Aircraft engine condensation trails or contrails are of interest to military mission planners, meteorologists, climatologists and conspiracy theorists. Climatologists have been studying commercial aircraft for the past decade. Recently persistent contrails have been declared equal to CO2 impact on climate. This lecture will start with a review of thermodynamic phase, state, vapor pressure definitions and psychrometrics (the science of water and air mixtures). The lecture will contin! ue with b asic contrail formation/dissipation process, contrail factor chemistry, contrail prediction techniques and the contrail forming characteristics of turbojets, medium, high bypass ratio engines. Public domain contrail detection, contrail avoidance and elimination techniques will be presented. The presentation will include a brief synopsis of current commercial engine contrail management activities. Seminar will be followed by a networking session from 4:30-5:30 for graduate students to meet the speaker and discuss career paths in the gas turbine industry.
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Gary Wollenweber
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