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- Cunha, Henrique E., et al.
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Investigation of the Potential of Gas Turbines for Vehicular Applications
- 2012
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Ingår i: <em><em>Proc. ASME</em>.</em> 44694; Volume 3: Cycle Innovations; Education; Electric Power; Fans and Blowers; Industrial and Cogeneration. GT2012-68402. - 9780791844694 ; , s. 51-64
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Nowadays, the reduction of fuel consumption and pollutant emissions has become a top priority for society and economy. In the past decades, some of the environmental advantages of the gas turbine (such as inherently low CO and unburned HC) have led some car manufacturers to evaluate the potential of this type of engine as prime mover. This paper suggests a strategy to assess the fuel consumption of gas turbines applied in road vehicles. Based on a quasistatic approach, a model was created that can simulate road vehicles powered by gas turbines, and thereafter a comparison was established with reciprocating engines. Within this study, material and turbomachinery technology developments that have taken place in micro gas turbines since the 1960’s have been considered. A 30% efficiency improvement target has been identified with respect to making the gas turbine fuel competitive to a diesel engine powering an SUV. It is the authors’ view that several technologies that could mature sufficiently within the next 10–15 years exist, such as uncooled ceramic turbines. Such technologies could help bridge the fuel efficiency gap in micro gas turbines and make them commercially competitive in the future for low-emissions vehicular applications. Furthermore, the system developed also allows the simulation of hybrid configurations using gas turbines as range extenders, a solution that some car manufacturers consider to be the most promising in the coming years.
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- Grönstedt, Tomas, 1970, et al.
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Optimizing the Operation of the Intercooled Turbofan Engine
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Ingår i: ASME TURBO EXPO 2010 Proceedings, GT2010-22519. - 9780791843987 ; , s. 627-633
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The performance of an intercooled turbofan engine is analysed by multidisciplinary optimization. A model for making preliminary simplified analysis of the mechanical design of the engine is coupled to an aircraft model and an engine performance model. A conventional turbofan engine with technology representative for a year 2020 entry of service engine is compared to a corresponding intercooled engine. A mission fuel burn reduction of 4.3% is observed. The results are analysed in terms of the relevant constraints such as compressor exit temperature, turbine entry temperature, turbine rotor blade temperature and compressor exit blade height. It is then shown that a separate variable exhaust nozzle mounted in conjunction with the intercooler together with a variable low pressure turbine may further improve the fuel burn benefit to 5.5%. Empirical data and a parametric CFD study is used to verify the intercooler heat transfer and pressure loss characteristics.
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- Kyprianidis, Konstantinos, et al.
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Assessment of Future Aero-engine Designs With Intercooled and Intercooled Recuperated Cores
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Ingår i: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. - : ASME International. - 0742-4795 .- 1528-8919. ; 133:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Reduction in CO2 emissions is strongly linked with the improvement of engine specific fuel consumption, as well as the reduction in engine nacelle drag and weight. Conventional turbofan designs, however, that reduce CO2 emissions—such as increased overall pressure ratio designs—can increase the production of NOx emissions. In the present work, funded by the European Framework 6 collaborative project NEW Aero engine Core concepts (NEWAC), an aero-engine multidisciplinary design tool, Techno-economic, Environmental, and Risk Assessment for 2020 (TERA2020), has been utilized to study the potential benefits from introducing heat-exchanged cores in future turbofan engine designs. The tool comprises of various modules covering a wide range of disciplines: engine performance, engine aerodynamic and mechanical design, aircraft design and performance, emissions prediction and environmental impact, engine and airframe noise, as well as production, maintenance and direct operating costs. Fundamental performance differences between heat-exchanged cores and a conventional core are discussed and quantified. Cycle limitations imposed by mechanical considerations, operational limitations and emissions legislation are also discussed. The research work presented in this paper concludes with a full assessment at aircraft system level that reveals the significant potential performance benefits for the intercooled and intercooled recuperated cycles. An intercooled core can be designed for a significantly higher overall pressure ratio and with reduced cooling air requirements, providing a higher thermal efficiency than could otherwise be practically achieved with a conventional core. Variable geometry can be implemented to optimize the use of the intercooler for a given flight mission. An intercooled recuperated core can provide high thermal efficiency at low overall pressure ratio values and also benefit significantly from the introduction of a variable geometry low pressure turbine. The necessity of introducing novel lean-burn combustion technology to reduce NOx emissions at cruise as well as for the landing and take-off cycle, is demonstrated for both heat-exchanged cores and conventional designs. Significant benefits in terms of NOx reduction are predicted from the introduction of a variable geometry low pressure turbine in an intercooled core with lean-burn combustion technology.
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- Kyprianidis, Konstantinos, et al.
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Assessment of Future Aero Engine Designs with Intercooled and Intercooled Recuperated Cores
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Ingår i: ASME TURBO EXPO 2010 Proceedings, ASME-GT-2010-22519. - 9780791843987 ; , s. 909-920
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Reduction in CO 2 emissions is strongly linked with the improvement of engine specific fuel consumption, as well as the reduction in engine nacelle drag and weight. Conventional turbofan designs, however, that reduce CO 2 emissions—such as increased overall pressure ratio designs—can increase the production of NO x emissions. In the present work, funded by the European Framework 6 collaborative project NEW Aero engine Core concepts (NEWAC), an aero-engine multidisciplinary design tool, Techno-economic, Environmental, and Risk Assessment for 2020 (TERA2020), has been utilized to study the potential benefits from introducing heat-exchanged cores in future turbofan engine designs. The tool comprises of various modules covering a wide range of disciplines: engine performance, engine aerodynamic and mechanical design, aircraft design and performance, emissions prediction and …
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- Kyprianidis, Konstantinos, 1984
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Future Aero Engine Designs: An Evolving Vision
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Ingår i: Advances in Gas Turbine Technology, ed. Ernesto Benini. - 9789533076119 ; , s. 3-24
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Gas turbine engines will still represent a key technology in the next 20-year energy scenarios, either in stand-alone applications or in combination with other power generation equipment. This book intends in fact to provide an updated picture as well as a perspective vision of some of the major improvements that characterize the gas turbine technology in different applications, from marine and aircraft propulsion to industrial and stationary power generation. Therefore, the target audience for it involves design, analyst, materials and maintenance engineers. Also manufacturers, researchers and scientists will benefit from the timely and accurate information provided in this volume. The book is organized into five main sections including 21 chapters overall: (I) Aero and Marine Gas Turbines, (II) Gas Turbine Systems, (III) Heat Transfer, (IV) Combustion and (V) Materials and Fabrication.
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- Kyprianidis, Konstantinos G.
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Future Aero Engine Designs : An Evolving Vision
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Ingår i: Advances in Gas Turbine Technology. - Rijeka, Croatia : InTech. - 9789533076119 ; , s. 3-24
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Kyprianidis, Konstantinos G., et al.
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Lessons Learned from the Development of Courses on Gas Turbine Multi-disciplinary Conceptual Design
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Ingår i: <em><em>Proc. ASME</em>.</em> 44694; Volume 3: Cycle Innovations; Education; Electric Power; Fans and Blowers; Industrial and Cogeneration. GT2012-70095. - 9780791844694 ; , s. 513-523
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Despite the need for highly qualified experts, multi-disciplinary gas turbine conceptual design has not been a common study topic in traditional post-graduate curriculums. Although many courses on specialised topics in gas turbine technology take place, limited attention is given on connecting these individual topics to the overall engine design process. Teaching conceptual design as part of a post-graduate curriculum, or as an intensive short course, may help to address the industrial need for engineers with early qualifications on the topic i.e., prior to starting their careers in the gas turbine industry.This paper presents details and lessons learned from: (i) the integration of different elements of conceptual design in an existing traditional MSc course on gas turbine technology through the introduction of group design tasks, and (ii) the development of an intensive course on gas turbine multi-disciplinary conceptual design as a result of an international cooperation between academia and industry.Within the latter course, the students were grouped in competing teams and were asked to produce their own gas turbine conceptual design proposals within a given set of functional requirements. The main concept behind the development of the new design tasks, and the new intensive course, has been to effectively mimic the dynamics of small conceptual design teams, as often encountered in industry. The results presented are very encouraging, in terms of enhancing student learning and developing engineering skills.
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- Kyprianidis, Konstantinos G.
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Multi-Disciplinary Conceptual Design of Future Jet Engine Systems
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This thesis describes various aspects of the development of a multi-disciplinary aero engine conceptual design tool, TERA2020 (Techno-economic, Environmental and Risk Assessment for 2020), based on an explicit algorithm that considers: engine performance, engine aerodynamic and mechanical design, aircraft design and performance, emissions prediction and environmental impact, engine and airframe noise, and production, maintenance and direct operating costs.As part of this research effort, a newly-derived semi-empirical NOx correlation for modern rich-burn single-annular combustors is proposed. The development of a numerical methods library is also presented, including an improved gradient-based algorithm for solving non-linear equation systems. Common assumptions made in thermo-fluid modelling for gas turbines and their effect on caloric properties are investigated, while the impact of uncertainties on performance calculations and emissions predictions at aircraft system level is assessed. Furthermore, accuracy limitations in assessing novel engine core concepts as imposed by current practice in thermo-fluid modelling are identified.The TERA2020 tool is used for quantifying the potential benefits from novel technologies for three low pressure spool turbofan architectures. The impact of failing to deliver specific component technologies is quantified, in terms of power plant noise and CO2 emissions. To address the need for higher engine thermal efficiency, TERA2020 is again utilised; benefits from the potential introduction of heat-exchanged cores in future aero engine designs are explored and a discussion on the main drivers that could support such initiatives is presented. Finally, an intercooled core and conventional core turbofan engine optimisation procedure using TERA2020 is presented. A back-to-back comparison between the two engine configurations is performed and fuel optimal designs for 2020 are proposed.Whilst the detailed publications and the work carried out by the author, in a collaborative effort with other project partners, is presented in the main body of this thesis, it is important to note that this work is supported by 20 conference and journal papers.
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