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Gas turbines for airplane propulsion or power generation operate in very demanding environments: both in reality and in simulation. Flow regimes range from incompressible and subsonic to fully compressible and supersonic. Thermal environments vary from atmospheric conditions to high temperature combustion. The high demands placed on the operation of gas turbine components, from intake through compressor and combustion chamber to turbine and exhaust, are paralleled by the high demands on the simulation tools used in their optimization. The ability of ANSYS simulation software to meet these demands is confirmed by its wide-spread use in the gas turbine industry, and demonstrate a long-standing reputation for robustness and accuracy.
Example ANSYS applications include multi-stage aerodynamic performance analysis of compressors, optimization of combustor swirlers, studies of film cooling effectiveness, thermal loading and non-linear stress analysis of blades, and blade containment simulations, to name only a few. This breadth of gas turbine applications reflects the uniqueness of the comprehensive ANSYS suite of simulation tools, permitting virtual prototyping under true operating environments.
Gas turbine combustor.
Courtesy of MTU Aero Engines Gmbh.
