Seminar: Green Propulsion Technologies for Advanced Air Transports

Ruben Del Rosario, NASA Glenn

All dates for this event occur in the past.

N056 Scott Lab
201 W. 19th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210
United States

Abstract

Air transportation is critical to U.S. and Global economic vitality.  However, energy and climate issues challenge aviation’s ability to be sustainable in the long term.  Aviation must dramatically reduce fuel use and related emissions. Energy costs to U.S. airlines nearly tripled between 1995 and 2011, and continue to be the highest percentage of operating costs. The NASA Advanced Air Transports Technology Project addresses the comprehensive challenge of enabling revolutionary energy efficiency improvements in subsonic transport aircraft combined with dramatic reductions in harmful emissions and perceived noise to facilitate sustained growth of the air transportation system.  Advanced technologies and the development of unconventional aircraft systems offer the potential to achieve these improvements.

The presentation will highlight the NASA vision of revolutionary systems and propulsion technologies needed to achieve these challenging goals.  Specifically, the primary focus is on the “N+3” generation; that is, vehicles that are three generations beyond the current state of the art, requiring mature technology solutions in the 2025-30 timeframe.

About the Speaker

Dr. Del Rosario is Manager of the Fixed Wing Project in NASA’s Fundamental Aeronautics Program of the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate.  In this capacity he is responsible for developing and executing NASA's strategy as it relates to research into commercial subsonic aircraft technologies.  He manages a project portfolio that is spread across four NASA Centers and involves close partnerships with industry, academia, and other government organizations. He also represents NASA on various US government panels including those responsible for defining the Nation's overall research and development strategy for subsonic aircraft. Dr. Del Rosario has in the past held various management positions at NASA, including Chief of the Glenn Research Center’s Facility Management and Planning Office, Deputy Manager for the Subsonic Sector of the NASA Vehicle Systems Program, and Project Engineer for the Propulsion Element of the NASA Advanced Subsonic Transport Program.  Dr. Del Rosario has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez, an MS in Industrial Engineering and a PhD in Engineering from Cleveland State University.  He is an AIAA Associate Fellow, active member of the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute and a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio.

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