Aviation and aeronautics are the industries that require the most fuel in the world, but the use of gasoline and other benzines seriously affect the environment. The POT is looking for energy alternatives, for that reason and because of the crazy fuel market.
The most pessimistic believe that the carbon footprint in the world is indelible, but others believe that the consequences can be reduced with actions such as seeking an alternative fuel for vehicles. One option could be ammonia.
According to a report on the website of In the airthe US space agency, working hand in hand with experts from the University of Central Florida (UCF), will analyze and carry out tests to check if ammonia can be an alternative fuel for aviation and make it sustainable.
The researchers will use simulation technologies with engineering software created by the ANSYS company, which will allow simulating complex chemical reaction systems that ammonia could have, including the evaporation of liquid ammonia inside heat exchanger tubes, heat transfer and combustion. of ammonia and hydrogen in the air.
Advantages of ammonia
Ammonia is one of the best fuel alternativessince if we compare it with the use of pure hydrogen, ammonia remains liquid at high altitudes and does not require the same cryogenic storage that hydrogen can use.
Jay Kapat, professor of engineering at UCF, spoke about it: “We want to create a scalable solution for cleaner aviation and with the cooperation of ANSYS we will achieve it faster. We could not authenticate the use of liquid ammonia as a reliable alternative fuel without the sophistication and power of ANSYS fluid simulation tools.”.
NASA is not the first to be interested in ammonia as an alternative fuel. Earlier, the H2 company announced its intention to launch a version of the Dassault Falcon 50 partially powered by this component by mid-2023.
The United States space agency, in addition to protecting the planet, also seeks to counteract the crisis in the price of gasolinealtered since the war began in Ukraine and after globalized inflation due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and its variants, Monkeypox, among other cases.
Although the average for regular gasoline in the United States fell three cents to $4.16 a gallon beginning in August, in June the fuel reached an all-time high of $5.02 a gallon.