UTSR Completed Projects

UTSR Completed Projects

Below is a list of all completed projects since the UTSR Program began in 1992. As shown below (if available), you may link to the complete Final Report or an Executive Summary of the report. Some of the reports are large files and may take time to download.

This web page is in the process of being updated. Please check back for links to each individual completed project (linked via project title or subcontract number) which will include details regarding publications, collaborations, and faculty and student inventories.

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SUBCONTRACT NUMBER	UNIVERSITY	PROJECT TITLE	FINAL REPORT
SR007	University of California – Berkeley	Ultra Low Gas Turbine Emissions Using Catalytic and Non Catalytic Porous Combustors	Final Report Executive Summary
SR008	Vanderbilt University	NOx and CO Emissions Models for Gas-Fired, Lean Premixed Combustion Turbines	Final Report Executive Summary
SR009	Purdue University	NOx Abatement in Advanced Gas Turbines	Electronic Copy Not Available
SR010	Lehigh University	Functionally Graded Material for Thermal Barrier Coatings in Advanced Gas Turbine Systems	Final Report Executive Summary
SR011	Texas A&M University	Advanced Turbine Cooling, Heat Transfer, and Aerodynamic Studies	Final Report Executive Summary
SR012	Pennsylvania State University	Life Prediction of Advanced Materials for Gas Turbine Application: The Effects of Thermomechanical Strain/Temperature Cycling on Fatigue Life and Crack Growth of Coated in 738LC Material	Final Report Executive Summary
SR013	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Advanced Combustion Technologies for Gas Turbine Power Plants	Final Report Executive Summary
SR014	Brigham Young University	Combustion Modeling in Advanced Gas Turbine Systems	Final Report Executive Summary
SR015	Louisiana State University	Vortex-Generator Induced Enhanced Heat Transfer in Gas Turbine Blade Coolant Channels With Rotation	Final Report Executive Summary
SR016	Clarkson University	Reduction of Turbine Endwall Total Pressure Loss and Heat Transfer Using the Ice Formation Design Method	Final Report Executive Summary
SR017	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	The Effects of Rotation on the Internal Heat Transfer in Turbine Blades	Final Report Executive Summary
SR018	Cornell University	Manifold Methods for Methane Combustion	Final Report Executive Summary
SR019	Purdue University	Advanced Multistage Turbine Blade Aerodynamics, Performance, Cooling and Heat Transfer	Final Report Executive Summary
SR020	University of California – Irvine	The Role of Mixedness and Length Scale on Performance and Emissions in a GTE Can Combustor	Final Report Executive Summary
SR021	University of Minnesota	Experimental and Computational Studies of Film Cooling With Compound Angle Injection	Final Report Executive Summary
SR022	University of Central Florida	Compatibility of Gas Turbine Materials With Steam Cooling	Final Report Executive Summary
SR023	Carnegie Mellon University	Development and Application of a Novel Optical Temperature/Heat Cooling Flux Sensor for Advanced Blade Cooling Research and Engine Thermal Diagnostics	Final Report Executive Summary
SR024	Clemson University	Advanced Design Methodology Using Combined Computational Experimental Techniques for Gas Turbine Film Cooling	Final Report Executive Summary
SR025	University of Wyoming	The Impact of Turbulence on Heat Transfer in Internal Flows	Final Report Executive Summary
SR026/SR040	Michigan State University	Steam Cooled Gas Turbine Blade	Final Report Executive Summary
SR027	Georgia Institute of Technology	Combustion Chemical Vapor Deposited Coatings For Thermal Barrier Coating Systems	Final Report Executive Summary
SR028	University of Maryland	Advanced Concepts for High Efficiency and Low NOx Gas Turbine Combustor Development	Final Report Executive Summary
SR029	University of Oklahoma	Improving Aerodynamics of the Intercooler Flow Path for the Development of High Efficiency Gas Turbines	Final Report Executive Summary
SR030	University of Connecticut	Bond Strength and Stress Measurements in Thermal Barrier Coatings	Final Report Executive Summary
SR031	Georgia Institute of Technology	Active Control of Combustion Instabilities in Low NOx Gas Turbines	Electronic Copy Not Available
SR032	Pennsylvania State University	Combustion Instability Studies for Application In Low Emissions, High Performance Land-Based Gas Turbine Combustors	Electronic Copy Not Available
SR033	Arizona State University	Flow and Heat Transfer in Gas Turbine Disk Cavities Subject to Non-Uniform External Pressure Field	Final Report Executive Summary
SR034	Clemson University	Innovative Schemes for Closed-Loop Air/Stream Cooling of Advanced Gas Turbine Systems	Final Report Executive Summary
SR035	University Of Connecticut	Heat Pipe Turbine Vane Cooling	Final Report Executive Summary
SR036	Pennsylvania State University	Improved Modeling Techniques for Turbomachinery Flow Fields	Final Report Executive Summary
SR037	Syracuse University	Development of an Advanced Three-Dimensional And Viscous Aerodynamic Design Method For Turbomachine Components in Utility and Industrial Gas Turbine Applications	Final Report Executive Summary
SR038	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	The Effects of Rotation on the Fluid Mechanics Of Internal Turbine Blade Cooling	Electronic Copy Not Available
SR039	University of Central Florida	Compatibility of Gas Turbine Materials With Steam Cooling	Final Report Executive Summary
SR040/SR026	Michigan State University	Steam Cooled Gas Turbine Blade	Final Report Executive Summary
SR042	Cleveland State University	Development of Refractory Oxide and Glass Ceramic-YSZ Dual Layer TBC Top Coats For Advanced Land Based Gas Turbines	View Final Report
SR043	University of Wisconsin, Madison	Detailed Flow and Thermal Field Measurements on a Scaled-Up Stator Vane	Final Report Executive Summary
SR044	Purdue University	Miniature Infrared Emission Based Temperature Sensor and Light-Off Detector	View Final Report
SR045	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Impact of Endwall Flow and Wakes on Multistage Compressor Performance and Design	Final Report Executive Summary
SR046	University of Pittsburgh	Chemical and Mechanical Instabilities at Thermal Barrier Coating Interfaces	Final Report Executive Summary
SR047	Northwestern University	SPPS for Advanced Thermal Barrier Coatings	Final Report Executive Summary
SR048	University of California-Davis	An Experimental Investigation of the Three Dimensional Flow in the Clearance Region of Cantilevered Stator Vanes With and Without Hub Rotation	Electronic Copy Not Available
SR049	Cornell University	Development and Implementation of Accurate and Efficient Combustion Chemistry for Gas Turbine Combustor Simulations	Electronic Copy Not Available
SR050	Pennsylvania State University	Sensors for Measuring Primary Zone Equivalence Ratio In Lean Premixed Combustors	Final Report Executive Summary
SR062	University of California-Irvine	Mechanistic Study of Critical Technology Issues in Natural-Gas Fired Gas Turbine Combustion	Final Report Executive Summary
SR063	California Institute of Technology	Nonuniformities of Mixture Ratio as a Mechanism of Combustion Instabilities in Lean Pre-Mixed Combustors	View Final Report
SR064	Purdue University	Airfoil Trailing Edge Cooling	Final Report Executive Summary
SR065	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Development of Modular, Reduced -Order Models For Prediction of Combustion Instabilities	View Final Report
SR066	Georgia Institute of Technology	Improvements in Thermal Barrier Coating Durability Via Combustion Chemical Vapor Deposition	Final Report Executive Summary
SR067	University of Central Florida	Non-Destructive Evaluation and Monitoring of TBC By Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy	Final Report Executive Summary
SR068	University of California-Santa Barbara	A Mechanism-Based Approach to Life Prediction and Non-Destructive Evaluation for Thermal Barrier Coatings	View Final Report
SR069	Purdue University	Turbine Blade Tip, Endwall and Platform Heat Transfer Including Rotation Effects	View Final Report
SR071	University of Minnesota	Edge Cooling Heat Transfer on Turbine Blades	View Final Report
SR073	University of Connecticut	Development of Laser Fluorescence as a Non-Destructive Inspection Technique for Thermal Barrier Coatings	Final Report Executive Summary
SR074	University of California-Berkeley	Fuel-Air Mixing Explored with Optical Probes, Tomography, and Large Eddy Simulations	Final Report Executive Summary
SR075	Georgia Institute of Technology	Extending the Lean Blowout Limits of Low NO_xGas Turbines by Control of Combustion Instabilities	View Final Report
SR076	Mississippi State University	Real Surface Effects on Turbine Heat Transfer and Aerodynamic Performance	Electronic Copy Not Available
SR077	University of Pittsburgh	Interaction of Steam/Air Mixtures with Turbine Airfoil Alloys and Coatings	View Final Report
SR078	Pennsylvania State University	Dual Fuel Issues Related to Performance, Emissions and Combustion Instability in Gas Turbine Systems	View Final Report
SR079	Pennsylvania State University	Turbine Tip Clearance Region De-Sensitization	View Final Report
SR080	University of Central Florida	Tip Clearance Heat Transfer and Desensitization in High Pressure Turbines	Final Report Executive Summary
SR081	University of Connecticut	Advanced Thermal Barrier Coatings for Industrial Gas Turbine Engines	View Final Report
SR082	Texas A&M University	Rotating and Stationary Rectangular Cooling Passages Heat Transfer and Friction and Turbulators and Dimples	View Final Report
SR083	Virginia Commonwealth University	Improved Performance and Durability in Gas Turbines Through Airfoil Clocking and Hot Streak Management	Final Report Executive Summary
SR084	University of California-Irvine	Correlation of Ignition Delay with Fuel Composition and State for Application to Gas Turbine Combustion	View Final Report
SR085	Purdue University	Measurements for Improved Understanding of Combustion Dynamics in Lean Premixed Gas Turbine Combustor Flames	View Final Report
SR086	University of North Dakota	Characterization of Catalytic Combustor Turbulence and Its Influence on Vane and Endwall Heat Transfer and Endwall Film Cooling	View Final Report
SR087	University of Washington	The Staged Prevaporizing-Premixing Injector: High Pressure Evaluation	View Final Report
SR088	University of Pittsburgh	Experimental and Computational Studies of the Nozzle Endwall Region of Advanced Gas Turbines	View Final Report
SR089	Louisiana State University	Internal Cooling in Leading and Trailing-Edge Passages With Rotational and Buoyancy	Electronic Copy Not Available
SR090	Pennsylvania State University	Optimization of the Injector Fuel Distribution for Stable, Low Emissions Combustion in Lean Premixed Gas Turbine Combustors	View Final Report
SR091	University of Connecticut	Thermal Barrier Coatings and Metallic Coatings With Improved Durability	View Final Report
SR092	University of Texas at Austin	Attenuation of Hot Streaks and Interaction of Hot Streaks with the Nozzle Guild Vane and Endwall	Electronic Copy Not Available
SR093	University of California-Santa Barbara	A Science-Based Approach to Enhanced Zirconia-Based Thermal Barrier Coatings for Advanced Gas Turbine Applications	Electronic Copy Not Available
SR094	Texas A&M University	Rotating Heat Transfer in High Aspect Ratio Rectangular Cooling Passages with Shaped Turbulators	View Final Report
SR095	Georgia Institute of Technology	Understanding and Control of Combustion Dynamics in Gas Turbine Combustors	View Final Report
SR096	University of Minnesota	Aerothermal Effects of Interfacial Leakage and Film Cooling Schemes With Endwall and Leading Edge Contouring	View Final Report
SR097	University of Connecticut	Measurement of Three Critical Parameters as a Basis for a Simple Life Prediction Method	View Final Report
SR098	Louisiana State University	Experiments and Computations on Film-Cooled End Wall With Contouring	View Final Report
SR099	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Modeling and Control of Ultra-Lean Premixed Combustion Dynamics for Gas Turbines	View Final Report
SR100	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Enhanced Prediction Techniquest Based on Time-Accurate Simulations for Turbine Blade Internal Cooling	View Final Report
SR101	University of Pittsburgh	Mechanism-Based Testing Methodology for Improving the Oxidation, Hot Corrosion and Impact Resistance of High-Temperature Coatings for Advanced Gas Turbines	View Final Report
SR102	Georgia Institute of Technology	Advanced Sensor Approaches for Monitoring and Control of Gas Turbine Combustors	View Final Report
SR103	University of Central Florida	Assessment of Failure Mechanisms for Thermal Barrier Coatings by Photoluminescence, Electrochemical Impedance and Focused Ion Beam	View Final Report
SR104	Brigham Young University	Turbine Surface Degradation With Service and its Effects on Performance	View Final Report
SR105	University of Wisconsin, Madison	Advanced Optical Sensor for Monitoring and Control of Multiple Gas and Turbine Blade Properties	View Final Report
SR106	Cleveland State University	Spectroscopic In-Situ Non Destructive Evaluation to Monitor the Health of Thermal Barrier Coatings	View Final Report View Addendum
SR107	University of Connecticut	Superior Thermal Barrier Coatings for Industrial Gas Turbine Engines Using a Novel Solution Plasma Spray Proces s	View Final Report
SR108	Clemson University	An Advanced Diagnostic and Prognostic System for Gas Turbine Generator Sets With Experimental Verification	View Final Report
SR109	Pennsylvania State University	The Effects of Fuel Distribution, Velocity Distribution, and Fuel Composition on Static and Dynamic Instabilities and NOx Emissions in Lean Premixed Combustors	View Final Report
SR110	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Improved Film Cooling Performance for Turbine Vanes and End Walls With Realistic Surface Conditions	View Final Report
SR111	Georgia Institute of Technology	Combustion Instability and Blowout Characteristics of Fuel Flexible Combustors	View Final Report
SR112	University of California-Irvine	Correlation of Ignition Delay With IGCC Type Fuels	View Final Report
SR113	Texas A&M University	Heat Transfer From Rotating Blade Platforms With and Without Film Cooling	View Final Report

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