Aerovation presents ARES
Less contamination - more elevation.
ARES is a sensor-controlled inlet system that charges fine desert dust and steers it away from the engine core before it can do damage.
The problem
Desert dust is wearing engines down
During take-off and landing, aircraft engines ingest fine dust that erodes components, blocks cooling passages and cuts efficiency. The finest particles are the hardest to stop.
The fine particle range that conventional separators struggle to catch.
The flight phases where dust is pulled into the engine.
Faster engine wear means more maintenance and higher operating costs.
How ARES works
Charge. Deflect. Collect. Monitor.
Four steps that keep fine dust out of the engine core and give maintenance teams the data to act on.
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01
Charge
Sensors detect dust at the intake and an electric field charges the incoming particles.
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Deflect
Charged particles are steered away from the engine core.
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03
Collect
Dust is held in washable catch zones that are cleaned automatically after landing.
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04
Monitor
A dust-exposure monitor logs contamination so teams can target inspections and cleaning.
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ARES
How our inlet system charges, deflects and collects fine dust, and why that matters.
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