Aerothermal Optimisation Study of a High-Pressure Turbine Blade Tip exposed to In-Service Thermal Damages at Kingston University on FindAPhD.com

Dr Z Saleh Friday, June 17, 2022 Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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London United Kingdom Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering

About the Project

The aero-propulsion sector is continually seeking to reduce fuel consumption, costs and environmental pollution. Gas turbine engines form a significant part of this sector and their development is a key approach to meet fuel reduction targets. One approach to enhance these engines is to increase the temperature at the inlet of the High Pressure Turbine (HPT), however, this exposes the HPT blades to significant thermal load and damages. The blade tip is exposed to much higher heat load, therefore it is recognised as a critical area for design improvement within the HPT.

The longer the blade is in service the more eroded its edges become, this is known as the in-service burnout effect. This effect changes the flow characteristics over the blade tip and increases losses due to the tip flows, which contributes to the 30% of the total loss in the turbine stage. Therefore, it is significantly important to study the tip flows using realistic models i.e. tips exposed to in-service burnout, there is a very large knowledge gap about this in the literature. This investigation aims to perform an optimisation aerothermal study of the in-service burnout effect on a typical high pressure turbine blade of gas turbine engine.

Am I Eligible?

To be considered for Air Charter Service’s Scholarship, you must:

- be considered a Home fee student

- have either an Upper Second or First Class Honours degree. A Masters degree and some research experience would be beneficial, but is not essential

Full information about the scholarship, and how to apply, is available at

https://www.kingston.ac.uk/faculties/science-engineering-and-computing/research/research-degrees/

Funding Notes

Air Charter Service are offering a full-time PhD scholarship comprising full tuition fees and a maintenance grant of £20,000 for one Home student undertaking practical & applied research into a topic aimed at improving the efficiency and/or reducing the environmental impact and/or improving the sustainability of current engine, flight, fuel, or aerodynamics technology.
Air Charter Service are also keen to use their scholarship to tackle the issue of ethnic diversity at PhD level. Therefore, top priority will be given to students who identify as from a Black or minority ethnic background.
Eligibility requirements and how to apply: see below

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