A modular life cycle assessment framework for novel aircraft configurations and sustainable aviation fuels
Citation Link: https://doi.org/10.15480/882.18137
Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Date Issued
2026
Sprache
English
Author(s)
TORE-DOI
Volume
69
Start Page
487
End Page
492
Citation
10th CEAS Aerospace Europe Conference and 28th AIDAA International Congress 2025
Contribution to Conference
Publisher DOI
Scopus ID
Publisher
Association of American Publishers
ISBN of container
978-164490425-1
This work presents a modular framework for environmental impact assessment in conceptual aircraft design, developed within the UNICADO environment. The new architecture decouples individual life cycle phases and has been extended to various Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) pathways. This enhanced flexibility enables a more robust and holistic trade-off analysis of an aircraft’s environmental footprint early in the design process. The case study of UNICADO-LR-01 presents results on cumulative energy demand shares for each life cycle activity. Additional results reveal that the life cycle phases operations (62.0, 78.4, 84.6%) and energy carrier production (29.6, 14.3, 9.9%) are most dominant in terms of energy, CO2, and NOx, respectively. Results from SAF pathways suggest a shift towards the energy carrier production phase.
Subjects
Aircraft Design
Life Cycle Assessment
Sustainable Aviation Fuel
DDC Class
629.13: Aviation Engineering
Publication version
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