February 10, 2020: Path Forward in Rocket and High-Speed Airbreathing Propulsion

• February 10, 2020
• 4:00 p.m.
• 100 Hancock Hall
• Dr. Gregory Young, Associate Professor
  
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The performance of chemical propulsion systems has not changed significantly in many years despite ongoing efforts.  The lack of newly developed suitable fuels, oxidizers, and energetic materials has limited propellant and fuel advancement.  Nonetheless, opportunities exist to significantly improve system level performance using legacy materials by developing novel ways to implement them.  One of the major goals if this research group is to merge the benefits of each type of chemical propulsion system into a new class of propulsion system which offers not only greater performance, but greater mission flexibility.  At the same time, we are focused on improving or minimizing the environmental impact of future chemical propulsion systems.  This seminar will discuss some of the challenges that exist as well as some of our ongoing research efforts aiming to meet these challenges.