Pennsylvania State University
Interests in ASCENT:
- Alternative Jet Fuels
- Noise Research
Contact:
Vic Sparrow
vws1@psu.edu
Projects
- Advanced Two-Stage Turbine Rig Development
- Novel Noise Linear Development Enabled by Advance Manufacturing
- Noise Model Validation for AEDT
- Measurements to Support Noise Certification for UAS/UAM Vehicles and Identify Noise Reduction Opportunities
- Combustor Wall Cooling Concepts for Dirt Mitigation
- Jet Noise Modeling and Measurements to Support Reduced LTO Noise of Supersonic Aircraft Technology Development
- Turbine Cooling Through Additive Manufacturing
- Support for Supersonic Aircraft Noise Efforts in ICAO CAEP
- Modeling of Urban Air Mobility Noise to Enable Innovative Means of Noise Reduction
- Rotorcraft Noise Abatement Procedures Development
- Acoustical Model of Mach Cut-off
- Identification of Noise Acceptance Onset for Noise Certification Standards of Supersonic Airplanes
- Quantifying Uncertainties in Predicting Aircraft Noise in Real-world Situations
- Emissions Data Analysis for CLEEN, ACCESS, and Other Recent Tests
- Analytical Approach for Quantifying Noise from Advanced Operational Procedures
- Noise Outreach
- Civil, Supersonic Over Flight, Sonic Boom (Noise) Standards Development
- Rotorcraft Noise Abatement Operating Conditions Modeling
- Noise Emission and Propagation Modeling
- Alternative Jet Fuel Supply Chain Analysis
Lead Investigators
Publications
- Estimating Uncertainties Using Judgmental Forecasts with Expert Heterogeneity
- Dynamics and Uncertainty in Land Use Conversion for Perennial Energy Crop Production: Exploring Effects of Payments for Ecosystem Services Policies
- Perceptual Characterization of Mach cut-off Sonic Booms
- An improved Mach cut-off model based on a 3-D ray tracing method and realistic atmospheric data
- Investigation of Deturbing Methods for Sonic Boom Signatures
- Communities Ready for Takeoff: Integrating Social Assets for Biofuel Site-selection Modeling
- Stability of Sonic Boom Metrics Regarding Signature Distortions from Atmospheric Turbulence
- Laboratory Test Bed for Sonic Boom Propagation
- Subjective Study on Attributes Related to Mach Cut-off Sonic Booms
- Preliminary Assessment and Extension of an existing Mach Cut-off Model
- The Minimum Number of Ground Measurements Required for Narrow Sonic Boom Metric Confidence Intervals
- Quantifying Uncertainties in Predicting Aircraft Noise in Real-world Situations
- Meteorological Reanalysis Data Inputs for Improved Aircraft Noise Modeling
- Aviation Noise Impacts: State of the Science
- Predictive Model Development for Aviation Black Carbon Mass Emissions from Alternative and Conventional Fuels at Ground and Cruise
- Rotorcraft Simulations with Coupled Flight Dynamics, Free Wake, and Acoustics
- Aviation Black Carbon Mass Predictive Model for Alternative and Traditional Fuels at Ground and Cruise
- Measured N-wave Sonic Boom Events and Sensitivity in Sonic Boom Metrics
- Tools for Development and Analysis of Rotorcraft Noise Abatement
- Effects of Carbon Dioxide on Atmospheric Absorption of Noise for En-route Aircraft and Supersonic Aircraft