Project: Next Generation Nozzle Guide Vanes
The objective of the proposed project is to develop the next generation of Ni-based superalloy nozzle guide vane (NGV) design and manufacturing capability for low pressure turbines of advanced aircraft engines. This result will be achieved by building an improved modelling tool to simulate mold filling, solidification, residual stresses and microstructure evolution during equiaxed casting processes. These NGV designs and casting technologies will be evaluated using a combination of optimization studies using the enhanced software code developed in the present program, and the casting trials and analyses that will be performed.NGV´s play a critical role in the thermodynamic efficiency, aerodynamic performance, and cost of ownership of turbine engines. The industrial benefits for the aviation industry of new NGV designs include reduced emissions, and improved fuel efficiency, reduced weight, and lower operating costs.
| Acronym | VANCAST (Reference Number: ESM-1908) |
| Project Topic | Engineering structural materials |
| Network | MATERA+ |
| Call | Matera+ Call |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Materiales | Coordinator | Spain |
| 2 | Precicast SA Novazzano | Partner | Spain |
| 3 | Industria de Turbo Propulsores | Partner | Spain |
| 4 | CALCOM-ESI | Partner | Switzerland |
| 5 | University of Applied Sciences | Partner | Switzerland |
| 6 | Precicast Bilbao | Partner | Spain |