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The German Aerospace Center (DLR) visited UCF
Dr. Ravisankar Naraparaju, Dr. Peter Mechnich and Christoph Mikulla from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) visited UCF last week. Dr. Naraparaju presented his work in a Distinguished Speaker Series seminar on the “Development of Thermal Barrier Coatings that are resistant to CMAS/Volcanic Ash attack in aero-engines” hosted by the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UCF. The seminar explored the dangers posed by CMAS and volcanic ash ingression in TBCs and highlighted the importance of tailoring TBC microstructure to prevent crack propagation which can lead to engine catastrophic failure.
Dr. Naraparaju’s Ph.D. Student Christoph Mikulla (DLR) and Zachary Stein (UCF) discussing CMAS ingression in a TBC sample through microscopy.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) visits our lab. (From left to right) Dr. Seetha Raghavan (UCF), Dr. Ravi Naraparaju (DLR), Christoph Mikulla (DLR), Dr. Quentin Fouliard (UCF), Dr. Peter Mechnich (DLR), Zachary Stein (UCF), Alexander Olvera (UCF).
The DLR team also visited the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at UCF. A tour of the Raghavan Research Group lab was then given where ongoing projects and collaborations were discussed.