Turbine Optimization

Basics

• This page goes over how you go from "generic turbine" to each speciality, each with "optima" efficency

Turbojet

• Optimise for thrust, mass, and size

Turbofan

• Same as turbojet, but extra compression and/or air diversion

Turboprop and/or Turboshaft

• This will be the main OSE investigation due to the lack of size and/or mass constraints
• Will be used as a Turbogenerator and/or in the Universal Burn Unit
• Optimize for power extracted
• Either by:
  • Direct attach shaft
  • "Free Shaft" (Similar to an exhaust turbocharger)

Papers on the Subject

• [A Nasa Paper on Designing an Airplane Turboshaft] (may be more mass focused) ( Needs looking into by someone who knows what they are doing )
• "A Scalable Model for Design and Control of Turboprop Engines for Advanced Propulsion Systems" ( Needs looking into by someone who knows what they are doing )

Methods

• OpenFOAM
• Turbine Design Software
• AI Design
• Engineer SMEs in a relevant field

Workflow

Phase 1

• Build simple hobby/lab scale device

Phase 2

• Tinker with and modify phase 1 for improvements + learning as you go along

Phase 3

• Dedicated engineer, software, and perhaps AI Design of blade geometry etc
• This is where the real "optimal efficiency" is obtained