Do you need
What we have
  • to perform gas turbine performance simulations, under various atmospheric conditions?
  • to optimize your gas turbine or turbomachinery performance?
  • to estimate the exhaust emissions and the effect of exhaust emission control methods on gas turbine performance?
  • to estimate the generated jet noise and fan noise and the effectivity of acoustic lining material?
  • to assess the life of gas turbine parts (e.g. blades)?
  • to investigate blade failure or other engine failure?
  • to use high temperature materials (thermal barrier coatings, super alloys, CMC)?
  • support in engine sustainment?
  • a partner closely collaborating with you to develop or evaluate an effective design or analysis?
  • For gas turbine performance simulation NLR has developed several in-house tools:
    • the Gas turbine Simulation Program (GSP). GSP is under continuous development in close cooperation with the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). For GSP visit: http://www.gspteam.com
    • for complex CFD analyses for aerodynamic performance, aeroelastic behaviour and aeroacoustics problems:
      • eCFD: remote CFD service (https://ecfd.nlr.nl/)
      • ENFLOW: in-house developed CFD method of NLR, based on a structured multiblock grid approach, can solve problems with multiple bodies that can be fixed or moving, rigid or flexible.
  • Tools to analyse seal performance, investigate the influence of blade refurbishment on engine performance, perform blade vibration studies, and redesign compressor and turbine blading.
  • Experience of life assessment and development of repair solutions for engine components
  • Knowledge of Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM) technology for manufacturing and repair of engine blades
  • Extensive experience with, and knowledge of high temperature materials (super alloys, thermal barrier coatings, and Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC).
  • Deployment and continuous development of methods for engine performance analysis and Engine Condition Trend Monitoring (ECTM)
  • Research infrastructure for aeroacoustics testing: engine nacelle and exhaust acoustic liner material
  • A multidisciplinary team of specialists in engine performance analysis, thermal and stress analysis, structural integrity analysis, materials engineering and failure analysis.

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  • ENGRID
  • ENSOLV
  • Gas path analysis
  • Gas turbine aero-elastics
  • Gas turbine aerodynamics
  • Gas turbine analysis
  • Gas turbine CFD
  • Gas turbine design
  • Gas turbine loads
  • Gas turbine optimization
  • Gas turbine performance and design
  • Gas turbine simulation programme (GSP)
  • Gas turbine vibration
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  • Inverse design
  • Manufacturing processes
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  • Seal technology
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  • Super alloys
  • Thermal barrier coatings
  • Time-dependent Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes flow
  • Turbomachinery aero-elastics
  • Turbomachinery aerodynamics
  • Turbomachinery analysis
  • Turbomachinery CFD
  • Turbomachinery design
  • Turbomachinery loads
  • Turbomachinery optimization
  • Turbomachinery vibration
  • Welding
  • X-LES