Advances in Sustainable Aviation

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 Professor 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.

• Part I. Advances in Fuel and Combustion.- Chapter 1. Aviation Gasoline Reformulating Environmentally Clean.- Chapter 2.Ignition Performances of Alternative Fuels Under Altitude Conditions According to Their Aromatics Content.- Chapter 3.Review of Renewable Biofuels in the Aviation Sector.- Chapter 4.Case Study of Alternative Jet Fuels Production with Bio-Additives from Plant Oils in Ukraine and Poland.- Chapter 5.Development of a 3D Grain Burnback Simulation Tool for Solid Rocket Motors.- Part II. Advances in Aerodynamics.- Chapter 6.A Prediction of Aerodynamics of Arbitrary Shape Non-Fragmenting Space Debris without Ablation.- Chapter 7.Performance of a Propeller-Driven Cargo Airplane.- Chapter 8.Numerical Investigation of an S-duct Diffuser at Different Inlet Boundary Conditions.- Chapter 9.Numerical Investigation of an S-duct Diffuser at Different Inlet Boundary Conditions.- Chapter 10.Aerothermal Investigation of a Turbine Cooling Channel with U-bend.- Part III. Energy and Environmental Issues.- Chapter 11. Environment-Friendly Technology of Airport’s Sewerage.- Chapter 12.Statistical Model Development for Military Aircraft Engine Exhaust Emissions Data.- Chapter 13. The Improvement of Energy Saving Performance at Ukrainian Airports.- Chapter 14.Ship Emissions and Human Health Relationship: A Theoretical and Numerical Investigation in Asyaport.- Chapter 15. Smart Protective Clothing for Air Craft Crew.- Chapter 16.Advantages and Future of Electric Propulsion in UAVs.- Chapter 17.Greenization Factor of a Turbojet Engine.- Part IV. Advances in Electronics and Control Technologies.- Chapter 18.Integration of Baro Inertial GPS Altimeter Via Complementary Kalman Filter.- Chapter 19.Testing the Determinant of the Innovation Covariance Matrix Applied to Aircraft Sensor and Actuator/Surface Fault Detection.- Chapter 20.New Approach to the ATC-Pilot Radio Communication  Phraseology Phonetic Confusion.