The Combustor department investigates reacting flows in jet engine and gas turbine combustors. In cooperation with industrial and academic partners, laser-optical measurement techniques are used to characterise the reacting flow field in realistic combustion chamber configurations and test conditions. In addition, numerical simulation methods for reacting flows are developed. Both experimental and numerical investigations contribute to the development of innovative, highly efficient and low-emission combustor configurations.
With the unique test beds operated by the Combustor testing department , the Institute of Propulsion Technology provides internal and first of all external partners the opportunity of testing gas turbine combustion systems for both aero and heavy duty applications under realistic conditions. Most operational parameters can be freely adjusted without the dependency on the operational envelope of the actual engine.
Die Abteilung entwickelt neue Konzepte für den Verdichter von Gasturbinen als auch für den Schuberzeuger (Fan) des Flugtriebwerks. Ein wesentliches Merkmal der wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten ist die Interdisziplinarität, die insbesondere bei den entwickelten Auslegungs- und Optimierungsmethoden zum Tragen kommt. Auf experimentellem Gebiet ist die Abteilung in der Lage komplette Versuchsverdichter in axialer und radialer Bauart zu entwickeln, aufzubauen und unter Nutzung modernster Messtechniken experimentell zu untersuchen.
The section Engine performs modelling of the individual components of gas turbine engines and of their interactions in the frame of the whole engine, as well as of the interdependencies of aircraft and engines during all stages of operation. Analysing and modelling the emission behaviour of aircraft and engines on this basis is another focal point of the section's work.