BAE Systems and Quest International The Quest AirManager - "A new standard in cabin air quality"
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Embargoed until 11.00 BST, 15 September 2009
BAE Systems and Quest International
introduce
The Quest AirManager
“A new standard in cabin air quality”
Embargoed until 11.00 BST, 15 September 2009
Introducing
• Sean McGovern, Operations Director, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft
• David Hallam, Director of Quest International and inventor of the
AirManager
• Paul Stirling, Executive Vice President Asset Management, BAE
Systems Regional Aircraft
• Alex Parfitt, Principal Scientist Emerging Technologies Group, BAE
Systems Advanced Technology Centre
• Ian Taylor, Group Sales Director, Quest International
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Agenda
• Setting the scene – Sean McGovern
• The Quest AirManager – David Hallam
• BAE Systems and Quest International, Working Together – Sean
McGovern
• Questions – All
Embargoed until 11.00 BST, 15 September 2009 Concern exists that Cabin Air Quality is an industry issue • High profile negative media coverage and lobbying has criticised both specific aircraft types, as well as all aircraft in general • Industrial relations issues for airlines as pilot & cabin crew unions’ campaign based on these perceptions and their personal experience • Increasing public awareness over transmissions of infections on board aircraft – SARS, Avian Flu, Swine Flu, etc • Media concern that the increased usage of cabin air recirculation to drive fuel savings is at the expense of fresh air for passenger comfort • Notwithstanding meeting today’s standards of cabin air quality, further improvements are clearly required to address market perception by taking advantage of new technology to set a new standard in Cabin Air Quality
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Application of Quest active air management technology
• Quest International UK first approached BAE Systems in 2004 with their
patented technology (Close coupled field technology (“CCFT”)) to expand its
use into aerospace
Industrial
Medical Quest Aerospace
International UK
Marine
• Substantial and intensive research effort has been applied by BAE Systems and
supporting agencies to ensure CCFT was effective in aerospace applications
• Concluded that CCFT has great potential in aerospace – it is now being installed
on the 146 / RJ and Boeing 757 and sets a new standard for the management of
cabin air quality which we expect to be extensively adopted across many aircraft
types
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Aircraft Environmental Conditioning System Design
• Fundamentally unchanged across all aircraft over the last few
decades. It relies on bleeding air from the engine, cooling it and
circulating it into the cabin through passive filters
• Air filtration largely relies on “HEPA” type filter blocks and variants
through which air is passed to remove particulates
• These passive filters are dependant on air being dry for maximum
efficiency. With condensation / humidity the filter will become wet and
can freeze resulting in back pressure / flow restriction problems
• Current filter technology is significantly restricted in further improved
performance to meet both today’s and future expectations, e.g. anti
ice fluid and engine / APU exhaust ingestion & the heightened public
awareness of airborne viruses (common cold virus, swine / bird flu,
SARs etc)
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The Technology
Quest R & D into non thermal plasmas in the late 90’s revealed that this
form of energy could be easily harnessed & adapted into a very efficient
method of sterilising air
¾ The first commercial application of CCFT was in nursing homes to remove
odours, which naturally led into protecting patients compromised by harmful
viruses and biohazards (C Diff, MRSA, etc)
¾ Remediation of buildings and properties post fire / flood
¾ Protection of food testing laboratories from cross infection of test samples
¾ Medical applications to protect patients from airborne contaminants
¾ Application to problems caused by VOCs in manufacturing operations
(pharmaceutical, ink production and solvent utilisation)
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The Technology – continued
“Raising the bar across the industry”
• Utilising CCFT’s non thermal plasma field, which has a significant impact on the
widest possible range of biological and chemical air quality challenges
• Existing plasma fields are generated by using a high voltage / high power source
which is allowed to discharge between two electrodes
• The resultant ionisation process reacts with the surrounding environment with
positive and negative results
• The patented CCFT uses a high voltage coil / dielectric arrangement to generate
an electron avalanche which effectively breaks down long chain molecules, much
like a mass spectrometer would. Any resulting residues are then trapped by
electro-static media which have been designed to be disposed of in an
environmentally friendly manner
• CCFT is very low powered (3.6 watts) and thus has minimal impact on aircraft
power usage
• CCFT is now fully certified for aircraft use
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Our approach to understanding the issue
The Philosophy
• Any solution to improving cabin air quality has to address a wide range of
challenges to actively manage the air quality in different cabin conditions
• We have not attempted to advance existing passive filter technology, as
an incremental step approach does not provide the solutions to the issues
/ perceptions that many airlines face
• Our approach is one of “raising the bar”, by making available to airlines:
• the best available technology to address the widest possible challenges to air
quality across fleets of differing aircraft
• A marketing advantage for airlines who are early adopters of CCFT for their
fleets by providing benchmark standard air quality to passengers and crew
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Our approach to understanding the issue
The scientific evaluation
• has been rigorous - all contaminants likely to be encountered in an
aerospace application have been tested & independently assessed,
typically:
• Odours, perspiration, galley smells
• Biohazards – bacteria, moulds, spores, endospores and viruses
• VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) – chemicals potentially produced to the
flying environment – skydrol, anti ice fluids, NOX/SOX, CO2, CO,
organophosphates, TCP, unburned hydrocarbons, O1, COEmbargoed until 11.00 BST, 15 September 2009
The AirManager unit
• Consists of one CCF and three
electrostatic filter elements
• Transformer mounted on the
outside of the housing (no air flow
restriction)
• Made from aluminium welded
sections
• Power: connection via quick
disconnect plug with 2 new earth
posts.
• One unit is required aft of each
engine bleed air input (Avro RJ
requires 2 units, passenger 757 5
units and 757F 1 unit)
• Simple to install
• V band ends to allow quick access
for maintenanceEmbargoed until 11.00 BST, 15 September 2009
The CCFT Effect
Ambient
Atmospheric
C
make up:
Nitrogen
Oxygen
C Cleaned Air
Decontaminated Air
CO2
Noble Gases F Sterilised Air
Water Vapour
Along with:
Contaminants
T
Toxins
Virus
Bacteria
Mould
VOC’s
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Certifying CCFT for aerospace
How?
• CCFT treats any airflow by actively sterilising the air
• CCFT generates an electron avalanche which has a totally disruptive
effect on all biohazards, VOCs and chemicals passing through it
• Viral particulates, Bacteria, Yeasts, Moulds & Spores are destroyed,
whilst effectively reducing VOC’s and other chemical compounds in a
single pass
• The electrostatic media provide high air flow / minimal pressure drop
capability while arresting any ultimate particulate to below 0.1 micron
outperforming HEPA standards [certified Diffused Oil Particulate testing],
guaranteeing the delivery of a new standard in cabin air qualityEmbargoed until 11.00 BST, 15 September 2009
How effective CCFT is against Bio-Hazards – Bacterial hazards, moulds & spores,
viruses
Mean cfu/m3/HR Mean decline
at Mean cfu/m3/HR Log/cfu/m3/HR Apparent
Organism Class Input post treatment post Percentage
treatment stream treatment exit reduction
stream stream
FcovV (Norovirus) SS RNA 7.10E+12 3.00E+02 >10 >99.99999999
S.tyhpi.murium
Gram-ve 4.60E+05 0.00E+00 >5 >99.999
(Typhoid)
Ecoli 0157 H:7 Gram-ve 3.50E+05 0.00E+00 >5 >99.999
A.Niger (Farmers Mould
6.20E+05 0.00E+00 >5 >99.999
Lung) mycelial
A.Niger (Farmers
Mould Spore 8.20E+05 7.00E+01 >5 >99.999
Lung)
S.aureus MRSA Gram +ve 4.80E+05 0.00E+00 >5 >99.999
B.Globigii
G+ve Spore 7.90E+05 1.00E+01 >5 99.999
(Anthrax)Embargoed until 11.00 BST, 15 September 2009
How effective CCFT is against VOCs
• Mountain Heath Environmental Analysis & Consultancy – Analytical report – Sept 2005
• The level of VOCs (Mobil Jet II+Skydrol+De-Ice) used in the test sample (ref 94436) were 100 times
occupational exposure limitEmbargoed until 11.00 BST, 15 September 2009
Current users of CCFT
Nursing Homes
Nurseries & Kindergartens
Laboratories
Remediation
Vetenarian
Healthcare
RetailEmbargoed until 11.00 BST, 15 September 2009
Current users of CCFT - continued
Funeral Services
Local Authorities
Throughout the
Government Dept’s UK
Social HousingEmbargoed until 11.00 BST, 15 September 2009
Current users of CCFT - continued
Pharmaceutical
Food Production
Forensics
Military
Hospitality/Leisure
AerospaceEmbargoed until 11.00 BST, 15 September 2009
Transfer of CCFT into aerospace applications
2004 – Application Identified, first prototypes made
2005 – Testing commences
2005 – first presentations to selected aircraft operators
2006 – Design revisions, further understanding of VOC and bio-hazard
reduction characteristics
2007 – Final design work commences
2008 – Contract signed with BAE Systems for 146 & RJ to use CCFT as
an enhancement of the existing air management system
2009 – Contract signed with BAE Systems for Boeing 757 STC for the
use of CCFT as an enhancement to existing air management
system
2009 – First trial customer installations on RJ and Boeing 757 and the
award of EASA certification for CCFT
2009/10 – the next STCs for CCFT will be developed in response to
airline demandEmbargoed until 11.00 BST, 15 September 2009
CCFT’s airline launch customers
• Intensive airline verification trials of AirManager
• Five major European airlines are involved with the trial installation
across eight BAe 146 / Avro RJ airliners over a period of six months
• Results have been as expected and have been welcomed by the airlines
• In conjunction with a Boeing 757 operator BAE Systems has developed
an STC which is now on trial on one aircraft with full certification
expected this month
• First orders received
• One major European airline has followed up with an order to cover their
Avro RJ fleet with kits now being delivered for installation
• BAE Systems Corporate Air Travel has ordered AirManager for use on
its BAe 146 executive shuttle operationEmbargoed until 11.00 BST, 15 September 2009
Installation on the Avro RJ
Cockpit Unit (~3kg)
Net weight increase of
installation only ~2kg
Cabin Unit (~5kg)Embargoed until 11.00 BST, 15 September 2009
Installation on the Boeing 757
Cockpit Unit (~2kg)Embargoed until 11.00 BST, 15 September 2009
The Benefits of AirManager
What does this mean to passenger and freight airlines ?
• Active bio-chemical protection
• Reduced infection transmission
• Reduction of hydrocarbon, soot and particulate contamination
• Elimination of Volatile Organic Compounds
Which gives the crew and passengers –
• An active improvement in the internal air quality of cockpit & cabin
• A healthy working & travelling environment
• The first “aircraft not to smell like an aircraft”
• Significantly better quality of air than that delivered by current
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Benefits of AirManager continued
Benefits for the airlines
• Assured healthy interior for crew and passengers
• Improved brand loyalty and improved employee relations
• Reduced stress on environmental control system by improving air flows
and reducing system back pressure with consequent operational and
maintenance cost benefits
• Potential fuel burn savings when operated in re-circulation mode which
could more than cover cost of installation and operation
• Significant improvement in cabin air humidity and cabin comfort in re-circ
mode.Embargoed until 11.00 BST, 15 September 2009
Quest and BAE Systems working in partnership
• AirManager is the Quest brand for commercial aerospace applications of
CCFT
• In recognition of BAE Systems assistance to Quest in the development of
CCFT to address the airline market and BAE Systems belief in the value
of the product, BAE Systems will be an authorised worldwide distributor
for CCFT to the commercial aircraft market
• Depending on airline interest and orders, it is likely that the next
STCs to be developed will focus on the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320
familiesEmbargoed until 11.00 BST, 15 September 2009
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