Projektbeschreibung
Messung von Schadstoffen in Flugzeugkabinen
Schadstoffe wie Ozon und flüchtige organische Verbindungen in Flugzeugkabinen stellen eine Gefahr für die menschliche Gesundheit dar, da sie akute Atemprobleme verursachen, Asthma verschlimmern und Herz-Lungen-Erkrankungen verstärken. Schon bei kurzer Exposition kann es zu Atembeschwerden, Reizungen und Kopfschmerzen kommen. Derzeit fehlt es jedoch an Echtzeit-Instrumenten, die auf Flugzeugumgebungen ausgelegt sind. In diesem Zusammenhang zielt das EU-finanzierte Projekt MACAO darauf ab, zwei Analyseinstrumente zu entwickeln, die auf mikrofluidischen Vorrichtungen beruhen. Mit diesen Instrumente kann die Konzentration von flüchtigen organischen Verbindungen und Ozon unter Berücksichtigung der spezifischen Einschränkungen in Flugzeugumgebungen gemessen werden. Das Projekt stützt sich auf das Fachwissen von Partnern im Konsortium, die auf Echtzeitüberwachung, Mikrofluidik sowie Elektronik- und Softwareentwicklung spezialisiert sind.
Ziel
The origins of pollutants inside the aircraft cabin are various. Ozone comes from outside, particularly when the aircraft is flying at high altitudes near the stratospheric ozone layer. In addition to the materials emissions, carbonyl species can be also produced in the cabin by reaction of ozone with unsaturated VOCs.
Ozone and VOCs can cause acute respiratory problems, aggravate asthma and increase cardiopulmonary illnesses, with breathing discomfort, irritations and headaches after even short-term exposure.
None real-time instruments have been currently developed and specifically designed to meet the constraints in a aircraft, i.e. compactness, security, automatic pressure correction, the autonomy towards a large pure gas cylinder necessary for both its operating and its analytical procedure (blank).
The MACAO project aims at developing two analytical instruments to measure VOCs and ozone concentrations and based on microfluidic devices in order to address all the contraints mentioned above.
This project will be built on the experience gained in analytical development based on real-time monitoring (CNRS Strasbourg, IN’AIR SOLUTIONS), microfluidics (INSA Toulouse, CNRS Strasbourg) or in electronics and software development (TRONICO) by the partners. For instance, the micro-analyser of BTEX recently developed in Strasbourg will be updated to measure other VOCs such as ethanol or acetone.
The MACAO Project will be organised in 5 work Packages as follows :
WP1 : Project Management
WP2 : Specifications/state of the art/technological choices
WP3 : Development and validation of laboratory prototypes
WP4 : Development and validation of integrated demonstrators
WP5 : Communication & Dissemination
In addition, the start-up IN'AIR SOLUTIONS (Partner 4) being responsible for marketing the developed instruments may take advantage of technological advances in this project, for all indoor environments (aircrafts, housing, workplaces, industrial sites, public buildings, …).
Wissenschaftliches Gebiet
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraft
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringautomotive engineering
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineering
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemshome automation
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