JOSE G
- Research Program Mentor
DEng candidate at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Expertise
Aerospace propulsion, hypersonic flight, combustion and sustainable aviation fuels, interplanetary design missions, emissions from aerospace vehicles their environmental impacts
Bio
My research focuses on the development of laser-based sensors for high-speed measurements of temperature, pressure, and species in rotating detonation engines. Rotating detonation engines are unsteady devices that produces highly nonuniform flow fields. My goal is to use the measurements as constraints in a reduced-order thermodynamic to estimate loss parameters and predict performance. In my free time, I enjoy staying active by going to the gym or running. In the fall, I spend a lot of time watching football and attending the UM games in Ann Arbor.Project ideas
Airport Infrastructure Requirements for Sustainable Aviation Fuels
Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs) are drop-in fuels produced from non-petroleum sources and are blended with petroleum-based fuels for use in airplanes. SAFs have the potential to significantly reduce emissions from air transportation which make up 12% of all transportation emissions but introduce new challenges and infrastructure requirements resulting from safety, storage, blending, and delivery to airports. There are many ideas to explore here but one could be a comparative study of existing and potential new delivery methods and their challenges from a safety perspective, land footprint, blending etc.