TY  - JOUR
A1  - Funke, Harald
A1  - Esch, Thomas
A1  - Roosen, Petra
T1  - Powertrain Adaptions for LPG Usage in General Aviation
JF  - MTZ worldwide
N2  - In general aviation, too, it is desirable to be able to operate existing internal combustion engines with fuels that produce less CO₂ than Avgas 100LL being widely used today It can be assumed that, in comparison, the fuels CNG, LPG or LNG, which are gaseous under normal conditions, produce significantly lower emissions. Necessary propulsion system adaptations were investigated as part of a research project at Aachen University of Applied Sciences.
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s38313-021-0756-6
VL  - 2022
IS  - 83
SP  - 58
EP  - 62
PB  - Springer Nature
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Funke, Harald
A1  - Esch, Thomas
A1  - Roosen, Petra
T1  - Antriebssystemanpassungen zur Verwendung von LPG als Flugkraftstoff
JF  - Motortechnische Zeitschrift (MTZ)
N2  - Auch in der allgemeinen Luftfahrt wäre es wünschenswert, die bereits vorhandenen Verbrennungsmotoren mit weniger CO₂-trächtigen Kraftstoffen als dem heute weit verbreiteten Avgas 100LL betreiben zu können. Es ist anzunehmen, dass im Vergleich die unter Normalbedingungen gasförmigen Kraftstoffe CNG, LPG oder LNG deutlich weniger Emissionen produzieren. Erforderliche Antriebssystemanpassungen wurden im Rahmen eines Forschungsprojekts an der FH Aachen untersucht.
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s35146-021-0778-2
VL  - 2022
IS  - 83
SP  - 58
EP  - 62
PB  - Springer Nature
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Funke, Harald
A1  - Beckmann, Nils
T1  - Flexible fuel operation of a Dry-Low-NOx Micromix Combustor with Variable Hydrogen Methane Mixture
JF  - International Journal of Gas Turbine, Propulsion and Power Systems
N2  - The role of hydrogen (H2) as a carbon-free energy carrier is discussed since decades for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As bridge technology towards a hydrogen-based energy supply, fuel mixtures of natural gas or methane (CH4) and hydrogen are possible.
The paper presents the first test results of a low-emission Micromix combustor designed for flexible-fuel operation with variable H2/CH4 mixtures. The numerical and experimental approach for considering variable fuel mixtures instead of recently investigated pure hydrogen is described.
In the experimental studies, a first generation FuelFlex Micromix combustor geometry is tested at atmospheric pressure at gas turbine operating conditions corresponding to part- and full-load. The H2/CH4 fuel mixture composition is varied between 57 and 100 vol.% hydrogen content.
Despite the challenges flexible-fuel operation poses onto the design of a combustion system, the evaluated FuelFlex Micromix prototype shows a significant low NOx performance
Y1  - 2022
SN  - 1882-5079
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
SP  - 1
EP  - 7
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Maurischat, Andreas
T1  - Algebraic independence of the Carlitz period and its hyperderivatives
JF  - Journal of Number Theory
KW  - Drinfeld modules
KW  - Periods
KW  - t-modules
KW  - Transcendence
KW  - Higher derivations
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnt.2022.01.006
SN  - 0022-314X
VL  - 240
SP  - 145
EP  - 162
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Orlando, Fla.
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hein, Andreas M.
A1  - Eubanks, T. Marshall
A1  - Lingam, Manasvi
A1  - Hibberd, Adam
A1  - Fries, Dan
A1  - Schneider, Jean
A1  - Kervella, Pierre
A1  - Kennedy, Robert
A1  - Perakis, Nikolaos
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
T1  - Interstellar now! Missions to explore nearby interstellar objects
JF  - Advances in Space Research
N2  - The recently discovered first hyperbolic objects passing through the Solar System, 1I/’Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov, have raised the question about near term missions to Interstellar Objects. In situ spacecraft exploration of these objects will allow the direct determination of both their structure and their chemical and isotopic composition, enabling an entirely new way of studying small bodies from outside our solar system. In this paper, we map various Interstellar Object classes to mission types, demonstrating that missions to a range of Interstellar Object classes are feasible, using existing or near-term technology. We describe flyby, rendezvous and sample return missions to interstellar objects, showing various ways to explore these bodies characterizing their surface, dynamics, structure and composition. Their direct exploration will constrain their formation and history, situating them within the dynamical and chemical evolution of the Galaxy. These mission types also provide the opportunity to explore solar system bodies and perform measurements in the far outer solar system.
KW  - Interstellar objects
KW  - Trajectories
KW  - Missions
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2021.06.052
SN  - 0273-1177
VL  - 69
IS  - 1
SP  - 402
EP  - 414
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -