Members of the Penn State Center for Gas Turbine Research, Education, and Outreach participated in the ASME Turbo Expo 2023, the gas turbine industry’s premier venue for gas turbine research and development. Penn State faculty and students served as Vanguard Chairs, Track Organizers, Session Chairs, Authors, and Presenters. We also brought participants from the Low-Carbon Power and Propulsion REU to the conference. Check out our tutorials, panels, and papers:

Awards

• ASME R. Tom Sawyer Award – Dr. Karen Thole
  • Awarded to an individual who has made important contributions to advance the purpose of the gas turbine industry and the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute over a substantial period of time. The contribution may be in any area of Institute activity but must be marked by sustained forthright efforts.
• Warren Rosenhow Award for best poster communication – Liam Boyd
• Turbo Expo Early Career Engineer Travel Award – Peter Wilkins
• Student Advisory Committee Travel Award – Pratikshya Mohanty

Panels

• Gas Turbines for a Sustainable Future
  • Moderators: Karen Thole (Pennsylvania State University), Nicole Key (Purdue University)
  • Panelists: Geoff Hunt (Pratt & Whitney), Kathleen O’Brien (Siemens Energy), Arjun Hegeman (GE Aerospace), Steve Wellborn (Rolls Royce)
• Workforce Development and Diversity: The Engineer of the Future
  • Moderators: Sean Bradshaw (Pratt & Whitney), Dimitra-Eirini Diamantidou (Mälardalen University)
  • Panelists: Jacqueline O’Connor (Pennsylvania State University), Santosh Hemchandra (India Institute of Science – Bangalore), Joe Allen (GE Aerospace), Susan Scofield (Siemens Energy)
• The Role of Government in Pursuing Sustainable Power and Propulsion
  • Moderators: Reid Berdanier (Pennsylvania State University), Masha Folk (Rolls Royce)
  • Panelists: Arthur Orton (FAA), Robert Schrecengost (DOE), Jim Heidmann (NASA), Mark Scully (ATI)
• Empowering the Next Generation: A Student-Focused Panel Discussion on Sustainable Turbomachinery
  • Moderators: Dimitra-Eirini Diamantidou (Mälardalen University), Dimitrios Bermpers (Mälardalen University)
  • Panelists: Akin Keskin (Rolls-Royce), Andrew Provenza (NASA), Karen Thole (Pennsylvania State University), Zolti Spakovszky (MIT)
• Additive Manufacturing Enables GT Combustion System Innovation
  • Moderator: Geoff Meyers (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Americas)
  • Panelists: Norihiko Motoyama (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Takasago), Karen Thole (Pennsylvania State University), Adel Mansour (Mentor Ohio), Jonah Myerberg (Desktop Metal), Timothy Smith (NASA)

Tutorials

• CFE Tutorial of Basics: Combustion Dynamics
  • Presenters: Jacqueline O’Connor (Pennsylvania State University), Tim Lieuwen (Georgia Tech)
• Tutorial of Basics: Optical Diagnostics for Turbomachinery Applications 
  • Presenters: Tamy Guimaraes (Pennsylvania State University), Lubomir Ribarov (US Merchant Marine Academy)

Papers

1. GT2023-102318, ” Effect of Inert Species on the Static and Dynamic Stability of a Piloted, Swirl-Stabilized Flame,” Javier Rodriguez Camacho, Michel Akiki, James Blust, Jacqueline O’Connor
2. GT2023-102042, “Impact of Turbulence on the Coherent Heat Release Response of Acoustically Excited Rod-Stabilized Flames,” Ashwini Karmarkar, Jacqueline O’Connor
3. GT2023-102508, “Optical Diagnostics for Turbomachinery Applications,” Tamy Guimaraes, Lubomir Ribarov
4. GT2023-103065, “Quantifying Part-to-Part Flow Variations and Overall Effectiveness in Engine-Run Blades,” Kelsey E. McCormack, Nicholas L. Gailey, Reid A. Berdanier, Michael D. Barringer, Karen A. Thole
5. GT2023-103136, “The Effects of Channel Supplies on Overall Film Cooling Effectiveness,” Emma M. Veley, Karen A. Thole, David G. Bogard
6. GT2023-100791, “The Effect of Meter-Diffuser Angular Offset on Film Cooling Hole Adiabatic Effectiveness,” Evan Lundburg, Stephen Lynch, Kevin Liu, Hongzhou Xu, Michael Fox
7. GT2023-104073, “Effects of Surface Roughness on Three-Dimensional Flow Structure Within Shaped Film Cooling Holes,” Andrew J. Banko,Michael J. Benson, F. Todd Davidson, Wasif Zia, Alireza Bordbar, Christopher Boyce, Emma Veley,
   Karen A. Thole
8. GT2023-104059, “Design and Cooling Performance of Additively Manufactured Ceramic Turbine Vanes,” Andrew Fox, Stephen Lynch, Jason C. Young, Carl P. Frick, Jennifer Hankins, Kyle Kuhn, Stephan A. Brinckmann, Ray S. Fertig III
9. GT2023-102031, “The Impact of Multi-Scale Ceramic Matrix Composite Roughness on Heat Transfer and Boundary Layer Behavior,” Peter H. Wilkins, Stephen P. Lynch, Karen A. Thole
10. GT2023-102569, “Impacts of Superalloys on the Surface Quality of Additively Manufactured Channels,” Thomas M. Corbett, Karen A. Thole, Daniel Ryan, Sudhakar Bollapragad, Michael Kirka, Christopher Ledford
11. GT2023-103151, “Roughness Related to Cooling Performance of Channels Made Through Additive Manufacturing,” Alexander Wildgoose, Karen Thole, Erika Tuneskog, Lieke Wang
12. GT2023-102253, “An Apparatus for Tensile and Fatigue Testing of Metallic Materials Involving Miniature Specimens,” Ritam Pal, Shashank Garikipati, Andrew Banks, Amrita Basak
13. GT2023-100642, “Strategies for High-Accuracy Measurements of Cooled Turbine Stage Efficiency,” Maria Rozman, Reid A. Berdanier, Michael D. Barringer, Karen A. Thole
14. GT2023-102635, “Comparison of Dirt Deposition on Double-Walled Combustor Liner Geometries,” Brandon Fallon, Kyle McFerran, Sarah Fox, Karen A. Thole, Stephen Lynch, Ryan Lundgreen, Stephen P. Kramer
15. GT2023-102018, “An Automated Gaussian Process Integrated With Bayesian Optimization Approach to Designing Spline-Based Pin-Fin Arrays,” Susheel Dharmadhikari, Reid A. Berdanier, Karen A. Thole, Amrita Basak

Student Posters

1. “Impact of a Central Pilot Jet on the Stability of a Swirling Flow,” Pratikshya Mohanty
2. “CFD Analysis of Fluid Flow Over a Straight Five-Hole Probe,” Dahae Jeong
3. “Novel Cooling Designs in Additively Manufactured Microchannels,” Liam Boyd