ESR12 Panagiotis Gallis presented 2 papers in ASME TurboExpo 2024
5 July 2024
Panagiotis presented two papers at ASME International Gas Turbine Institute Turbo Expo 2024.The work was performed at Politecnico di Torino under the framework of the INSPIRE MSCA-ETN Project:Panagiotis G., Misul D.A., Boust B., Bellenoue M., Salvadori S.2024. Numerical Analysis and Design of New Exhaust Section Downstream of Constant Volume Combustor. Proc. of the ASME Turbo Expo 2024, London, UK, June 24–28, 2024, Paper No. GT2024-129204This paper describes the design using CFD analysis of an effective exhaust section downstream of a CVC that mounts this type of PGC with a High-Pressure Turbine Vane. Panagiotis G. Salvadori S., Misul D.A., 2024. Numerical Analysis of a Flow Control System for High-Pressure Turbine Vanes Subject to Highly Oscillating Inflow Conditions. Proc. of the ASME Turbo Expo 2024, London, UK, June 24–28, 2024, Paper No. GT2024-126791. This work focused on the design of a High-Pressure Turbine vane with diffusive endwalls which can ingest the high enthalpy flow of a Rotating Detonation Engine. Moreover, a flow control concept is proposed aiming at supressing the motion of the enlarged secondary flows of the newly designed cascade. Read more
INSPIRE Fellows at the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute Turbo Expo 2024 in London.
5 July 2024
A great week for INSPIRE MSCA-ETN Project at the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute Turbo Expo 2024 in London. Most PhD Candidates of the network had the chance to present their recent progress with very high-quality papers and to promote their research thanks to the unique networking opportunities of the event. Read more
ESR13 Abhishek Dubey presented a paper in ASME TurboExpo 2024
5 July 2024
Abhishek presented his research work at ASME International Gas Turbine Institute Turbo Expo 2024. The GT2024-124972 paper titled “A Comprehensive Thermodynamic Analysis of Gas Turbine Combined Cycles with Pressure Gain Combustion Based on Humphrey Cycle” investigated the potential performance benefits of pressure gain combustion based on constant volume combustion on gas turbine combined cycles through detailed thermodynamic simulations for designing more efficient, sustainable and clean power generation.The work was performed at the Thermochemical Power Group ( TPG ) Power Group at the Università degli Studi di Genova under the framework of the INSPIRE MSCA-ETN Project. Read more
ESR10 Shreyas Ramanagar Sridhara presented a paper in ASME TurboExpo 2024
5 July 2024
ESR10 talked about some of the recent investigations performed in Università degli Studi di Firenze at the ASME (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Turbo Expo 2024 conference. The paper have been presented in the "11-04 Numerical investigations of combustor heat transfer" session at 10:30 AM on June 27th. Read more
2 papers by ESR14, Sreenath Purushothaman have been presented at the ASME Turbo Expo 2024
5 July 2024
The first paper is titled "Centrifugal Compressor Surge in Closed Loop Systems: Initial Modelling and Comparison With Experiments"(GT2024-122800 - recommended for journal publication), written in collaboration with Dr Federico Reggio, Prof Alberto Traverso, Dr Carlo Alberto Niccolini Marmont Du Haut Champ, Prof Paolo Silvestri (TPG UNIGE)and Dr Chaitanya Halbe (Carrier HVAC) and will be presented by Prof Alberto Traverso. The second paper is titled "Performance comparison of gas turbine layouts with Pressure Gain Combustion for propulsion applications" (GT2024-127816), written in collaboration with Prof Alessandro Sorce, Prof Alberto Traverso (TPG UNIGE) and Dr Thomas GAILLARD (ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab) and will be presented by Prof Alessandro Sorce. Read more
ESR 15, Gokkul Raj Varatharajulu Purgunan, presented a paper in ASME TurboExpo 2024
27 June 2024
ESR 15, Gokkul Raj Varatharajulu Purgunan, presented a paper in ASME TurboExpo 2024; Title: A Reduced Order Methodology for Optimizing Turbine Expanders Working With Rotating Detonation Combustors Authors : Gokkul Raj Varatharajulu Purgunan, Majid Asli, Roman Klopsch, Josh Meister, and Panagiotis Stathopoulos Read more
ESR12 Panagiotis Gallis presented a paper in 13th International Workshop on Detonation for Propulsion, Michigan, USA
17 June 2024
Panos presented the short paper named "Inert Experimental Characterization of an Exhaust System Downstream of a CVC" in 13th International Workshop on Detonation for Propulsion June 10-14, 2024 hosted by University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.This work describes prelinimary results of the experimental investigation of the newly designed exhaust system of CVC for inactive cases using PIV and pressure measurements. Read more
6th and 7th October, 2024, Torino, 6th INSPIRE MSCA-ETN Project meeting
9 May 2024
Politecnico di Torino hosted the 6th INSPIRE MSCA-ETN Project meeting on 6th and 7th October, 2024. The meeting consisted of ESRs presenting the results of their activities, each of which was enriched by a lively group discussion. Read more
ESR 8, Mr. Thomas Golliard, presented a paper titled ‘Numerical Analysis of an Ejector under Pulsating Inflow Characteristic of RDC Exhaust Conditions’ conference
21 February 2024
The article present the newest results about the aeroacoustics of an aerospike nozzle jet at high temperatures. Read more
ESR 2, Mr. Gregory Uhl, presented a paper titled ‘Numerical Analysis of an Ejector under Pulsating Inflow Characteristic of RDC Exhaust Conditions' at the ‘AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition 2024′ conference
21 February 2024
The work investigated how the behavior of an ejector changes when it is subjected to pulsating flow, with time-magnitude oscillations representative of an RDC exhaust. The study was conducted with the support of Said Taileb, Stéphan Zurbach (Safran Tech), Nicolas Odier, Thierry Poinsot (CERFACS) and Marc Bellenoue (ENSMA). Read more
ESR 10, Mr. Shreyas RAMANAGAR SRIDHARA, presented a paper titled ‘Quantification of Heat Loads for Rotating Detonation Combustors with Gas Turbine Conditions' at the ‘AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition 2024′ conference
19 February 2024
The focus of this paper was to evaluate heat loads of a Rotating Detonation Combustor (RDC) with various outlet restrictions to simulate a gas turbine scenario. A global heat transfer model was deduced for predicting the heat leads at a required thermal power. Read more
ESR 15, Mr. Gokkul Raj Varatharajulu Purgunan, presented a paper titled ‘0D and Quasi 1D modelling of the Rotating Detonation Combustor’ at the ‘AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition 2024' conference
19 February 2024
The paper "0D and Quasi 1D Rotating Detonation Combustor" has been presented at the AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, Orlando, USA. Read more
ESR 11, Mr. Umberto Sandri, presented a paper titled ‘Film cooling in Supersonic Flow: Experiment design and CFD investigation’ at the ‘AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition 2024' conference
19 February 2024
The paper presented, follows the research work with an outline of the reasons that led to the investigation of film cooling in supersonic flow as a fundamental mean to satisfy the tremendous cooling requirements of Rotating Detonation Engines (#RDE). In addition, the paper describes the design of the developed test rig, CFD results predicting its performance and the description of the experimental techniques implemented, required to complete the ongoing investigation. Read more
ESR 14, Mr. Sreenath Purushothaman, presented a paper titled ‘Performance Modelling of a Pressure Gain Combustion Aircraft Engine’ at the ‘AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition 2024' conference
19 February 2024
Sreenath Purushothaman, presented a paper titled ‘Performance Modelling of a Pressure Gain Combustion Aircraft Engine' at the ‘AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition 2024’ conference (Paper No: AIAA 2024-0814), during the session ‘PGC Applications, Integration and Thermal Management’, on January 9, 2024. In this paper, the performance of pressure gain combustion in the framework of aircraft propulsion using the in-house simulation tool ‘TRANSEO’ is being done. This represents the first step in the system level analysis of the novel & promising technology of PGC in aerospace propulsion domain. The work comprises of developing modelling strategy for an aircraft engine in 100 kN thrust class & its validation, design of a simple PGC based propulsion engine layout, and the design-point performance prediction of this layout. This research activity was conducted at TPG UNIGE with Prof Alessandro Sorce, Prof Alberto Traverso, Dr Thomas GAILLARD and Dr Dmitry Davidenko Read more
“What to do with my PhD?” – 8 April 2024
29 January 2024
On April 8 at 2:30 p.m., Prof. Giovanni Mastrolonardo will take a lecture with the title "What to do with my PhD?", as part of the INSPIRE transferrable skills. The course will be held online and in-person at UNIFI facilities Read more
INSPIRE at AIAA SciTech Forum 2024 at Orlando, USA
11 January 2024
The ESRs from INSPIRE are at AIAA SciTech Forum 2024 at Orlando, USA. 9 papers about the frontier of Pressure Gain Combustion research have been presented. Read more
23-27 October, 2023, Genoa – 5th INSPIRE meeting and Training on System dynamics and control in theory and practice & Innovation and Entrepreneurship Start-up School
13 November 2023
Università degli Studi di Genova hosted the 5th INSPIRE MSCA-ETN Project meeting on 23rd and 24th October, 2023. The meeting consisted of 13 ESR presenting their activities in person and 2 remotely, with representatives from host & partner institutes assessing and contributing to the work. From October 25 to 27 there were the Training on System dynamics and control in theory and practice and the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Start-up School. The training included a visit to the Tirreno Power SpA Combined Cycle Power Plant, in Vado Ligure Read more
ESR 13, Abhishek Dubey, presented a paper titled ‘Techno-economic analysis of innovative solutions for island grids with high renewable solar share’ at the “SUstainable PolyEnergy generation and HaRvesting – SUPEHR23” conference
8 September 2023
Abhishek Dubey, presented his paper titled ‘Techno-economic analysis of innovative solutions for island grids with high renewable solar share‘ at the SUPEHR23” conference, on September 6, 2023 Read more
ESR 14, Mr. Sreenath Purushothaman, presented a paper titled ‘An investigation of modelling parameters for surge phenomenon in axial compressors’ at the “SUstainable PolyEnergy generation and HaRvesting – SUPEHR23” conference
7 September 2023
Sreenath Purushothaman, presented his paper titled ‘An investigation of modelling parameters for surge phenomenon in axial compressors' at the SUPEHR23” conference (Paper No: SUPEHR23-28), during the session "Thermal and electrical hybrid systems – sustainable power plants", on September 6, 2023. Read more
Università degli Studi di Genova will be hosting the Sustainable Polyenergy generation and Harvesting (SUPEHR23) conference on 6th – 8th September, 2023 in Savona (Italy)
1 August 2023
ESR14, Sreenath Purushothaman Along with Dr. Luca Mantelli, Prof Alberto Traverso and Prof Aristide Fausto Massardo of TPG UNIGE, will be presenting part of the work related to surge modelling (performed under INSPIRE Project) in the session "Thermal and electrical hybrid systems – sustainable power plants" on the first day of the conference. Read more
Prof. Andrew Nix, from West Virginia University, gave a lecture during the ART Summer School 2023
28 July 2023
During the ART Summer school 2023 , held in Florence from 10 to 14 July 2023, Prof. Andrew Nix, from West Virginia University, was invited to give a lecture, on 11 July, entitled 'Rotating Detonation Combustors'. This very interesting keynote was attended by Early Stage Reserachers via remote connection Read more
ESR13, Abhishek Dubey presented the INSPIRE MSCA-ETN Project and Pressure Gain Combustion (PGC) to students at the Distributed Thermal Energy Systems at ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
27 July 2023
The concept of PGC, particularly the Rotating Detonation Combustion, was fascinating to the audience. Distributed Thermal Energy Systems group at the ZHAW School of Engineering performs fundamental and applied research on a wide range of carbon-neutral technologies such as renewable energy, sustainable fuels, combustion, emissions, energy storage and transportation. ZHAW is collaborating with TPG UNIGE to develop strategies for integrating Power-to-Gas storage solutions with PGC powerplants. For the decarbonization of the power sector, future PGC gas turbines will be required to operate with clean and sustainable fuels, and therefore, the investigation is currently focused on the techno-economic performance of PGC powerplants integrated with renewable power for the production and combustion of green hydrogen. Read more
25-27 October 2023, at UNIGE – Training on System dynamics and control in theory and practice & Innovation and Entrepreneurship Start-up School.
21 July 2023
Agenda: Day #1- Oct 25, 2023 – System Dynamics and Control in Theory and PracticeDay #2- October 26, 2023 – Visit to laboratories & experiment demonstrationsDay #3- Oct 27, 2023 – Innovation and Entrepreneurship Start-up School The main venue will be Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, Energetica, gestionale e dei trasporti (DIME), UNIGE – Villa Cambiaso, Via Montallegro 1, 16145 Genova - Read more
ESR 8, Thomas Golliard presented his article “COMPUTATIONAL AEROACOUSTICS FOR A COLD, NON-IDEALLY EXPANDED AEROSPIKE NOZZLE” at the ASMETurboExpo2023, Boston (ASME International Gas Turbine Institute)
18 July 2023
this is the first aeroacoustic study on a supersonic aerospike nozzle performed with Large Eddy Simulations (LES) Read more
