Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
VALidation and Improvement of Airframe Noise prediction Tools (VALIANT)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Aeronautics and air transport
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Belgium,Russian Federation,France,Germany,France,Netherlands,Germany,Spain,Belgium,Belgium
Call:  (FP7-AAT-2008-RTD-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-09-01
End date: 2013-05-31
Duration (months): 45.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3721682.65
EU funding (EUR): 2700000.0
Participants: 13
Project status: CLOSED

Broadband noise generated by the turbulent flow around the airframe is one of the most important components of aircraft generated acoustic nuisances. Its prediction and subsequent reduction is essential for achieving the ACARE 2020 objectives of noise level reductions. However, the complexity and diversity of broadband turbulent noise sources makes that prediction with present numerical tools extremely challenging and far from mature. VALIANT is an upstream research-oriented project, with objective to tackle this challenge by generating new experimental data and validating and improving numerical tools for prediction of airframe noise (AFN) generated from landing gears, slats, flaps and local separation regions. Due to the extremely complex physical nature of the phenomenon and the high computational cost of computing full aircraft configurations on one hand, and a lack of a reliable experimental database on the other hand, VALIANT focuses on key generic test cases representing the major broadband AFN mechanisms associated with multiple body interactions: two-struts (landing gear), wing-flap, slat-wing and gap-turbulence. For all these configurations, the components of the noise prediction chain (for turbulent/source region, near- and far-field propagation domains) and their mutual interactions are evaluated and avenues of improvement developed. It is expected that by validating and improving the predictive tools, a deeper insight into the mechanisms behind AFN will be obtained, which is an essential step towards new efficient AFN reduction concepts and their optimization to achieve the required breakthrough towards quieter aircraft. The consortium is formed by 12 European and Russian partners: 2 universities and 7 research establishments including the most important technology providers to airframe industry, and 3 companies (2 SME) providing dedicated engineering services and software tools in aeroacoustics to transport industries with emphasis on aeronautics.

Keywords: airframe noise,broadband noise,computational aeroacoustics,prediction tools,high-lift device,landing gear
Developing aircraft photonic networks (DAPHNE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Aeronautics and air transport
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,United Kingdom,Germany,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Italy,France,Czechia,Portugal,Germany,Denmark,France
Call:  (FP7-AAT-2008-RTD-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-09-01
End date: 2013-02-28
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 6679539.0
EU funding (EUR): 3956791.0
Participants: 17
Project status: CLOSED

DAPHNE is an extensive update of the ENNET FP7-AAT-2007-RTD-1 proposal (scored 11.5: above evaluation threshold, but not retained due to budget constraints). Evaluation comments have been fully addressed; WP structure completely revised and the consortium strengthened, particularly by addition of Airbus as Technical Lead. Aircraft data networks have increased dramatically in complexity throughout the history of powered flight. Modern networks must support many nodes with a wide range of span lengths, bandwidths and protocols. Existing systems, chiefly based on copper conductors, have evolved to support these ever-increasing demands. These networks have consequently become larger, heavier and more expensive, and this trend is set to continue. A coordinated step change to fibre optics would reduce network size, weight and cost and improve the modularity, flexibility and scalability. Moreover, fibre brings many other advantages including EMC immunity and improved security. By defining networks according to a DAL-based hierarchy, the flexibility of photonics can be harnessed within the constraints of safety certification restrictions. Terrestrial telecoms provides a rich source of technology. However, R&D is required to adapt terrestrial photonics for aircraft networks. Cabin systems have been identified as the most immediate application area: here the need for high flexibility (driven by customisation), high bandwidth (driven by information-to-the-seat) and large node count mean that the technology and business cases for photonics are compelling. The primary objective of DAPHNE is to enable the full exploitation of terrestrial optical networking technology in future European aircraft and systems. The project will adopt key component and network technology from commercial markets and develop and validate future aircraft networks to take European aircraft systems capability well beyond current state-of-the-art and be suitable as a platform for future development

Keywords: fibre optics,fiber optics,photonics,communications networks,data networks
QUIetening the Environment for a Sustainable Surface Transport (QUIESST)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Sustainable surface transport (INCLUDING THE �EUROPEAN GREEN CARS INITIATIVE�)
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Netherlands,Italy,Austria,France,United Kingdom,Belgium,Spain,France,Germany,Germany,Belgium
Call:  (FP7-SST-2008-RTD-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-11-01
End date: 2012-12-31
Duration (months): 38.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2594079.2
EU funding (EUR): 1948968.0
Participants: 14
Project status: CLOSED

Noise Reducing Devices (barriers, claddings, covers and added devices following EN14388) play an important role in noise reduction: optimizing their global performance is of major concern towards Sustainable Surface Transport. QUIESST will merge, for the very first time and within a true holistic approach, “true” intrinsic products characteristics, whatever their materials and shapes, together with their extrinsic ones, in order to assess their actual global capacities to reduce the amount of people exposed to noise (END target). It will address 5 main topics: NEAR / FAR FIELD RELATIONSHIP: linking the intrinsic characteristics to the corresponding extrinsic far field effect; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT METHODS: developing methods relevant of the actual intended use, allowing long term performances control; COMPARING NRD’s PERFORMANCES with different test methods: building a database comparing both existing and new tests results and providing the relevant relationship; OPTIMIZING NRD’s GLOBAL PERFORMANCE through a HOLISTIC APPROACH: considering acoustic, non acoustic and global impact optimization, multicriteria optimization strategies, and possible global performance indicators; SUSTAINABILITY: defining the relevant generic criteria and developing the first existing NRD’s overall sustainability assessment method. The final verifiable result will be the ACTUAL USE of the “Guidebook to NRD optimisation” as a reference tool for noise mitigation. QUIESST addresses the call as it concerns surface transport noise abatement (road AND rail), considers cost benefit analysis and addresses the END objectives, covers true holistic noise abatement solutions through wave propagation and systems for passive compensation. Its team, made of 14 partners from 9 countries integrates the relevant stakeholders: Infrastructures, Industry, Universities, Research Institutes and SME. It addresses important environmental and economic concerns and will contribute to promote EU NRD’s industry.

Keywords: noise abatement,surface transport,road,rail,noise reducing devices,nrd
Personal Intelligent City Accessible Vehicle System (PICAV)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Sustainable surface transport (INCLUDING THE �EUROPEAN GREEN CARS INITIATIVE�)
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Italy,France,United Kingdom,Italy,Slovakia,Portugal,Spain
Call:  (FP7-SST-2008-RTD-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-08-01
End date: 2012-09-30
Duration (months): 38.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3938761.0
EU funding (EUR): 2797050.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

The proposal presents a new mobility concept for passengers ensuring accessibility for all in urban pedestrian environments. The concept addresses a new Personal Intelligent City Accessible Vehicle (PICAV) and a new transport system that integrates a fleet of PICAV units. The transport system will ensure accessibility for everybody and some of its features are specifically designed for people whose mobility is restricted for different reasons, particularly (but not only) elderly and disabled people. Ergonomics, comfort, stability, assisted driving, eco-sustainability, parking and mobility dexterity as well as vehicle/infrastructures intelligent networking are the main drivers of PICAV design. The innovative electrical vehicle will present new frame-suspension structure, new seating sub-assembly, new efficient power supply module. The PICAV transport system will provide an efficient and rational service to citizen within urban traffic restricted areas: the application fields of PICAV are outdoor pedestrian environments where usual public transport services cannot operate because of the width and slope of the infrastructures, uneven pavements and the interactions with high pedestrian flows. This transport system is a on-demand and it is based on the car-sharing concept. To overcome the barriers of traditional car-sharing systems, the following specific services will be provided: instant access; open-ended reservation; one-way trips. The single units are networked and can communicate each other, with city infrastructure, public transport on the surrounding area and emergency services allowing high level of intermodal integration.

Keywords: sustainable urban mobility,new transport and mobility concept,accessibility for all
Transport Fire Safety Engineering in the European Union (TRANSFEU)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Sustainable surface transport (INCLUDING THE �EUROPEAN GREEN CARS INITIATIVE�)
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: France,Belgium,Germany,Finland,Sweden,Germany,United Kingdom,Germany,Poland,Italy,France,France,Spain,Italy,United Kingdom,Germany,Italy
Call:  (FP7-SST-2008-RTD-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-04-01
End date: 2012-11-30
Duration (months): 44.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5577552.9
EU funding (EUR): 3658183.0
Participants: 22
Project status: CLOSED

There is an urgent need to have a confident toxicity measurement methodology that contributes to the existing level of surface transport fire safety, which is the most difficult issue to assess in case of fire. The lack of confidence in the robustness of the existing product toxicity classification forbids its acceptance as a standard which prevent the European industry from common safety rules and consequently competitiveness. Moreover, it is also important to have a holistic approach of fire safety design of vehicle being able to provide more flexible and economic solutions than the current approach. TRANSFEU undertakes to deliver both a reliable toxicity measurement methodology and a holistic fire safety approach for all kind of surface transport (trains, vessels, etc.). It will be based on a harmonized Fire Safety Engineering methodology which will link passive fire security with active fire security mode. This all embracing system is the key to attain optimum design solutions to respect fire safety objectives as an alternative to the prescriptive approach. It will help in the development of innovative solutions (design and products used for the building of the surface transport) which will better respect the environment. In order to reach these objectives new toxicity measurement methodology and related classification of materials, new numerical fire simulation tools, fire test methodology and a decision tool to optimize or explore new design in accordance to the fire safety requirements will be developed. A great effort of dissemination of TRANSFEU results with a significant contribution to European standardization process will also be undertaken. The participation of railway industrials, operators and fire science researchers, professional organisations for railway (UNIFE) and vessels (IMO) and finally standardisation organisations (CEN) demonstrates the great interest of TRANSFEU for the harmonisation of fire safety in all surface transports.

Keywords: fire safety - standardization - fire safety engineering - railway - surface transport - safety by design - marine vessels
Engine Representative Internal Cooling Knowledge and Applications (ERICKA)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Aeronautics and air transport
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Switzerland,Italy,Spain,Germany,Germany,France,Belgium,Italy,Belgium,France,Spain,United Kingdom,Germany,Poland,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-AAT-2008-RTD-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-07-01
End date: 2014-06-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 6946748.5
EU funding (EUR): 4702268.0
Participants: 20
Project status: CLOSED

The goal of ERICKA is to directly contribute to reductions in aircraft engine fuel consumption with a targeted contribution of 1% reduction in SFC relative to engines currently in service. The fuel efficiency of a jet engine used for aircraft propulsion is dependent on the performance of many key engine components. One of the most important is the turbine whose efficiency has a large influence on the engine fuel consumption and hence its CO2 emissions. The turbine must operate with high efficiency in the most hostile environment in the engine. The design of turbine cooling systems remains one of the most challenging processes in engine development. Modern high-pressure turbine cooling systems invariably combine internal convection cooling with external film cooling in complex flow systems whose individual features interact in complex ways. The heat transfer and cooling processes active are at the limit of current understanding and engine designers rely heavily on empirical tools and engineering judgement to produce new designs. ERICKA will provide a means of improving turbine blade cooling technology that will reduce turbine blade cooling mass-flow relative to that required using existing technology. A reduction in cooling mass-flow leads directly to improved component and engine efficiency. The improved technology for turbine cooling developed by ERICKA will also enable low NOx combustion chambers to be included in future engines. ERICKA will undertake research to furnish better understanding of the complex flows used to internally cool rotating turbine blades. This will be achieved by:- 1) Acquisition of high quality experimental data using static and rotating test facilities 2) Development of cooling design capability by enhancement of computer codes that will exploit these experimental data ERICKA groups 18 partners representing the European aero engine industry, five SMEs and a set of leading academic institutions.

Keywords: propulsion - turbine cooling - co2 emission reduction
Thermal Systems Integration for Fuel Economy (TIFFE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Sustainable surface transport (INCLUDING THE �EUROPEAN GREEN CARS INITIATIVE�)
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Italy,Norway,Germany,Germany,Italy
Call:  (FP7-SST-2008-RTD-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-06-01
End date: 2013-03-31
Duration (months): 46.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3624900.0
EU funding (EUR): 2042075.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

The project is devoted to the development of an innovative Integrated Vehicle Thermal System based on the integration of vehicle thermal systems to improve the on board thermal management and the energy efficiency. The major project contents are: - Dual loop air conditioning: one loop to transfer the cooling power and one loop to reject the heat - Two-levels temperature heat rejection system: one temperature to reject the high temperature heat (e,g. engine waste heat) and one temperature to cool locally the vehicle auxiliary systems - Innovative heat exchangers: new generation of compact fluid-to fluid heat exchangers and application of innovative technologies for fluid-to-air heat rejection - Use of innovative coolants (e.g. Nanofluids): to improve the heat rejection and redesign the heat exchangers TIFFE benefits can be summarised in a Cost Reduction (due to resize of the systems and their integration) and Fuel Economy increase of 15% on real use thanks to the: - improvement of the aerodynamics due the new front end design - increase of auxiliary systems efficiency thanks to the local cooling - engine overall efficiency thanks to a fine control of heat exchange, local cooling (turbocharge, fuel, ...) and improvement of the engine intake - the reduction of engine re-starts on Hybrid or Stop&Start vehicle due to cabin thermal comfort: the dual loop air conditioning with a designed thermal inertia guarantees thermal comfort when the thermal engine is off - compact Refrigeration Unit compliant with Low GWP refrigerants – R744 or flammables (e.g. R152a, R1234yf) Two prototypes will be realised and validated: • a gasoline passenger car with Stop & Start function • a diesel Light Commercial Vehicle with hybrid power train Both will undergo to a complete series of road and climatic chamber tests and a long range road test - e.g. from Catania (I) to Cape North (N) - to verify the reliability and effectiveness of the system and to promote its exploitation.

Keywords: vehicle thermal systems,fuel economy,air conditioning,environmental impact,ghg emssion reduction
Generation of Hydrogen by Kerosene Reforming via efficient and low emission new Alternative, innovative, refined technologies for aircraft application (GREENAIR)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Aeronautics and air transport
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,Spain,Italy,France,Germany,Netherlands,Poland,Poland,United Kingdom,European organisations area,Germany
Call:  (FP7-AAT-2008-RTD-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-09-01
End date: 2013-06-30
Duration (months): 46.0
Total project cost (EUR): 7709731.12
EU funding (EUR): 5057658.0
Participants: 13
Project status: CLOSED

Fuel cells for power generation and additional purposes aboard aircraft have a promising potential to contribute to making aircraft “greener” and thus to "greening of air transport” which is a superior goal of European policy of climate change. GreenAir is addressing one of the key problems for fuel cell application aboard an aircraft - the generation of Hydrogen from Jet fuel (Kerosene) which will be the aeronautic fuel for the next decades also. While “mainstream“ fuel processors (e.g. autothermal reforming) have been intensely investigated already, GreenAir is focusing on two novel and unconventional methods to overcome some hurdles of “mainstream” reforming technologies: - Microwave plasma assisted reforming (PAF), goal: development from TRL 3 to TRL 5 - Partial Dehydrogenation fuel processing (PDh), goal: development from TRL 2 to TRL 4 - Kerosene Fractionation will be investigated in addition. It shall extract fractions out of Kerosene favourable for reforming to facilitate the PAF and the PDh processes. The physical and chemical fundamentals of these methods will be elaborated. Furthermore, aircraft integration and safety concepts will be elaborated. For both methods, breadboard fuel processor systems will be built and tested for proof of concepts under standard and simulated flight conditions. Widespread dissemination via a website, publications and conference contributions and a special Forum will be ensured. Training and education of young scientists is foreseen. GreenAir combines 13 beneficiaries from 7 European countries which are from aircraft and fuel cell related industry as well as institutes and SMEs excelling in fuel cell and catalysis R&D. It will establish links to the JTIs (“CLEANSKY” and “Fuel Cells and Hydrogen”) to maximize synergies. The consortium of this 3 years project is well balanced in terms of the mix of 2 SMEs, 7 Academia and 4 industry partners as well as geographically.

Keywords: fuel processing,fuel reforming,hydrogen,fuel cells,jti cleansky,jti hydrogen and fuel cells,greening of air transport,green aircraft
Strategic Research For Innovative Marine Propulsion Concepts (STREAMLINE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Sustainable surface transport (INCLUDING THE �EUROPEAN GREEN CARS INITIATIVE�)
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Sweden,Italy,Germany,Netherlands,Sweden,France,Germany,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Norway,Sweden,Poland,Netherlands
Call:  (FP7-SST-2008-RTD-1, 2008)
Start date: 2010-03-01
End date: 2014-02-28
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 10905432.34
EU funding (EUR): 7946234.0
Participants: 23
Project status: CLOSED

Increasing environmental concerns and soaring oil prices are creating a new focus on fuel efficiency for the marine industry. Combining low emissions with demands for more advanced vessels than ever before drives the need for radically new propulsion concepts delivering a step-change in efficiency. STREAMLINE is the response of the marine community to this demand that will be addressed through four key objectives. The first objective of STREAMLINE is to demonstrate radically new propulsion concepts delivering an increase in efficiency of at least 15% over current state-of-the-art. The concepts will be designed for maximisation of energy conversion combined with low levels of cavitation, noise and vibration. The research will look at novel applications of large area propulsion, a biomechanical system and distributed thrust (via multiple propulsors). As its second objective, STREAMLINE will investigate methods to fully optimise current SoA systems including conventional screw propeller systems, pods and waterjets. The key here is exploitation of new CFD methods to pursue improvements without dramatic vessel configuration changes. The third objective of STREAMLINE is to develop advanced CFD tools and methods to optimise the hydrodynamic performance of the new propulsion concepts, particularly by analysis of integrated hull and propulsor. Finally, STREAMLINE will characterise the operational, economic and classification aspects of each of the new propulsion concepts. STREAMLINE will demonstrate solutions for a wide range of applications. Short sea shipping and inland waterway operation will be focussed on specifically, as they are identified as key components of transport that can provide a means of coping with the growing congestion of road and rail infrastructure and tackling air pollution. The STREAMLINE consortium, led by Rolls-Royce, is made up of 30 partners from 8 Countries, providing world leading expertise and capability from the EU marine Industry.

Keywords: large area propulsion,biomechanical system,distributed thrust,conventional screw propeller systems,pods,waterjets,cfd