UTSR PERFORMING MEMBER DIRECTORY
University of Connecticut |
Performing Member Contact:
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Maurice Gell,
Professor-in-Residence
University of Connecticut
Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, U-136
Storrs, Connecticut 06269
860-486-3514/FAX 860-486-4745
mgell@mail.ims.uconn.edu
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Experience |
- Turbine Heat Transfer, Structures, Materials/Manufacturing Processes, Combustion
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Interest |
- Gas Turbine Aerodynamics and Heat Transfer Research, Thermal Barrier Coatings, Failure of Materials and Life- Time Prediction Methods
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Facilities |
- Mechanical Testing Laboratory, Chemical and Structural Analysis Laboratories, Plasma Spray Facility, Flame Research Facility, Supersonic and Subsonic Wind Tunnels
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The University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut is a state-supported institution with a total enrollment of about 25,000 students. The School of Engineering , located on the main campus at Storrs , Connecticut , has a total enrollment of about 1700 students, with over 500 graduate students.
Connecticut is home to many companies that develop high technology components and systems, including Pratt & Whitney, Hamilton Standard, Sikorsky, United Technologies Research Center , Textron-Lycoming, General Dynamics-Electric Boat. Over the years, the University has developed strong partnerships with local industry, and this is especially true of the relationships with Pratt & Whitney and the United Technologies Research Center involving gas turbine engine research activities, including aerodynamics, heat transfer, structures, life-time prediction systems, materials/manufacturing processing.
Faculty
There are about 12 faculty members in the mechanical engineering and metallurgy department involved in various aspects of power generation and gas turbine engine research. Of note, Dr. Lee S. Langston of the mechanical engineering department is former chairman of the International Gas Turbine Institute.
Recent Research Activities
- Pollutant Formation in Industrial Gas Turbine Combustors
- Laser Spectroscopy Measurement of Low SO 2 Levels in Gas Turbine Combustors
- Development of an On-line x-ray Technique for Strain Measurement of Turbine Airfoils
- A New Analytical Approach for Solving Heat Conduction Problems in Fibrous Composites
- An Aeroelastic Stability Analysis of an Aerodynamically-Coupled Cascade of Turbine Blades
- Delayed Resonator Technique for Active Dynamic Vibration Absorption
- Tip Leakage Flow Studies in a Plane Cascade of Turbine Blades Using Low-Speed Water Tunnel Tests
- Experimental Study of Mixed Air Flows for Lobed Mixers
- Oxidation Studies of Gas Turbine Alloys and Coatings
- Improvement of the Oxidation Resistance of Metals and Alloys by Ion Implantation
- Mechanisms of Spallation of Thermal Barrier Coatings
- Development of Laser Fluorescence As A Non-Destructive Inspection Technique for Thermal Barrier Coatings
- Plasma Spray Deposition of Nanostructured Coatings for Improved Wear Resistance
- Optimization of Grinding Materials and Parameters for Turbine Blades and Bearings
- Modeling of Laser-Hole Drilling of Turbine Airfoils
Facilities
- Supersonic and Subsonic Wind Tunnels
- Water Tunnel
- Flame Research Facility
- Plasma Spray Facility
- Grinding Research Center
- Mechanical Testing Laboratory
- Chemical and Structural Analysis Laboratories
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