Hydrogen as the futuristic fuel for the aviation and aerospace industry – review

Purpose The rise in demand and high utilization of fuel causes severe environmental threat for the nations on the globe. Rapid burning potential of hydrogen produces enormous amount of thrust, and it is mainly owing to wide flame range and less onset of ignition. Design/methodology/approach The sign...

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Published in:Aircraft engineering 2021-06, Vol.93 (3), p.410-416
Main Authors: Gunasekar, P, Manigandan, S, T.R, Praveen Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerospace industry
Aircraft
Aviation
Calorific value
Carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
Clean fuels
Combustion
Comparative studies
Efficiency
Emission analysis
Emissions
Emissions control
Energy resources
Fossil fuels
Gas turbine engines
Gas turbines
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
Hydrogen
Hydrogenation
Literature reviews
Nanoparticles
Natural gas
Nitrogen
Nitrous oxide
Pollutants
Turbines
Vegetable oils
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Summary:Purpose The rise in demand and high utilization of fuel causes severe environmental threat for the nations on the globe. Rapid burning potential of hydrogen produces enormous amount of thrust, and it is mainly owing to wide flame range and less onset of ignition. Design/methodology/approach The significant contribution of hydrogen as fuel has been explored by several researchers around the globe recently to use in aviation sector owing to its eco-friendly nature. Hydrogen is a safe and clean fuel, and it can be generated from several sources. The effects of addition on hydrogen on gas turbine on combustion characteristics and emission concentration level on atmosphere have been reviewed in this paper. Findings Incorporation of hydrogen is effective reducing nitrous oxide emission, high calorific value and flame less combustion. Addition of hydrogen to higher proportions enhances the combustion performance, minimizing the setbacks of conventional fuel and meets the specified standards on emission. Originality/value From the literature review, the comparative study on hydrogen with other fuel is explained. This paper concludes that addition of hydrogen in fuel enhances the performance of combustion on gas turbine engine along with significant reduction in emission levels.
ISSN:1748-8842
1758-4213
DOI:10.1108/AEAT-07-2020-0145