Camcon is developing a prototype valve to reduce toxic emissions and improve the efficiency of jet aircraft by controlling how fuel is injected into the combustion chamber. In experiments at the Berlin Technical University, Camcon Binary Actuation Technology (BAT) valves have been also confirmed to reduce the front-end high-pitched noise emitted by jet engine blades by more than 20 decibels at critical frequencies. The technology also offers the potential to reduce the exhaust component of rear jet noise by actively modulating exhaust gases and combining them with the air, to reduce the “roar” effect vortices immediately behind the engine. The European Advisory Council for Aeronautic Research has set targets of reducing perceived noise to one half of current average levels, a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions per passenger per kilometre, as well as an 80% cut in nitrogen oxide emissions by 2020.
