AE Brown Bag Seminar
Friday, October 18
11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Guggenheim 442
Pizza Served
Matthew Dalton
Francis Frazier
Jack Turbush
Matthew Dalton
Title:
Construction of Raman Spectroscopy Apparatus
Abstract:
The importance of knowledge on the behavior of hypersonic combustion has grown as the interest in development of hypersonic aircraft has. This research is focused on the development of a Raman Spectrometer to use for analyzing the composition of a gas throughout different parts of a reacting, supersonic flow. The greater the detail about this process is known, the more efficient these aircraft can be made for a given amount of fuel. This presentation will cover some of the development and assembly of the Raman Spectrometer to date, and how we are verifying its functionality before moving into relying on it for more complex analyses.
Faculty Advisor:
Prof. Adam Steinberg
Francis Frazier
Title:
Modeling Optical Trains for Spectroscopic Experiments
Abstract:
A presentation on the principles of spectrosopy, an introduction to the Beam4 software for modeling optical trains, and applications for spectroscopic experiments.
Faculty Advisor:
Prof. Adam Steinberg
Jack Turbush
Title:
Modeling Electrified Ground Support Equipment Systems at Airports for Sustainable Grid Expansion Analysis
Abstract:
The aviation industry has set forth a goal of being net-zero carbon by 2050. This sort of hallmark change is going to require a massive undertaking across industry in order to reduce the carbon emissions of the vehicles in operation and expand the sustainability of electrical grids powering airports. It is critical that American infrastructure is developed both at airports and in the overall power grid to accommodate hybrid/electric aviation and an electrified ground support equipment (eGSE) fleet. As part of the CHARGES Grand Challenge, a decision making tool was developed for airport designers to estimate the impact of introducing hybrid electric aviation and eGSE on the local grid based on a custom scalable flight schedule. The focus of this presentation is to show how the ground support system was modeled in this tool, its impact on the airport power demand, and the quantity of eGSE needed to electrify these gates. Baggage tractor activity was modeled to charge at a hub after each operation, while gate-fixed vehicles were modeled to charge overnight. A case study on a notional flight schedule was performed and the load profile was generated, revealing the quantity of each eGSE vehicle needed to meet the schedule’s requirements. The tool also offers an estimate of the infrastructure needed to electrify a specified percentage of their airport, alongside recommendations for sustainable grid expansion.
Faculty Advisor:
Research Engineer Yu Cai