Turbomachinery noise predictions: present and future

S Moreau - Acoustics, 2019 - mdpi.com
In future Ultra-High By-Pass Ratio turboengines, the turbomachinery noise (fan and turbine
stages mainly) is expected to increase significantly. A review of analytical models and …

A review of the Oxford turbine research facility

K Chana, D Cardwell, T Jones - 2013 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Gas turbine engine efficiency and reliability is generally improved through better
understanding and improvements to the design of individual components. The life limiting …

An overset grid method for large eddy simulation of turbomachinery stages

G Wang, F Duchaine, D Papadogiannis, I Duran… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
A coupling method based on the overset grid approach has been successfully developed to
couple multi-copies of a massively-parallel unstructured compressible LES solver AVBP for …

Effect of a combined hot-streak and swirl profile on cooled 1.5-stage turbine aerodynamics: an experimental and computational study

MG Adams, PF Beard, MR Stokes… - Journal of …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Recently developed lean-burn combustors offer reduced NO x emissions for gas turbines.
The flow at exit of lean-burn combustors is dominated by hot streaks and residual swirl …

Predicting microstructure from thermal history during additive manufacturing for Ti-6Al-4V

J Irwin, EW Reutzel, P Michaleris… - Journal of …, 2016 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Due to the repeated thermal cycling that occurs with the processing of each subsequent
layer, the microstructure of additively manufactured parts undergoes complex changes …

Effect of aggressive inlet swirl on heat transfer and aerodynamics in an unshrouded transonic HP turbine

I Qureshi, A Beretta, K Chana, T Povey - 2012 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Swirling flows are now widely being used in modern gas turbine combustors to improve the
combustion characteristics, flame stability, and reduce emissions. Residual swirl at the …

Analysis on the effect of a nonuniform inlet profile on heat transfer and fluid flow in turbine stages

S Simone, F Montomoli, F Martelli, KS Chana… - 2012 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper presents an investigation of the aerothermal performance of a modern
unshrouded high-pressure (HP) aero-engine turbine subject to nonuniform inlet temperature …

Experimental and numerical study on the impact of inlet temperature inhomogeneity on the aerodynamic performance of a three-stage turbine

J Huang, Q He, Z Chi, G Yue, P Dong - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Gas turbines play an important role in power generation and propulsion. The simplification
of the real-engine condition during turbine design results in substandard gas turbine …

Heat transfer analyses of film-cooled HP turbine vane considering effects of swirl and hot streak

Z Wang, D Wang, Z Wang, Z Feng - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Conjugate heat transfer (CHT) analyses were conducted on the film-cooled first stage vane
of GE-E 3 engine to reveal the influences of inlet swirl and hot streak (HS) on vane film …

ECAT: an engine component aerothermal facility at the University of Oxford

B Kirollos, R Lubbock, P Beard… - … Expo: Power for …, 2017 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper describes a new engine-parts facility at the University of Oxford for high
technology-readiness-level research, new technology demonstration, and for engine …