UTSR Projects By Research Area

UTSR Projects By Research Area

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Aero-Heat Transfer

Combustion

Instrumentation, Sensors and Life

Materials

Aero-Heat Transfer - Ongoing Projects

SUBCONTRACT NUMBER	UNIVERSITY	PROJECT TITLE
SR113	Texas A&M University	Heat Transfer From Rotating Blade Platforms With and Without Film Cooling
SR115	University of Pittsburgh	Effects of Coating Blockage and Deposits of Film Cooling Effectiveness and Heat Transfer
SR119	University of North Dakota	Aero Losses, Heat Transfer, Discharge Coefficients for Different Vane Trailing Edge Configurations for Syngas Fired Turbines
SR120	Brigham Young University	Deposition of Alternative (Syngas) Fuels on Turbine Blades with Film Cooling
SR123	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Syngas Particulate Deposition and Erosion at the Leading Edge of a Turbine Blade with Film Cooling
SR127	University of Texas, Austin	Simulating Particle Deposition and Mitigating Deposition Degradation Effects in Film Cooled Turbine Sections

Aero-Heat Transfer - Completed Projects

SUBCONTRACT NUMBER	UNIVERSITY	PROJECT TITLE
SR011	Texas A&M University	Advanced Turbine Cooling, Heat Transfer, and Aerodynamic Studies
SR015	Louisiana State University	Vortex-Generator Induced Enhanced Heat Transfer in Gas Turbine Blade Coolant Channels With Rotation
SR016	Clarkson University	Reduction of Turbine Endwall Total Pressure Loss and Heat Transfer Using the Ice Formation Design Method
SR017	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	The Effects of Rotation on the Internal Heat Transfer in Turbine Blades
SR019	Purdue University	Advanced Multistage Turbine Blade Aerodynamics, Performance, Cooling and Heat Transfer
SR021	University of Minnesota	Experimental and Computational Studies of Film Cooling With Compound Angle Injection
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
SR024	Clemson University	Advanced Design Methodology Using Combined Computational Experimental Techniques for Gas Turbine Film Cooling
SR025	University of Wyoming	The Impact of Turbulence on Heat Transfer in Internal Flows
SR026/SR040	Michigan State University	Steam Cooled Gas Turbine Blade
SR029	University of Oklahoma	Improving Aerodynamics of the Intercooler Flow Path for the Development of High Efficiency Gas Turbines
SR033	Arizona State University	Flow and Heat Transfer in Gas Turbine Disk Cavities Subject to Non-Uniform External Pressure Field
SR034	Clemson University	Innovative Schemes for Closed-Loop Air/Stream Cooling of Advanced Gas Turbine Systems
SR035	University Of Connecticut	Heat Pipe Turbine Vane Cooling
SR036	Pennsylvania State University	Improved Modeling Techniques for Turbomachinery Flow Fields
SR037	Syracuse University	Development of an Advanced Three-Dimensional And Viscous Aerodynamic Design Method For Turbomachine Components in Utility and Industrial Gas Turbine Applications
SR038	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	The Effects of Rotation on the Fluid Mechanics Of Internal Turbine Blade Cooling
SR040/SR026	Michigan State University	Steam Cooled Gas Turbine Blade
SR043	University of Wisconsin, Madison	Detailed Flow and Thermal Field Measurements on a Scaled-Up Stator Vane
SR045	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Impact of Endwall Flow and Wakes on Multistage Compressor Performance and Design
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
SR064	Purdue University	Airfoil Trailing Edge Cooling
SR069	Purdue University	Turbine Blade Tip, Endwall and Platform Heat Transfer Including Rotation Effects
SR071	University of Minnesota	Edge Cooling Heat Transfer on Turbine Blades
SR076	Mississippi State University	Real Surface Effects on Turbine Heat Transfer and Aerodynamic Performance
SR079	Pennsylvania State University	Turbine Tip Clearance Region De-Sensitization
SR080	University of Central Florida	Tip Clearance Heat Transfer and Desensitization in High Pressure Turbines
SR082	Texas A&M University	Rotating and Stationary Rectangular Cooling Passages Heat Transfer and Friction and Turbulators and Dimples
SR083	Virginia Commonwealth University	Improved Performance and Durability in Gas Turbines Through Airfoil Clocking and Hot Streak Management
SR086	University of North Dakota	Characterization of Catalytic Combustor Turbulence and Its Influence on Vane and Endwall Heat Transfer and Endwall Film Cooling
SR088	University of Pittsburgh	Experimental and Computational Studies of the Nozzle Endwall Region of Advanced Gas Turbines
SR089	Louisiana State University	Internal Cooling in Leading and Trailing-Edge Passages With Rotational and Buoyancy
SR092	University of Texas at Austin	Attenuation of Hot Streaks and Interaction of Hot Streaks with the Nozzle Guild Vane and Endwall
SR094	Texas A&M University	Rotating Heat Transfer in High Aspect Ratio Rectangular Cooling Passages with Shaped Turbulators
SR096	University of Minnesota	Aerothermal Effects of Interfacial Leakage and Film Cooling Schemes With Endwall and Leading Edge Contouring
SR098	Louisiana State University	Experiments and Computations on Film-Cooled End Wall With Contouring
SR100	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Enhanced Prediction Techniquest Based on Time-Accurate Simulations for Turbine Blade Internal Cooling
SR104	Brigham Young University	Turbine Surface Degradation With Service and its Effects on Performance
SR110	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Improved Film Cooling Performance for Turbine Vanes and End Walls With Realistic Surface Conditions

Combustion - Ongoing Projects

SUBCONTRACT NUMBER	UNIVERSITY	PROJECT TITLE
SR114	University of Central Florida	Combustion Characterization and Modeling of Fuel Blends for Power Generation Gas Turbines
SR117	Pennsylvania State University	Autoignition Studies of Syngas and Hydrogen (SGH) Fuels
SR121	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Fundamental Studies in Syngas Premixed Combustion Dynamics
SR122	Georgia Institute of Technology	Turbulent Flame Speed Measurements and Modeling of Syngas Fuels
SR126	University of Colorado	High Pressure Kinetics of Syngas and Nearly Pure Hydrogen Fuels

Combustion - Completed Projects

SUBCONTRACT NUMBER	UNIVERSITY	PROJECT TITLE
SR007	University of California – Berkeley	Ultra Low Gas Turbine Emissions Using Catalytic and Non Catalytic Porous Combustors
SR008	Vanderbilt University	NOx and CO Emissions Models for Gas-Fired, Lean Premixed Combustion Turbines
SR009	Purdue University	NOx Abatement in Advanced Gas Turbines
SR013	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Advanced Combustion Technologies for Gas Turbine Power Plants
SR014	Brigham Young University	Combustion Modeling in Advanced Gas Turbine Systems
SR018	Cornell University	Manifold Methods for Methane Combustion
SR020	University of California – Irvine	The Role of Mixedness and Length Scale on Performance and Emissions in a GTE Can Combustor
SR028	University of Maryland	Advanced Concepts for High Efficiency and Low NOx Gas Turbine Combustor Development
SR031	Georgia Institute of Technology	Active Control of Combustion Instabilities in Low NOx Gas Turbines
SR032	Pennsylvania State University	Combustion Instability Studies for Application In Low Emissions, High Performance Land-Based Gas Turbine Combustors
SR043	University of Wisconsin, Madison	Detailed Flow and Thermal Field Measurements on a Scaled-Up Stator Vane
SR044	Purdue University	Miniature Infrared Emission Based Temperature Sensor and Light-Off Detector
SR049	Cornell University	Development and Implementation of Accurate and Efficient Combustion Chemistry for Gas Turbine Combustor Simulations
SR050	Pennsylvania State University	Sensors for Measuring Primary Zone Equivalence Ratio In Lean Premixed Combustors
SR062	University of California-Irvine	Mechanistic Study of Critical Technology Issues in Natural-Gas Fired Gas Turbine Combustion
SR063	California Institute of Technology	Nonuniformities of Mixture Ratio as a Mechanism of Combustion Instabilities in Lean Pre-Mixed Combustors
SR065	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Development of Modular, Reduced -Order Models For Prediction of Combustion Instabilities
SR074	University of California-Berkeley	Fuel-Air Mixing Explored with Optical Probes, Tomography, and Large Eddy Simulations
SR075	Georgia Institute of Technology	Extending the Lean Blowout Limits of Low NO x Gas Turbines by Control of Combustion Instabilities
SR078	Pennsylvania State University	Dual Fuel Issues Related to Performance, Emissions and Combustion Instability in Gas Turbine Systems
SR084	University of California-Irvine	Correlation of Ignition Delay with Fuel Composition and State for Application to Gas Turbine Combustion
SR085	Purdue University	Measurements for Improved Understanding of Combustion Dynamics in Lean Premixed Gas Turbine Combustor Flames
SR087	University of Washington	The Staged Prevaporizing-Premixing Injector: High Pressure Evaluation
SR090	Pennsylvania State University	Optimization of the Injector Fuel Distribution for Stable, Low Emissions Combustion in Lean Premixed Gas Turbine Combustors
SR095	Georgia Institute of Technology	Understanding and Control of Combustion Dynamics in Gas Turbine Combustors
SR099	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Modeling and Control of Ultra-Lean Premixed Combustion Dynamics for Gas Turbines
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
SR111	Georgia Institute of Technology	Combustion Instability and Blowout Characteristics of Fuel Flexible Combustors
SR112	University of California-Irvine	Correlation of Ignition Delay With IGCC Type Fuels

Instrumentation, Sensors and Life - Ongoing Projects

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PROJECT TITLE

Instrumentation, Sensors and Life - Completed Projects

SUBCONTRACT NUMBER	UNIVERSITY	PROJECT TITLE
SR102	Georgia Institute of Technology	Advanced Sensor Approaches for Monitoring and Control of Gas Turbine Combustors
SR105	University of Wisconsin, Madison	Advanced Optical Sensor for Monitoring and Control of Multiple Gas and Turbine Blade Properties
SR108	Clemson University	An Advanced Diagnostic and Prognostic System for Gas Turbine Generator Sets With Experimental Verification

Materials - Ongoing Projects

SUBCONTRACT NUMBER	UNIVERSITY	PROJECT TITLE
SR116	University of Pittsburgh	Investigation of Materials Performances in High Moisture Environments Including Corrosive Contaminants Typical of Those Arising by Using Alternate Fuels in Gas Turbines
SR118	University of Central Florida	Degradation of Thermal Barrier Coatings with Syngas Combustion: Testing by Hyperbaric Advanced Development Environmental Simulator (HADES) and Characterization by Advanced Electron Microscopy
SR124	University of Pittsburgh	Materials for Oxy-Fuel Turbomachine Conditions
SR125	University of California, Santa Barbara	Evaluating Coatings for Current and Future Service with Thermal Property Measurements

Materials - Completed Projects

SUBCONTRACT NUMBER	UNIVERSITY	PROJECT TITLE
SR010	Lehigh University	Functionally Graded Material for Thermal Barrier Coatings in Advanced Gas Turbine Systems
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
SR022	University of Central Florida	Compatibility of Gas Turbine Materials With Steam Cooling
SR027	Georgia Institute of Technology	Combustion Chemical Vapor Deposited Coatings For Thermal Barrier Coating Systems
SR030	University of Connecticut	Bond Strength and Stress Measurements in Thermal Barrier Coatings
SR039	University of Central Florida	Compatibility of Gas Turbine Materials With Steam Cooling
SR042	Cleveland State University	Development of Refractory Oxide and Glass Ceramic-YSZ Dual Layer TBC Top Coats For Advanced Land Based Gas Turbines
SR046	University of Pittsburgh	Chemical and Mechanical Instabilities at Thermal Barrier Coating Interfaces
SR047	Northwestern University	SPPS for Advanced Thermal Barrier Coatings
SR066	Georgia Institute of Technology	Improvements in Thermal Barrier Coating Durability Via Combustion Chemical Vapor Deposition
SR067	University of Central Florida	Non-Destructive Evaluation and Monitoring of TBC By Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
SR068	University of California-Santa Barbara	A Mechanism-Based Approach to Life Prediction and Non-Destructive Evaluation for Thermal Barrier Coatings
SR073	University of Connecticut	Development of Laser Fluorescence as a Non-Destructive Inspection Technique for Thermal Barrier Coatings
SR077	University of Pittsburgh	Interaction of Steam/Air Mixtures with Turbine Airfoil Alloys and Coatings
SR081	University of Connecticut	Advanced Thermal Barrier Coatings for Industrial Gas Turbine Engines
SR091	University of Connecticut	Thermal Barrier Coatings and Metallic Coatings With Improved Durability
SR093	University of California-Santa Barbara	A Science-Based Approach to Enhanced Zirconia-Based Thermal Barrier Coatings for Advanced Gas Turbine Applications
SR097	University of Connecticut	Measurement of Three Critical Parameters as a Basis for a Simple Life Prediction Method
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
SR103	University of Central Florida	Assessment of Failure Mechanisms for Thermal Barrier Coatings by Photoluminescence, Electrochemical Impedance and Focused Ion Beam
SR106	Cleveland State University	Spectroscopic In-Situ Non Destructive Evaluation to Monitor the Health of Thermal Barrier Coatings
SR107	University of Connecticut	Superior Thermal Barrier Coatings for Industrial Gas Turbine Engines Using a Novel Solution Plasma Spray Proces s

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