scholarly journals Routing in the near‐terminal area to achieve reductions in airport community noise impact

1983 ◽  
Vol 73 (S1) ◽  
pp. S49-S49
Author(s):  
Richard DeLoach
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Yong Tian ◽  
Dawei Xing ◽  
Lili Wan ◽  
Bojia Ye

With the rapid development of the air transport industry, the problem of airspace congestion and flight delay in the terminal area (TMA) becomes more and more serious. In order to improve the efficiency of flight operations in TMA, point merge procedure had been devised. This paper takes the approach routes in TMA as the research object, taking into account such conditions as obstacle clearance, flight interval, and procedure area. Based on the flight time, fuel consumption, pollutant emission, and noise impact, an optimization model of point merge procedure is constructed. Genetic algorithm is used to optimize the structure of procedure. The Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is selected for simulation verification, and the actual flow distribution of the airport is analyzed as an example. The results show that the average flight time was reduced by 0.26 min, the average fuel consumption was reduced by 1,240.64 kg, the average NOx emissions were reduced by 1.09 kg, and the noise impact range was contracted by 55 km2 after optimization. The point merge procedure optimization method can be expected to reduce the flight time, fuel consumption, and environmental impact of flights in TMA, so as to optimize the aircraft approach trajectory.


1984 ◽  
Vol 106 (2) ◽  
pp. 270-277
Author(s):  
P. J. Remington ◽  
N. R. Dixon

An extensive series of diagnostic measurements was carried out on an urban rail propulsion system of the type that was found to have the greatest community noise impact. At high speed, 3000 to 4000 rpm, the fan dominates all other sources by 10–15 dBA. At low speed, 1000 to 1500 rpm, fan, gears, and drive motors make comparable noise. A series of tests on a laboratory model of the fan/end housing of a Westinghouse 1447 propulsion motor showed that by modifying the geometry of the end housing posts and reducing the diameter of the cooling fan, the tone at the blade passage frequency was virtually eliminated. In addition, the overall noise was reduced by over 10 dBA while the same airflow was maintained through the fan. When these treatments were applied to the motor itself, it was possible to maintain the same airflow as in the unmodified motor by redesigning the grill over the inlet at the commutator end of the motor. Noise reductions, however, were not as significant as in the laboratory model. Although the blade passage tone was virtually eliminated, overall noise reduction was in the 3 to 6 dBA range, depending on the combination of treatments used.


1973 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 342-342
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Goldstein ◽  
Roger Heymann ◽  
Clifford R. Bragdon
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Author(s):  
Eric Stusnick ◽  
Richard L. Thompson ◽  
Terence R. Thompson ◽  
Bryan A. Evans ◽  
John DiFelici

The Aircraft Community Noise Impact Model (ACNIM) is a computer software system being developed by Wyle Laboratories and Metron, Inc., for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration–Langley Research Center. It is intended to provide a user-friendly tool for analysis of the impact of the noise from aircraft operations on communities near airports. The history of the development of ACNIM and some of its unique features are outlined and the optimization algorithms that are used by ACNIM to produce minimally impacting flight trajectories are discussed in some detail.


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