Project description DEENESFRITPL Innovative turbine swirl control systems based on additive manufacturing Around 15 % of total losses in turbine efficiency can be linked to leakage flows through seals that are installed in the flow paths of the turbine. New manufacturing processes based on additive manufacturing offer a great opportunity to improve both the sealing capability and the control of the swirl factor during re-ingestion of the combusted products. The EU-funded ACUHRA project plans to produce lightweight components for swirl control using additive manufacturing. The ultimate aim is to promote the design of more efficient low-pressure turbines. The project will combine high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics tools and experimental tests to evaluate the design of the new components. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The work will focus on the use of additive manufacturing to produce lightweight innovative components to for swirl control to facilitate the design of more efficient low pressure turbines. The Consortium’s predominant aim is of delivering key technical advancements to the EU aerospace sector that will advance the knowledge and control of flow in LPT seal cavity geometries. This will be achieved through the use of high fidelity CFD, combined with novel optimisation, additive design and manufacture. A comprehensive experimental verification program will also evaluate experimentally the concept designs and provide a substantiated appraisal of concepts. Fields of science natural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsgeometryengineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringadditive manufacturing Keywords computational fluid dynamics low pressure turbine additive manufacturing aeroengines Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.4. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport Main Programme H2020-EU.3.4.5.1. - IADP Large Passenger Aircraft Topic(s) JTI-CS2-2019-CfP10-LPA-01-78 - Innovative turbine cavity swirl control systems through Additive Manufacturing Call for proposal H2020-CS2-CFP10-2019-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM Net EU contribution € 335 957,50 Address University Park NG7 2RD Nottingham United Kingdom See on map Region East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Nottingham Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 335 957,50 Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITY OF BATH United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 449 988,75 Address CLAVERTON DOWN BA2 7AY Bath See on map Region South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 449 988,75 ADDED SCIENTIFIC LIMITED United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 113 375,00 Address UNIT 4, ISAAC NEWTON CENTRE, NOTTIN NG7 2RH Nottingham See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Nottingham Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 113 375,00