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The Green Rotorcraft ITD is looking for
an engine emissions (CO2-NOX) expert.

In the frame of the CLEANSKY Joint Undertaking, the Green Rotorcraft Integrated Technology Demonstrator is committed to demonstrate that substantial reduction in CO2, NOX emissions and fuel consumption can be achieved by defining, developing and validating Green Mission Profiles. These are alternative helicopter flight paths and/or flight procedures that allow achieving an optimal compromise between the highest possible performances in operating the helicopter and the lowest possible environmental impact.

An essential component in the development of Green Mission Profiles, is the reduction of harmful gas emission and fuel burn. To this end, experimental data, analysis methods and simulation tools are sought to support the analysis of gas emissions resulting from the adoption of Green Mission Profiles. In particular, existing state of the art methods and tools for the measurements and/or the simulation of Helicopter engine emissions will be used to evaluate Helicopter emissions during flight. Correlation analysis will be performed where experimental data acquired on engine test-benches and/or during actual flight will be compared with simulated data resulting from computational tools, with the objective of identifying the most appropriate measurements techniques and the most suited methods and simulation tools that can secure the highest possible accuracy in the prediction of fuel burn, NOX and CO2 emissions for a H/C in flying conditions.

The proposed activity is part of the Environment-Friendly Flight Path project (GRC-5) for which the GRC-5 Consortium is looking for partner(s) with the following expertise/know-how:

• gas emissions (NOX and CO2) analysis methodologies

  Methods include one or more of the following:
  § Empirical models (correlations)
  § Semi empirical models (1D simulation tools)
  § Numerical Model (CFD Simulation);

• gas emissions (NOX and CO2) / fuel burn computational analysis,
• gas emissions (NOX and CO2) experimental methodologies and/or data

Partners are sought that have the technical capability to quantify H/C engine emissions (NOX, CO2) for each flight condition under analysis, with experimental measurements and/or with a prediction analysis.

The expected contribution is planned to start as early as possible in the first half of 2009 and to stop after the completion of the final demonstrations in 2015.

The capability to use existing software packages will be considered as an asset. A non exhaustive list of relevant tools includes: KIVA multidimensional reacting flow simulation, FLUENT and FIDAP computational fluid dynamic software, CHEMKIN chemical kinetic analysis software, NASA-Glenn equilibrium code, ANSYS and NASTRAN finite element software, PYTHIA, GSP (or equivalent tools based on Gas Path Analysis).

Joint ventures having legal personality and liability will be allowed to respond to the Call for Proposals.

The Call for Proposals and the selection of Partners will be managed by the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking with the assistance of independent experts, following the general principles of transparency and equal treatment. Beside the eligibility conditions common to all FP7 programs, the criteria for assessment of proposals will include technical excellence, innovative character, compliance with specifications including timetable, value for money, respondent’s track record and adequacy of resources, and contribution to European competitiveness.

The selected Partner will conclude a Grant Agreement with the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking. This agreement will allow for a partial refunding of eligible costs (up to 75% for SMEs and non profit research organizations, and up to 50% for other organizations, according to general conditions for FP7 programs).

The Call for Proposals is expected to be published with all relevant documents in January 2009 and closed by end of February 2009.

Expressions of Interest are welcome. Expressions of Interest are welcome at this stage. Please fill in the relevant form and return it to GreenRotorcraftCalls@cleansky.eu.