sfb 568

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SFB 568

 

Flow and Combustion in Future Gas Turbine Combustion Chambers

Research location Lichtwiese – © Katrin Binner
Research location Lichtwiese

The global aim of Collaborative Research Centre 568 “Flow and Combustion in Future Gas Turbine Combustion Chambers”, is the formulation and validation of a comprehensive integral model for the development and optimisation of new gas turbine combustion chamber concepts. The comprehensive integral model comprises four main elements:

  • 1. Submodels of physical/chemical mechanisms and interactions
  • 2. Suitable numerical methods
  • 3. Consideration of basic conditions and neighbouring components and interactions
  • 4. Implementation of targeted validation experiments

In order to realise these goals, the phenomena which occur must be subdivided according to various viewpoints, in order for clear sub-problems to be seen and worked on in separate sub-projects. The geometric complexity of the object being investigated and the recording methods in various areas of subsiding thermofluid-dynamic and/or reaction-kinetic phenomena offer a starting point for this.

One must consider, however, that individual sub-problems are closely linked to each other. The project areas for working on the problems are divided up according to the geometrical arrangement of the combustion chamber:

  • A) Injection systems and carburetion
  • B) Combustion
  • C) Interaction and processes in flow mechanics
  • D) Numerical processes and data management