This paper describes methods and test beds for components of turbomachinery, use in automotive fuel cell applications at the Ostfalia University applied sciences. Turbomachinery is subject to different requirements than those conventional turbochargers. Therefore, turbine air bearings an electrical turbocharger will be evaluation. The boundary conditions comparison turbochargers, with less heat...

Numerical simulations of time-periodic flows are an essential design tool for a wide range of engineered systems, including jet engines, wind turbines and flapping wings. Conventional solvers for time-periodic flows are limited in accuracy and efficiency by the low-order Finite Volume and time-marching methods they typically employ. These methods introduce significant numerical dissipation in t...

Abstract A major challenge when testing high-speed flows in turbomachinery applications concerns instrumentation intrusiveness. The current work exposes the impact of aerodynamic probes, placed upstream and downstream article, on aerodynamics a transonic low-pressure turbine blade investigated linear cascade at engine-representative outlet Mach Reynolds numbers. effect probe can be perceived as...

* NRC Research Associate, Turbomachinery and Propulsion System Division, Member AIAA. Located at Ohio Aerospace Institute ICOMP, 22800 Cedar Point Rd., Cleveland, OH 44142, USA = Senior Scientist, Turbomachinery and Propulsion System Division, Associate Fellow AIAA # Associate Professor, Institute of Fluid Science, Associate Fellow AIAA Copyright © 2002 by the American Institute of Aeronautics ...

The application of the time-inclined method in a fourth-order unstructured flux-reconstruction code for turbomachinery is demonstrated. Inviscid and viscous unsteady results due to interaction an incoming gust total pressure with linear cascade flat plates T106A low-pressure turbine airfoils are reported. agreement between equivalent full-annulus multipassage solution very high both cases. Visc...

The role of multistage turbomachinery simulation in the development of propulsion system models is discussed. Particularly, the need for simulations with higher fidelity and faster turnaround time is highlighted. It is shown how such fast simulations can be used in engineering-oriented environments. The use of parallel processing to achieve the required turnaround times is discussed. Current wo...

The He Brayton cycle appears to be the best nearterm power conversion method for maximizing the economic potential of fusion. Key factors affecting the Brayton cycle efficiency includes the turbine inlet temperature, compressor and turbine adiabatic efficiencies, recuperator effectiveness and cycle fractional pressure loss. The compression ratio is also important because for fusion conditions, ...

A Blade Tip Timing (BTT) system enables the measurement of turbomachinery blade vibrations by means of contactless sensors mounted in the casing. In addition, the so-called Blade Tip Clearance (BTC) measurement system ensures the monitoring of the existing running gaps between the blade tip and the casing. This paper focuses on the results achieved so far using a novel magnetoresistive sensor f...