Selecting fuel for use in multi-fuel aircraft powerplant based on operation settings of powerplant performance characteristics

Abstract

A method of operation is provided. The operating method includes: operating an aircraft powerplant with a powerplant performance characteristic at a first setting, the operating of the aircraft powerplant including combusting a first fuel in the aircraft powerplant; receiving a command to operate the aircraft powerplant with the powerplant performance characteristic at a second setting; modeling operation of the aircraft powerplant using a first fuel digital twin of the aircraft powerplant, the operation of the aircraft powerplant modeled to determine a first fuel value of a first operational parameter for the aircraft powerplant when operating the aircraft powerplant with the powerplant performance characteristic at the second setting and combusting the first fuel in the aircraft powerplant; and selecting the first fuel or a second fuel for operating the aircraft powerplant with the powerplant performance characteristic at the second setting based on the first fuel value of the first operational parameter.

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