| Developers: | Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) |
| Date of the premiere of the system: | July 2023 |
| Branches: | Transport |
2023: Tomsk launches first-of-its-kind installation to create digital twin aircraft engines
The Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) has launched unique equipment for testing aviation fuel for Russia. Thanks to the new installation, scientists will be able to find the most effective fuel compositions, as well as create digital twins of propulsion systems, the press service of the university said.
The system consists of two gas turbine engines of various traction forces capable of carrying loads weighing up to 18 and 25 kg. Sensors are installed on the main elements of the equipment for measuring temperature, pressure, liquid flow rate, traction force, concentration of anthropogenic emissions, noise and vibration intensity. All these characteristics are displayed on the mnemonic diagram in real time and allow to evaluate their changes in dynamics during operation on different fuel taking into account the change of operating mode.
According to scientists, at the laboratory stand, it is possible to conduct tests of fuels that are preliminarily tested for physicochemical properties and comply with the standards and standards imposed on jet fuels obtained both as a result of modern deep oil processing, and from residues and wastes of the closed-loop economy (animal fats, used cooking fats, vegetable oils, microalgae, etc.).
Scientists plan to test fuels in different modes of operation of propulsion systems in order to find the most optimal fuel compositions and conditions for their combustion. It is planned to develop digital twin propulsion systems to work with new types of fuels.
 | Our new installation with small gas turbine engines allows us to solve the problem of analyzing such properties and conduct comparative comprehensive tests of fuels by their combustion characteristics. In this we see for ourselves an additional point of growth - to develop the corresponding standards of Tomsk Polytechnic University for testing various types of fuels. This will allow the university to become one of the few sites in the country for the provision of such services, "said Dmitry Antonov, responsible contractor of the project, research engineer of the TPU heat and mass transfer laboratory.[1] |  |
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