Low-speed and high-speed flow facilities

High fidelity computational simulations are performed using massively parallel computing, and GPUs enable high performance computing. Our experimental facilities include: 3 multi-stage rotating machines; 3 transonic/supersonic high-speed flow rigs; 13 rotating facilities; and numerous small-scale rigs, wind-tunnels and cascades. As with the computational simulations, experiments incorporate more ‘engine-realistic’ geometries, including fully 3D geometries and hub and shroud leakage paths. Our manufacturing capabilities include rapid-prototyping and multi-axis computer controlled machining and this allow us to rapidly design, build and test complex geometries in-house.

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