Center for Flow Physics and Control
College of EngineeringUniversity of Notre Dame
Tradition of Aerodynamic Research
Aerospace Building Hessert Laboratory
1888 1940 1992 2008
White Field LaboratoryZahm Manned Glider Flight
50,000 sq-ft of laboratory and office space
2001
Center for Flow Physics and Control (FlowPAC)
1920
What is Flow Physics and Control Control: Techniques for modifying fluid flows to
achieve desired outcomes Physics: Rely on basic understanding of the flow
to minimize control authority
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Identified Need Basic Research
IMPACT
Applied Technology
Control
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-15dBSound Reduction
(Flow Physics) (Control)
Signature Research Areas Aero-acoustics Aero-optics Fluid-structure
Interactions Gas-turbine
Propulsion Multi-phase Flows Sensors and Flow
Control Actuators
FlowPAC: Professional Recognition• GE University Strategic Alliance (USA) member • Honeywell Master Agreement• GM Master Agreement• Boeing R&D University (Pending)• ~ 22 Faculty
8 fellows of one or more professional societies 3 associate fellows of professional societies 4 books 6 editors or associate editors of technical journals
FlowPAC: Performance Trajectory6-year Growth Amount of Research Grants Number of Graduate Students Number of Undergraduate Students
AY03 AY04 AY05 AY06 AY07 AY08Graduate Students 28 32 36 40 50 60Undergraduate Students
5 10 10 10 10 12
Post-docs 2 4 5 6 6 6Research Faculty 2 2 2 2 2 2Visiting Faculty 2 2 2 1 3 3New Funding (M$) 1.20 2.60 4.90 6.20 10.62 6.50
FlowPAC: Industry PartnersConsortium Members• Boeing (R&D University)• General Electric (USA Member)• Honeywell (Master Agreement)• Bell Helicopter/Textron• Orbital Research†
Industry Partners• Pratt & Whitney• Northrop-Grumman• General Motors• Shell Oil• Chrysler• Philip Morris• AgilOptics• Spectral Energies†
• Volpe• Metro-laser• Photon• Aoptics• Innovative Technology Applications†
• Mach Zero†
• Xinetics† • MZA†
• Teledyne Scientific & Imaging† Small Business
FlowPAC: Government Funding
Air Force AFOSR ARO ONR Navy DARPA NSF NASA-Glenn NASA-Langley Cal. Energy Comm DoT DoE DoD Joint Technology Office
13 U.S. Government Funding Agencies
FlowPAC: Patents Averaging ~ 5 patent applications/year ~75% are joint patents with companies New patents awarded in AY08:
“DBD Plasma Actuator” Patent 7,380,756 B1 “Plasma Anemometer” Patent 7,275,013 B1
AY08 Highlights: White Field Lab
Hessert Laboratory
WHITE FIELDLABORATORY
10,000 sq-ft Offices for 5 Conference Room Model shop 3 Facilities: - Mach 0.6 Wind Tunnel - Transonic Compressor Facility - Transonic Turbine Facility
AY08 Highlights: Mach 0.6 Wind Tunnel
3’-sq x 9’ long test sections Large optical access Low turbulence Temperature controlled
1750 h.p. motor Variable r.p.m. a.c. 8’ diam., 2-stage fan 1000 ton-hr ice-storage chilled water cooling
AY08 Highlights: Compressor Facility
400 h.p. 15,000 r.p.m. Design tip-Mach: 1.1 Magnetic levitation rotor bearings Rotor optical access
AY08 Highlights: Turbine Facility 800 h.p. compressor
500 h.p motor Design 300 h.p. turbine Magnetic levitation rotor bearings High-loading rotor design
Gas Turbine ResearchStall Detection and Control
Turbine Blade Tip-casing Flow Control
Plasma Sensors
LPT Blade Flow Separation Control
Aggressive Inter-turbine Duct Control
“Flow Control Optimized Engine”
IMPACT
Separation Control in LPT Cascade PakB blade shape Plasma actuator at x/Cx=0.675 Simulates low Re effects on LPT at higher altitudes
“Unsteady” F+=0.9
Actuated Blade
200% reductionin loss coeff.
Reduced separation bubble
Tip Clearance Flow Control LPT blade-tip flow control
PS SS
g/cx
Casing
Blade
Baseline Flow
“Plasma Tip”; g/c=2%
7% reduction in loss coeff.
Surface Flow Visualization
Tip Clearance Flow Control LPT casing flow control
Baseline Control
TG-vortex
Loss Coeff.
Surface Visualization
24% reduction in loss coeff.
Flow Vectoring
Baseline
Plasma Actuator
Flow
=xs/R
xs
Plasma actuator more effectivein vectoring flow as radius decreases.
Norm
alize
d ve
ctor
ang
leActuator Voltage
Decreasing R
IMPACT
Plasma Sensors Suite of miniature, a.c.-driven “plasma sensors” to measure
quantities that are important to gas-turbine engine performance, e.g.
Shear Stress Pressure Temperature Gas Species
Plasma Pressure Sensor
Rotating stall
Stall Onset
Plasma compressor stall sensor