Overview of projects

Since the UTC was founded in 2006, the participating institutes have worked on numerous national and international projects in the field of combustor-turbine interaction (CTI) of aero gas turbines. This page provides an overview over the most recent projects.

Project Research areas Institute(s) Project period
Cavendish
Consortium for the advent of aero-engine demonstration and aircraft integration strategy with hydrogen 		– Simulation
– Combustor
– Hydrogen 		STFS 2023–2026
DARWIN
Digital Matching of Conjugate Heat Transfer (CHT) simulations models with thermal paint experimental data 		– Simulation
– Turbine
– Machine Learning 		GLR 2020–2023
ESTiMatE
Emissions soot model 		– Simulation
– Combustor
– Soot Modeling 		STFS 2019–2022
(concluded)
HESTIA
HydrogEn combuSTion In Aero engines 		– Simulation
– Combustor
– Hydrogen 		STFS 2023–2026
LaBreVer
Load and Fuel Flexible Combustion 		– Simulation
– Combustor
– Thermoacoustics 		STFS 2019–2022
(concluded)
OptTuGen
Cost and power oriented combustor-turbine-technologies for modern turbo-generators 		– Simulation
– Combustor
– Thermoacoustics
– Hydrogen 		STFS 2023–2026
PERseuS
Particle and emission reduction technology for efficient and environmentally friendly propulsion systems 		– Simulation
– Combustor-Turbine
– Soot Modeling 		GLR
STFS
 2023–2026
Prestige
Massively parallel high-performance computer-based simulation to predict the multidisciplinary transient behavior of engine systems on industrial time scales 		– Simulation
– Combustor-Turbine
– Model Development
 GLR 2019–2022
(concluded)
RoBoFlex
Robust Turbomachines for flexible use 		– Experiment
– Combustor
– Probe-based measurements
– TDLAS 		RSM
TeTeAnt-H2
Testability and Testing of H2 propulsion systems and components 		– Experiment
– Simulation
– Combustor-Turbine
– Dual-Fuel 		GLR
STFS 		2023–2026
Tight VSV & KOmpakt
Core engine compressor technology for improved operating range and mechanical design process with targeted compact design and high compressor discharge temperatures 		– Experiment
– Compressor
– Stator Aerodynamics 		GLR
WotAn
Hydrogen combustion technology for new generation propulsion systems 		– Experiment
– Simulation 		RSM
STFS 		2021–2025
ZukKerBroT
Sustainable core engine combustor emission technology
 – Simulation
– Pollutant Emissions
– Effusion Cooling 		STFS 2020–2023