of the first lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic in Switzerland, we packed up our measurement system (SMARTEMIS) and drove to Zurich Airport to record unique air quality data near the airport area. At this time, aircraft movements had dropped by more than 90% compared to the previous … Read more

29.08.2023 spiu
Kategorie: Aviation and Air Quality

Emissions testing prospects for 2023 

As most of our active followers know, our research group is responsible for the operation, maintenance and optimization of the Swiss Mobile Aircraft Emission Measurement System (SMARTEMIS). Typically, the system is installed in test cell 1 at SR Technics, located at Zurich Airport. In 2022 however, the SR Technics management decided to reactivate their second … Read more

10.03.2023 T. Frischknecht
Kategorie: Aviation and Air Quality
Adoption of the net-zero emissions goal by the 41st ICAO Assembly on 7 October 2022 (Photo credit: ICAO)

ICAO adopts net-zero carbon emissions goal for international aviation

Written by: Thomas Rötger On 7 October 2022, at the end of 2 weeks of negotiations during the 41st ICAO Assembly, the 193 ICAO Member States took the historic decision to adopt a collective long-term global aspirational goal (LTAG) of net-zero carbon emissions of international aviation by 2050. This resolution was based upon a report on the … Read more

02.11.2022 J. Edebeli
Kategorie: Aviation and Air Quality, Meetings

SAE E31 comes to ZHAW – success

Updates to SAE E31 in Winterthur – 27.06.2022 ZAV successfully hosted this year’s SAE E31 committee’s summer meeting from June 20 – 24 in Winterthur, Switzerland. This meeting was the first one taking place in person since January 2020. As usual, the meeting primarily focused on discussing the progress and plans for various standardized methods … Read more

27.06.2022 J. Edebeli
Kategorie: Meetings
Romandav, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Science communication: Efficient Enginuity

“Achieving sustainability in commercial aviation is difficult, but not impossible. Naturally, engineers try not to create new problems, yet it is important for them to be aware about all factors and influences and not just to focus on solving one issue.” – By D. Romang and C. Waltenspül. As part of their project in AV.PM4, … Read more

23.05.2022 J. Edebeli
Kategorie: Aviation and Air Quality, Teaching

Project RAPTOR: Second test campaign at the Gas Turbine Research Centre in Wales

Exactly one year after the first measurements at the Gas Turbine Research Centre (GTRC) in Wales, the second measurement campaign was due there. And just like last year, the situation with the COVID pandemic started to deteriorate dramatically just before our departure. After numerous meetings, discussions and clarifications, including the development of strict COVID protection … Read more

07.02.2022 spiu
Kategorie: Aviation and Air Quality

Paper published: First reported nonvolatile particulate matter emissions of a business jet aircraft measured according to a new international emissions standard

Particle emissions of small turbine engines are unknown and unregulated Jet engines for commercial airliners in production now and in the future are certified for particle emissions from a virtual landing and take-off cycle. However, one potentially large group of engines is left out. Small jet engines (<26.7 kN rated thrust), found on business jets, … Read more

03.11.2020 Lukas Durdina
Kategorie: Publications
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