Short course/CPD
Introduction to CFD for Gas Turbines
Course date: Please enquire
Course overview
The rapid progress and implementation of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has contributed to substantial improvements in the performance and efficiency of Gas Turbine engine components through enhanced understanding of the complex viscous flow and heat transfer phenomena involved. For this reason CFD currently consists one of the key technologies and invaluable tools used in the design and development of gas turbine engines.
Location
Cranfield University is located at the very heart of the UK – within the innovation triangle between London and the cities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Our central location provides easy access from the M1, excellent main line rail service as well as proximity to key international airports. Set in rolling countryside, Cranfield offers a rich, rural landscape complemented by thriving towns and picturesque villages.
- Road: We are just 10 minutes from Junctions 13 & 14 of the M1 motorway. There is free parking on campus.
- Rail: Milton Keynes or Bedford
- Air: London Luton (22 miles), Heathrow (50 miles) or Birmingham (70 miles).
Course fee:
£1,495
Accommodation fee:
How to register
Further information
For more information on this course or booking details please contact:
Academic Operations Unit
T: + 44 (0) 1234 754192
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
Course description
Who should Attend
The course is particularly suitable for engineers, scientists and specialists engaged in any aspect of Gas Turbine technology and involved in the use or development of computational methods for the design and/or analysis of components in order to improve performance and efficiency. The course will be of benefit to those with no previous or only modest experience in CFD. The delegates who are simply interested in the active and growing subject will also find it very useful.
Course Objectives
The aim of the course is to provide delegates with the opportunity to acquire a fundamental understanding of Computational Fluid Dynamics as applied to the analysis and design of Gas Turbine components and/or systems, from physical modelling of the flow processes involved to numerical methods for the solution of the governing equations using modern computers. It will cover both pressure-correction and time-matching density-based methods for the analysis of low-speed and high-speed transport phenomena involved in Gas Turbines. Particular emphasis will be given on the specific modelling requirements for turbomachinery, combustion and other components.
Content Summary
- Introduction
- Flow phenomena in Gas Turbine engines
- Fluid flow governing equations
- Turbulence modelling
- Basic concepts of CFD
- Discretisation of the flow domain - Grid Generation
- Grid Generation Workshop
- Computation of low-speed flows: Pressure correction methods
- Workshop on computation of low speed flows
- Time-marching method of high speed flows
- Industrial applications of CFD in fans, compressors, combustors, turbines, internal systems, intakes, gas turbine installation.
For further information please contact:
Mrs Claire Bellis
School of Engineering, Whittle Building
Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedford
MK43 0AL, UK
T: +44 (0) 1234 754683
F: +44 (0) 1234 758208
E: c.bellis@cranfield.ac.uk
