Industry Sponsored Senior Design Projects
Turbine Powered UAS Propulsion System
BOEING
This project challenges students to design and test a turbine-powered, dual-fueled UAS propulsion system.
This is part of an effort to provide an alternate, more economical, and greener fuel for unmanned aerial systems.
Students will use a research rig combustor (built by previous senior design teams) to determine design
parameters for dual fuel combustion operation.
Team Members: Austin Davis, Philipp Mueller, James Naleway, Alexander Nguyen, Nick Scott,
Emily Smith, Luke Woodward
Advisors: Joseph Meadows, Walter O’Brien
The Challenge
The Goals My source of inspiration
is working with highly
motivated teammates
almost every day.
Thrust, LNG : > 90N Alex Nguyen
Design parameters for and successfully
demonstrate dual fuel combustion in a
research combustor.
Thrust, kerosene : > 95N
Cost reduction : > $250
Successful combustion : Pass/Fail
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