Turbine Engine Advanced Manufacturing Lab
Determining innovative methods for improving small gas turbine engine performance and operability for reliable operation over a wide range of flight conditions and developing repair tools and methods.
Unmanned aerial systems are challenged by a continually increasing variety of applications with wide-ranging flight conditions and mission requirements. Thus, there is a critical need to develop small engine technologies for robust operability and versatility to adapt to emerging needs without sacrificing overall engine performance. The long-term goals of our research group are to determine effective methods to improve operability over an expanded range of conditions and to develop versatile cycle technologies to meet diverse propulsion and power demands.