Fluid flow and heat transfer within the rotating internal cooling air systems of gas turbines (2) (icas-gt2)

Objective

The fuel efficiency of gas turbine engines for aircraft propulsion and electrical power generation must continue to improve if the European gas turbine industry is to remain competitive. Gas turbine internal air systems are required for cooling highly stressed components and for preventing the ingress of hot annulus gas, but these system cost 6% engine specific fuel consumption (SFC). This industry led project targets a 1% reduction in SFC through internal air system optimisation. Rotating fluid flow and heat transfer data will be generated from engine representative experiments at the partner universities. This data will be used by the ten industrial partners to validate their predictive capability, and to optimise air system designs. Validated design tools will be exploited to reduce new product time to market. The optimised designs will be exploited to reduce SFC.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-4. - Key Action New Perspectives in Aeronautics

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

ROLLS ROYCE PLC

Address

Victory Road
DE24 8BJ Derby
United Kingdom

Participants (11)

AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Germany

Address

Templergraben 55
52056 Aachen

ABB POWER GENERATION LTD. AN ABB ALSTOM POWER COMPANY

Switzerland

Address

Haselstrasse 16
5401 Baden

ALSTOM POWER UK LTD.

United Kingdom

Address

Cambridge Road, Whetstone
LE8 6LH Leiceister

INDUSTRIA DE TURBO PROPULSORES SA

Spain

Address

Ctra Torrejon-ajalvir Km 3,5 Torrejon De Ardoz
28830 San Fernando De Henares

MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH

Germany

Address

Dachauer Strasse 665
Muenchen

ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD&CO KG

Germany

Address

Eschenweg 11
15827 Dahlewitz

SNECMA MOTEURS SA

France

Address

Site De Villaroche, Rond Point René Ravaud
77550 Moissy Cramayel

TURBOMECA SA

France

Address

64511 Bordes

UNIVERSITY OF SURREY

United Kingdom

Address

GU2 5XH Guildford

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX

United Kingdom

Address

Falmer
BN1 9QT Brighton

VOLVO AERO CORPORATION AB

Sweden

Address

461 81 Trollhaettan