Günter Wilfert (MTU Aero Engines)
Günter Wilfert (MTU Aero Engines)
Environmental Challenges and Technological Chances of Air Transport
Abstract
Large investments have already
been made in Europe and the US through R&T programmes and collaborations to
reduce the negative environmental effects of aircraft use. Research is
therefore providing the technologies to improve the performance of existing
aircraft concepts and engine components.
However, even if these
technologies improve noise and pollution emissions, their existing limitations
will not allow the industry to reach the goals set in the Vision 2020 report
made by Advisory Council of Aeronautic Research in Europe. The emission targets
for 2020 are set to:
· 50 % reduction in CO2
· 80 % cut in NOX
· Perceived external noise reduction by 50 %
To achieve
these targets an important contribution has to be delivered by the aero engines
it self. The presentation will show what new concepts are under development and
what can be achieved in the future.
CV
Aeronautical
and aerospace engineering studies at the Technical
University of Munich
Diploma degree 1989
Scientific
assistant at the University of the
Federal Armed Forces Munich
Doctor degree 1994 (Aerodynamic effects of film cooling)
1994 until
end of 1998: ABB Corporate Research in
Baden (Dept. of Heat Transfer)
1999 until
today: MTU Aero Engines in Munich
until 2000: Responsible
for high speed turbine technology
until 2002: Senior Turbine Technology Manager, responsible
for turbine technology,
Chief Engineer EU Technology Demonstrator CLEAN
until 2005: Programme
manager of the EU Technology Demonstrator CLEAN
until 2006: Responsible
for technology strategy
actual: Programme director of the EU
integrated programme NEWAC,
Senior manager for other technology programmes
(VITAL, DREAM, Clean
Sky)
