Sustainable Water-Injecting Turbofan Comprising Hybrid-electrics

Project Information

SWITCH

Grant agreement ID: 101102006

DOI

10.3030/101102006

EC signature date 9 December 2022

Start date 1 January 2023

End date 31 December 2026

Funded under

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

Total cost

€ 67 635 029,08

EU contribution

€ 48 501 871,65

Coordinated by

MTU AERO ENGINES AG
Germany

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Deliverables

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (2)

High Voltage EWIS for Powertrain testing at the Collins UK, GRID and Airbus facility

1st prototype hardware to support integration efforts(T6.7.2)

Delivery of prototype development hardware to Collins US for integration testing

Delivery of the following 1st build standard hardware to support integration testing in Collins US and Airbus FR:• Electrical motor (T6.2.1)• Motor controller (T6.3.1)• Output filter (T6.4)• DC panel (T6.5.2)

Documents, reports (4)

Data Management Plan (DMP)

Develop a detailed data management plan based on the EC template. (T1.1.4)

Updated Dissemination and Communication Plan

Updated plan for dissemination including communication activities. (T1.2)

Dissemination and Communication Plan

Plan for dissemination including communication activities. (T1.2)

Electric Oil Pump Specification

Deliverable provided by Collins US:Oil pump specification available (T6.6.1)

Publications

Conference proceedings (11)

Early results from the design of an integrated steam vaporizer for hybrid aero engine applications

Author(s): Michal Nitulescu, Sonny Andersson and Jonathan Berg, Isak Jonsson
Published in: 26th Conference of the International Society for Air Breathing Engines, 2024
Publisher: International Society for Air Breathing Engines

Investigation of Impact of Steam Addition on Combustion Behavior and Pollutant Emissions in an RQL Combustor at High Pressure

Author(s): J. Gray, O. Lammel, H. Ax, R. Lückerath, KP Geigle, G. Boardman, W. Kim, M. Haeringer
Published in: ASME Turbo Expo, 2025, ISBN 978-0-7918-8879-7
Publisher: ASME
DOI: 10.1115/GT2025-153904

Condenser Design in the Sustainable Water Injecting Turbofan Comprising Hybrid Electrics

Author(s): Hariharan Kallath, Jeong Hoon Heo, Majid Bhinder, Changmin Cao and El Hassan Ridouane
Published in: Transport Research Arena (TRA) 2024, Dublin, Ireland, 2024, ISBN 978-3-031-89444-2
Publisher: Transport Research Arena
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-89444-2_109

Modeling and Analysis of a Water Recovery Unit for the Water-Enhanced Turbofan

Author(s): Tim Hertwig, Jonathan Gloger, Alexander Woitalka, Arnold Herrgen
Published in: 26th Conference of the International Society for Air Breathing Engines, 2024
Publisher: International Society for Air Breathing Engines

Aero-Thermo Analysis of a Waste Heat Recovery Heat Exchanger

Author(s): Jonsson, Isak; Bredberg, Jonas; Vikhorev, Valentin; Alrifrai, Yasser; Bergh, Jonathan
Published in: Volume 1: Aircraft Engine; Ceramics and Ceramic Composites, 2025, ISBN 978-0-7918-8876-6
Publisher: ASME
DOI: 10.1115/1.4070341

Design, implementation and setup of a condenser test-rig for the Water Enhanced Turbofan aero engine concept

Author(s): Dimitriadou et al., I. Bolgar
Published in: 12th National (Hellenic) conference on Fluid and Flow Phenomena, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2024
Publisher: 12th National (Hellenic) conference on Fluid and Flow Phenomena, Thessaloniki, Greece

EXPERIMENTAL SETUP FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF WATER SEPARATION IN ANNULAR FLOW WITHIN A CIRCULAR CHANNEL

Author(s): Richard Haidl, Bernhard Weigand
Published in: 34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 2024, ISSN 2958-4647
Publisher: The International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences

Experimental Investigation of Components Influencing Annular Flow within a Circular Channel to Optimize Water Separation Processes

Author(s): Richard Haidl, Georgios Iosifidis, Benjamin Lang, Alexander Woitalka, Bernhard Weigand
Published in: 26th Conference of the International Society for Air Breathing Engines, 2024
Publisher: International Society for Air Breathing Engines

Water-Enhanced Turbofan Condenser Sizing Considering Configuration and Operating Conditions

Author(s): Paul Ziegler, Christopher Simson, Thorsten Arzberger, Alexander Woitalka, Fabian Nöske, Sascha Kaiser, Volker Gümmer
Published in: 26th Conference of the International Society for Air Breathing Engines, 2024
Publisher: International Society for Air Breathing Engines

COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING OF TWO-PHASE FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER IN THE PRESENCE OF NON-CONDENSABLE GASES

Author(s): Paraskevopoulos et al.
Published in: 12th National (Hellenic) conference on Fluid and Flow Phenomena, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2024
Publisher: Proceedings of 12th National (Hellenic) conference on Fluid and Flow Phenomena, Thessaloniki, Greece

Numerical Simulation of Two-Phase Turbulent Flow in a 90deg. Pipe Bend with an Eulerian-Lagrangian Approach

Author(s): Georgios Iosifidis, Richard Haidl, Bernhard Weigand, Arnold Herrgen
Published in: 26th Conference of the International Society for Air Breathing Engines, 2024
Publisher: International Society for Air Breathing Engines

Peer reviewed articles (2)

Preliminary Investigation of the Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of a Plate-Fin Heat Exchanger for Aero Engine Applications

Author(s): Maria Dimitriadou, Vasilis Karaiskos, Zinon Vlahostergios, Dimitrios Misirlis, Kyros Yakinthos , Christopher McNab, Berwyn Pollard
Published in: Chemical Engineering Transactions, Issue 120, 2025, ISSN 2283-9216
Publisher: AIDIC
DOI: 10.3303/CET25120091

Aero–Thermo Analysis of a Waste Heat Recovery Heat Exchanger

Author(s): Isak Jonsson, Jonas Bredberg, Valentin Vikhorev, Yasser Alrifai, Jonathan Bergh
Published in: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Issue 148, 2026, ISSN 0742-4795
Publisher: ASME International
DOI: 10.1115/1.4070341