Data-driven optimization for Dallas Fort Worth International Airport deicing activities

Huiyuan Fan, Prashant K. Tarun (), Victoria C. P. Chen, Dachuan T. Shih, Jay M. Rosenberger, Seoung Bum Kim and Robert A. Horton
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Huiyuan Fan: Johnson Controls
Prashant K. Tarun: Missouri Western State University
Victoria C. P. Chen: University of Texas at Arlington
Dachuan T. Shih: PFS, Tenet
Jay M. Rosenberger: University of Texas at Arlington
Seoung Bum Kim: Korea University
Robert A. Horton: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Annals of Operations Research, 2018, vol. 263, issue 1, No 17, 384 pages

Abstract: Abstract Airplane deicing is a safety measure to eliminate/prevent icing on airplanes that can lead to airflow disruption and emergency conditions. Aircraft deicing/anti-icing fluids (ADF) are high in glycol content. At Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), the major aircraft deicing activities are conducted at designated deicing pads called Source Isolation Deicing Sites, where ADF run-off can be captured and conveyed into the airport’s glycol collection system. A portion of ADF drips from the aircraft during taxiing and shears off the aircraft during take-off, entering nearby waterways without treatment. Glycol acts as a nutrient for bacteria in the airport’s receiving waterways, resulting in an increase in bacterial growth and a subsequent reduction in dissolved oxygen (DO), potentially endangering aquatic life. This paper proposes a prototype data-driven deicing activities management framework for DFW to address the complexity of airport deicing operations and its impacts. The proposed framework uses stochastic dynamic programming (SDP) to assign airplanes in each hour to deicing pad locations, so as to maximize DO in the receiving waters, subject to airport constraints. Some data were artificially generated using the available knowledge of airport operations. The state transition equations in SDP were estimated. The proposed framework was demonstrated using three cases during major deicing events. Improvements in DO compared with actual DO recorded in the data were mixed; however, the results motivated DFW to implement a new data collection process to replace the artificially-generated data, so that a more accurate optimization could be conducted in the future.

Keywords: Data-driven optimization; Stochastic dynamic programming; Airport deicing; Water quality; Glycol; Dissolved oxygen (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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