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Reference Number	EP/H001395/1
Title	SAMULET Project 1 - High Efficiency Turbomachinery
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	ENERGY EFFICIENCY(Transport) 80%; NOT ENERGY RELATED 20%;
Research Types	Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields	PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 50%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 50%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator	Professor P. G. Tucker No email address given Engineering University of Cambridge
Award Type	Standard
Funding Source	EPSRC
Start Date	01 July 2009
End Date	30 December 2013
Duration	54 months
Total Grant Value	£1,454,127
Industrial Sectors	Aerospace; Defence and Marine; Manufacturing
Region	East of England
Programme	Manufacturing : Manufacturing
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Professor P. G. Tucker , Engineering, University of Cambridge (99.997%)
	Other Investigator	Dr HJ Stone , Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge (0.001%) Dr C Rae , Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge (0.001%) Professor H Hodson , Engineering, University of Cambridge (0.001%)
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Objectives	NOTE : All these grants are linked : EP/G034907/1, EP/G035121/1, EP/H001395/1, EP/G035369/1, EP/H00128X/1, and EP/G035245/1
Abstract	The project aims to reduce the environmental impact of gas turbines by improving their efficiency. It also aims to reduce their lifecycle cost. Air transport demand is predicted to double in the next 10 - 15 years and triple in 20 years time. In order to enable sustained growth, whilst limiting the environmental impact of air transport in the future, the Advisory Council for Aeronautical Researchin Europe (ACARE) has set challenging targets for emission levels from gas turbines. Improvementsin efficiency and increased operating temperature capability are required to address these issues. The reduction in fuel burn anticipated from the project can be converted to a reduction of 836 tonnes of carbon dioxide emitted per aircraft per year. To achieve this large reduction a multifaceted approach is necessary. Hence, the project is split into a number of work packages (WP) covering cooling, aerodynamics, aeromechanical interaction and materials. The latter facilitates a wider design space for the former packages and hence all packages are interlinked. The project forms part of the larger SAMULET programme. The cross-disciplinary approach being taken, in this programme, is expected todeliver greater technical capability when compared to previous more narrowly defined research
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Added to Database	10/09/09