Progress in CFD-based automated design with application to unconventional turbomachines

Doctoral thesis (2021)

Authors

N. Anand Flight Performance and Propulsion - Aerospace Engineering
Research Group
Flight Performance and Propulsion (Aerospace Engineering) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2021 N. Anand
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:9d050254-0ff8-4f1c-81e0-15b02450edc6
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Published Date

2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Aerospace Engineering

Department

Flow Physics and Technology

Research Group

Flight Performance and Propulsion

Abstract

The urgent need to transition to a climate-neutral society requires rapid development and adoption of renewable technologies. Key enablers of conventional and future renewable energy conversion technologies are turbomachines. However, the specific requirements of these turbines and compressors, e.g. operation under highly non-uniform flow or with novel fluids, make the available design methods insuffciently capable of providing effcient designs. Hence, novel and disruptive design methods are pivotal to achieve a paradigm shift in turbomachinery performance across all energy technology platforms.