EU Project FACTOR - DLR tests turbines for more environment-friendly aircraft

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EU Project FACTOR - DLR tests turbines for more environment-friendly aircraft


The foundations for a new generation of environment-friendly aircraft turbines have been successfully tested by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) at its site in Goettingen. The interaction between the combustion chamber and turbine was examined for the first time under realistic conditions in a new test rig.

The experiments were carried out within the framework of the EU project FACTOR (Full Aerothermal Combustor Turbine interactiOns Research), which aims to gain significant insight into the design of aircraft turbines. Turbines are the core element of aircraft engines. If their design is improved, the engine characteristics will improve substantially as well.



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