ISLAMABAD – A female aerospace engineer from Pakistan is developing apollution-free engine for airplanes which will reduce global warming andinduce artificial rain during flight.

Dr. Sarah Qureshi, who holds a Master’s in Aerospace Dynamics and a Ph.D.in Aerospace Propulsion from Cranfield University, UK, is confident thather invention will take the aviation industry by a storm.

In an interview with an international news outlet, Sarah maintained thatshe, along with her father, Masood Latif Qureshi, a prominent Physicist anda Scientist, has set up a company “Aero Engine Craft” to developenvironment-friendly engines for airplanes.

Sarah, who is also a certified Aerobatic pilot, said her team has designeda revolutionary contrail-free aero-engine with added features of reducedcarbon footprint, in a bid to counter global warming.

The engine will have a unique pressure-based condensation system, whichwill cool the water vapors in the aircraft exhaust. This water will remainon the airplane and can be released as rain as required.

You see when an airplane flies; cloud-like contrails are formed. Theseclouds are water vapors frozen around small particles (aerosols) that existin aircraft exhaust. These clouds cannot produce rain; rather, they blanketthe atmosphere with the emissions from planes, resultantly contributing toglobal warming.

“We manufactured an engine and then attached the condensation system withit to transform it into a contrail-free aero-engine,” Sarah said, addingthat this will be tested on an aircraft in the next phase.

Dr. Qureshi revealed that her project has won two international patents andwill take at least six years before it is commercially available.

She emphasized that air pollution is equally dangerous for the environmentas land pollution.

The country’s private sector has taken an environment-friendly initiativefor the first time, which will globally highlight Pakistan’s role in thefight against global warming, Sarah added.

Via: Independent Urdulink