Propulsion, Combustion Advancements at Texas A&M Turbo Lab
At TPS 2024, Dr. Eric Petersen shared what's new at the Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M, including combustion and propulsion.
At Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia 2024, Dr. Eric Petersen, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M, shared what he’s most excited about regarding gas turbine combustion advancements.
Dr. Petersen explained: “In particular to advancements related to what we're doing at Texas A&M University’s Turbomachinery Laboratory is propulsion and combustion—these are two areas of major research that we've been involved with for several years. The Turbomachinery Laboratory is building a new facility on campus called The Propulsion and Energetics Research Laboratory. It will allow us to expand and perform experiments at much higher pressures, much higher flow rates—the kinds of experiments you see for combustion for gas turbines and all types of propulsion systems. We will be able to conduct chemically reacting, high-pressure, high-temperature flow experiments safely in this new building.”
First GE Vernova Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Operates on 100% Hydrogen
November 20th 2024The LM6000 gas turbine units feature a newly designed fuel nozzle, optimized water injection schedules, advanced control modifications, and safety features, including nitrogen purge systems and hydrogen fire detection systems.
