{"671256":{"#nid":"671256","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Proposal by \u2002Chrysoula Lydia Pastra","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2002Chrysoula Lydia Pastra\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E(Advisor: Prof. Dimitri Mavris)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ewill propose a doctoral thesis entitled,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMethodology formulation for multi-energy sustainable turboprop regional aircraft sizing with airport infrastructure capability constraints\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOn\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;Friday, December 1st at 11:00 a.m. EST\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOnline: \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/meetup-join\/19%3ameeting_ODM5ZDU0NTEtNmE3Zi00ZGRkLWI5OTgtNGU4ZWY5NTE1MTA1%40thread.v2\/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22482198bb-ae7b-4b25-8b7a-6d7f32faa083%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2218174f3e-de37-4cae-a0a8-63a2d20ee72c%22%7d\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/meetup-join\/19%3ameeting_ODM5ZDU0NTEtNmE3Zi00ZGRkLWI5OTgtNGU4ZWY5NTE1MTA1%40thread.v2\/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22482198bb-ae7b-4b25-8b7a-6d7f32faa083%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2218174f3e-de37-4cae-a0a8-63a2d20ee72c%22%7d\u0022\u003EClick here to join the meeting\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECollaborative Design Environment (CoDE),\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWeber Space Science and Technology Building (SST II)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;With climate change being a more prominent issue in our society, every industry is moving towards more sustainable solutions. The aviation industry has set forth certain goals\u0026nbsp;that it needs to reach to reduce if not eliminate harmful emissions. The aviation industry has been focused on exploring the feasibility and viability of different technological\u0026nbsp;solutions to minimize greenhouse gas emissions, with electrification and hydrogen usage\u0026nbsp;being at the epicenter. Infrastructure and regulation changes are two missing pieces of the\u0026nbsp;puzzle. Technology, infrastructure, and regulations are three pillars that need to be considered simultaneously to accurately evaluate the feasibility of shifting towards a net\u0026nbsp;zero aviation reality in the future. All of these pillars are crucial aspects, and without one,\u0026nbsp;the shift cannot occur.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECurrent state-of-the-art research focuses on technological solutions and their feasibility.\u0026nbsp;Technological solutions such as hybrid electric aircraft, fully electric aircraft, hydrogen-powered aircraft, and sustainable aviation fuels are all evaluated.\u0026nbsp;Researchers perform\u0026nbsp;sizing and synthesis analysis for the new propulsive methods to evaluate the effects on\u0026nbsp;Green House Gases by applying mission and performance constraints, while the infrastructure aspect is evaluated separately. Analysis of what will be required to support the new\u0026nbsp;generation green aircraft is performed such as charging stations, hydrogen hydrants and pipelines, and charging schedule optimizations. The major identified gap in the literature\u0026nbsp;and current research is that the infrastructure needs are not considered as constraints in\u0026nbsp;aircraft sizing and synthesis research. Infrastructure poses a major obstacle to overcome in\u0026nbsp;the transition towards a green aviation reality. Similarly, regulations and incentives have\u0026nbsp;been previously identified but they have not been evaluated in conjunction with infrastructure and design. Additionally, with the variety of technological solutions available, there\u0026nbsp;is an inherent uncertainty on which path different stakeholders will follow, causing further\u0026nbsp;stagnation in infrastructure development. Using the automotive industry as a thou\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eg\u003Cspan\u003Eht experiment,\u0026nbsp;this thesis will explore these identified gaps.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe methodology that is proposed within this thesis stems from the realization that these\u0026nbsp;technologies that have been proposed and evaluated in previous research cannot be implemented unless there is a drastic change in infrastructure or infrastructure and technologies\u0026nbsp;are considered as two pieces of the same puzzle and evaluated together. This thesis will be composed of three experiments that will tie together the technology and infrastructure,\u0026nbsp;and in the future can be expanded to also include the third pillar: regulations. The first aspect of this thesis tackles the lack of research that is done on multi-energy source regional\u0026nbsp;aircraft. Although there has been research done on smaller aircraft and UAVs using both\u0026nbsp;hydrogen fuel cells, and batteries for an energy-sharing topology, detailed trades and sizing\u0026nbsp;evaluations have been lacking. The first experiment aims to show that an energy-sharing\u0026nbsp;aircraft can provide significantly higher fuel savings than either a purely hybrid electric or\u0026nbsp;hybrid hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft. The second experiment will be directly using\u0026nbsp;the optimized multi-energy source aircraft to explore the fleet level impact within the US\u0026nbsp;regional routes and compare those to the purely electric or hydrogen-powered aircraft, and\u0026nbsp;evaluating the fleet level energy requirements that would be necessary to support such a\u0026nbsp;multi-energy source solution. Finally, where the new methodology comes into place is the\u0026nbsp;third experiment. Within this experiment, the optimized aircraft that was sized with traditional sizing and synthesis methods will be evaluated with infrastructure and operational\u0026nbsp;constraints. The new design space will then be evaluated, and different scenarios will be performed to identify how the infrastructure and operational constraints need to be changed in\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eorder to allow for the shift towards greener new-generation aircraft. This new design space\u0026nbsp;will allow for constrained optimization and will generate a new optimized aircraft design\u0026nbsp;which is hypothesized to be significantly different than the aircraft produced in experiment\u0026nbsp;1. This methodology will allow future researchers to evaluate new types of technologies\u0026nbsp;in a more holistic way as the current state of the market can also be considered within the\u0026nbsp;sizing and optimization of the aircraft.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EProf. Dimitri Mavris \u2013 School of Aerospace Engineering (advisor)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EProf. Brian German \u2013 School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EProf. Daniel Schrage\u2013 School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDr. \u0026nbsp;Pfaender Holger \u2013 School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDr. Eric Upton \u2013 Gulfstream Aerospace\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMethodology formulation for multi-energy sustainable turboprop regional aircraft sizing with airport infrastructure capability constraints\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Methodology formulation for multi-energy sustainable turboprop regional aircraft sizing with airport infrastructure capability constraints"}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2023-11-27 20:40:41","changed_gmt":"2023-11-27 20:40:41","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2023-12-01T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2023-12-01T13:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2023-12-01T13:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2023-12-01 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2023-12-01 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2023-12-01 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Collaborative Design Environment (CoDE),  Weber Space Science and Technology Building (SST II","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"102851","name":"Phd proposal"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}