Zero-Emission: the Next-generation of Integrated Technology for Hydrogen storage (ZENITH)

零排放：下一代储氢集成技术（ZENITH）

• 批准号: EP/X025403/1
• 负责人: Richard Butler
• 金额: $ 188.66万
• 依托单位: University of Bath
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FX025403%2F1
• 关键词: Zero; Emission; Next; generation; Integrated

Commercial aviation contributes 2-3 % to global carbon emissions and the International Energy Agency has predicted that this will triple within the next three decades if no action is taken. In the UK the current contribution is 10% due to high levels of international traffic, and this could reach 40% by 2050 without action. The UK government has therefore set out an ambitious target to demonstrate a zero-carbon emission aircraft by 2030 within the UK Hydrogen and Net Zero Strategies.The design and manufacture of aircraft has previously focused on incrementally improving structural efficiency and productivity of the semi-monocoque parts which make up the wing, fuselage and tail, with a degree of linkage between fuel tank boundaries and structural function. However, next-generation aircraft will require energy storage using fully integrated structures and materials whilst accounting for environmental impact. GKN is the leading global Tier-one supplier of parts for most of the world's aircraft manufacturers. The University of Bath has world-leading expertise in the analysis, design and manufacture of composite parts, as well as in the creation of functional materials and their use for sustainable hydrogen energy. GKN and Bath have a track record of collaboration via a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair, eighteen joint PhDs and as formal partner in four EPSRC projects including an ongoing Programme Grant (CerTest, EP/S017038/1). Previous research has focussed in the areas of structural composites and manufacture, with most collaboration within Bath's Materials and Structures (MAST) Centre. The ZENITH Prosperity Partnership arises from GKN's ambition to realise zero-emission aircraft in the 2030-40 timeframe and the University of Bath identifying sustainability as a priority research theme. It addresses fundamental challenges within the two major research themes of Hydrogen Storage and Sustainable Structures. It brings together a highly skilled, multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers from MAST, the Departments of Chemical Engineering (hydrogen storage, heat transfer), Chemistry (sustainable polymers, porous materials) and Mathematical Sciences (statistical modelling). It will exploit links with leading research institutes and centres at Bath, including the Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies (CSCT), the Institute for Advanced Propulsion Systems (IAAPS) and the planned UKRI Centre of Excellence for Hydrogen Research. ZENITH will establish GKN and UK academia as world leaders in manufacture of parts for zero emission aircraft, positioning the UK at the forefront of this rapidly developing market.

商业航空占全球碳排放量的 2-3%，国际能源署预测，如果不采取行动，这一数字将在未来三十年内增加两倍。在英国，由于国际流量较高，目前的贡献率为 10%，如果不采取行动，到 2050 年这一数字可能会达到 40%。因此，英国政府制定了雄心勃勃的目标，即在英国氢和净零战略范围内，到 2030 年展示零碳排放飞机。飞机的设计和制造此前一直专注于逐步提高半硬壳式飞机的结构效率和生产率。构成机翼、机身和尾部的部件，油箱边界和结构功能之间具有一定程度的联系。然而，下一代飞机将需要使用完全集成的结构和材料进行能量存储，同时考虑到环境影响。吉凯恩是全球领先的一级供应商，为全球大多数飞机制造商提供零部件。巴斯大学在复合材料零件的分析、设计和制造，以及功能材料的创造及其可持续氢能的应用方面拥有世界领先的专业知识。吉凯恩和巴斯通过英国皇家工程院研究主席、十八位联合博士以及作为四个 EPSRC 项目（包括正在进行的计划拨款（CerTest，EP/S017038/1））的正式合作伙伴拥有合作记录。之前的研究主要集中在结构复合材料和制造领域，大部分合作是在巴斯材料和结构 (MAST) 中心进行的。 ZENITH Prosperity Partnership 源于 GKN 在 2030-40 年期间实现零排放飞机的雄心，以及巴斯大学将可持续发展确定为优先研究主题。它解决了储氢和可持续结构两大研究主题中的基本挑战。它汇集了来自 MAST、化学工程系（储氢、传热）、化学系（可持续聚合物、多孔材料）和数学科学系（统计建模）的高技能、多学科科学家和工程师团队。它将利用与巴斯领先研究机构和中心的联系，包括可持续和循环技术中心（CSCT）、先进推进系统研究所（IAAPS）和计划中的 UKRI 氢研究卓越中心。 ZENITH 将把 GKN 和英国学术界打造成零排放飞机零部件制造领域的世界领先者，使英国处于这一快速发展市场的前沿。