Extreme Environment Sensing for Smart Power and Propulsion Systems

Harsh environment sensors can be used to perform real-time, in-situ combustion monitoring leading to designs of power and propulsion systems (e.g. automotive engines, industrial gas turbines and aircraft engines) with increased efficiencies, fuel flexibility and reduced CO2 emissions.

In addition, new milestones in space exploration can be realized through the development of high temperature, radiation-hardened materials, instrumentation and energy conversion devices.  In this talk, compelling results of silicon carbide (SiC), gallium nitride (GaN) and aluminum nitride (AlN) sensor operation at temperatures as high as 600C is reviewed.

Speaker: Debbie Senesky, Stanford