Advanced Technologies for
GAS TURBINES
Committee on Advanced Technologies for Gas Turbines
Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
A Consensus Study Report of
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COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR GAS TURBINES
DAVID E. CROW, NAE,1 University of Connecticut, Co-Chair
TRESA M. POLLOCK, NAE, University of California, Santa Barbara, Co-Chair
SEAN BRADSHAW, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engines
MICHAEL J. FOUST, GE Aviation
BRIAN GRAHAM, GE Aviation
JOHN GÜLEN, Bechtel Infrastructure & Power
ALLISTER JAMES, Siemens Energy, Inc.
TIMOTHY C. LIEUWEN, NAE, Georgia Institute of Technology
MICHAEL J. MALONEY, NAE, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engines (retired)
PARVIZ MOIN, NAS2/NAE, Stanford University
KAREN A. THOLE, Pennsylvania State University
FREDERIC VILLENEUVE, Siemens Energy, Inc.
CHARLES H. WARD, Air Force Research Laboratory
BERNHARD WINKELMANN, Solar Turbines, Inc.
Staff
ALAN ANGLEMAN, Senior Program Officer, Study Director
DANIEL NAGASAWA, Associate Program Officer
ANESIA WILKS, Senior Program Assistant
GAYBRIELLE HOLBERT, Program Assistant
COLLEEN HARTMAN, Director, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board and Space Studies Board
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1 Member, National Academy of Engineering.
2 Member, National Academy of Sciences.
AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ENGINEERING BOARD
ALAN H. EPSTEIN, NAE,1 Pratt & Whitney, Chair
BRIAN M. ARGROW, University of Colorado, Boulder
STEVEN J. BATTEL, NAE, Battel Engineering
MEYER J. BENZAKEIN, NAE, Ohio State University
EILEEN M. COLLINS, Space Presentations, LLC
EDWARD F. CRAWLEY, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MICHAEL P. DELANEY, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
KAREN FEIGH, Georgia Institute of Technology
ILAN KROO, NAE, Stanford University
ANDREW R. LACHER, MITRE Corporation
NICHOLAS D. LAPPOS, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company
MARK J. LEWIS, IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute
VALERIE MANNING, Airbus
RICHARD MCKINNEY, RWMckinney, LLC
PAMELA A. MELROY, Melroy & Hollett Technology Partners, LLC
PARVIZ MOIN, NAS2/NAE, Stanford University
JOHN M. OLSON, Polaris Industries
ELLEN M. PAWLIKOWSKI, NAS, Independent Consultant
ROBIE I. SAMANTA ROY, Lockheed Martin Corporation
WANDA A. SIGUR, NAE, Independent Consultant
ALAN M. TITLE, NAS/NAE, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center
DAVID M. VAN WIE, NAE, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
SHERRIE L. ZACHARIUS, Aerospace Corporation
Staff
COLLEEN N. HARTMAN, Director
TANJA PILZAK, Manager, Program Operations
CELESTE A. NAYLOR, Information Management Associate
MARGARET A. KNEMEYER, Financial Officer
ANDREA REBHOLZ, Program Associate
RADAKA LIGHTFOOT, Financial Associate
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1 Member, National Academy of Engineering.
2 Member, National Academy of Sciences.
Preface
The Department of Energy requested that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) convene an ad hoc committee to identify high-priority opportunities for improving and creating advanced technologies that can be introduced into the design and manufacture of gas turbines to enhance their performance (particularly with respect to efficiency and life-cycle cost). The committee was further tasked with determining the state of development that could be achieved by 2030.
The Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board of the National Academies’ Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences assembled a committee to carry out the assigned statement of task (see Appendix A). The committee members (see Appendix C) met four times during 2018 and 2019, three times at the National Academies’ facilities in Washington, D.C., and once at the National Academies’ facility in Irvine, California. As specified in the statement of task, the committee identified high-priority goals as well as research areas and topics that would most effectively achieve those goals. A summary of each of the research goals, areas, and topics appears in Appendix B.
David E. “Ed” Crow, Co-Chair
Tresa M. Pollock, Co-Chair
Committee on Advanced Technologies for Gas Turbines
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Acknowledgment of Reviewers
This Consensus Study Report was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process.
We thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
Eric H. Ducharme, NAE,1 General Electric Aviation,
Srinath V. Ekkad, North Carolina State University,
Nagi Gebraeel, Georgia Institute of Technology,
John W. Hutchinson, NAS2/NAE, Harvard University,
Yiguang Jurczyk, Princeton University,
Marybeth McBain, Kinder Morgan, Inc.,
Nitin P. Padture, Brown University,
Taryn Riley, Siemens Energy, Inc.,
Jayant Sabnis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and
Jon C. Schaeffer, NAE, GE Power & Water.
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations of this report nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Dennis Bushnell, NAE, NASA Langley Research Center. He was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the National Academies.
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1 Member, National Academy of Engineering.
2 Member, National Academy of Sciences.
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Contents
2 AGGRESSIVE GOALS FOR GAS TURBINE DEVELOPMENT
Goals: Interrelationships and Recommendation
3 HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AREAS AND TOPICS
Research Area 2: Structural Materials and Coatings
Research Area 3: Additive Manufacturing for Gas Turbines
Research Area 4: Thermal Management
Research Area 5: High-Fidelity Integrated Simulations and Validation Experiments
Research Area 6: Unconventional Thermodynamic Cycles
Research Area 7: System Integration
Research Area 8: Condition-Based Operations and Maintenance
Research Area 9: Digital Twins and Their Supporting Infrastructure
