Center for Gas Turbine Research, Education, and Outreach

GTREO at Turbo Expo 2024

Members of Penn State’s GTREO presented papers, panels, and tutorials at this year’s ASME Turbo Expo in London, England.

Papers

GT2024-128894: A Digital Engineering Analysis of an Additively Manufactured Turbine Vane

Reid A. Berdanier – Pennsylvania State University

Leland Tien – Pennsylvania State University

Karen A. Thole – Pennsylvania State University

 

GT2024-122409: Impacts of Material and Machine on the Variation of Additively Manufactured Cooling Channels

Abbigail Y. Altland – Pennsylvania State University

Thomas M. Corbett – Pennsylvania State University

Karen A. Thole – Pennsylvania State University

 

GT2024-122792: Scaling Heat Transfer and Pressure Losses of Novel Additively Manufactured Rib Designs

Thomas Corbett – Pennsylvania State University

Karen Thole – Pennsylvania State University

 

GT2024-125999: Impact of Diluents on Flame Stability With Blends of Natural Gas and Hydrogen

Javier Rodriguez Camacho – Pennsylvania State University

Dang Le – Solar Turbines Incorporated

James Blust – Solar Turbines Incorporated

Jacqueline O’Connor – Pennsylvania State University

 

GT2024-124619: Dirt Ingestion Impacts on Cooling Within a Double-Walled Combustor Liner

Kyle McFerran – Pennsylvania State University

Karen A. Thole – Pennsylvania State University

Stephen P. Lynch – Pennsylvania State University

 

GT2024-122539: Thermohydraulic Performance and Flow Structures of Diamond Pyramid Arrays

Thomas M. Corbett – Pennsylvania State University

Karen A. Thole – Pennsylvania State University

 

GT2024-125969: Effect of Ceramic Matrix Composites on the Thermal Efficiency of a Power Generation Turbine

Ashrit Tayade – Pennsylvania State University

Stephen Lynch – Pennsylvania State University

 

GT2024-124155: Evaluating Thin-Film Thermocouple Performance on Additively Manufactured Turbine Airfoils

Reid A. Berdanier – Pennsylvania State University

Margaret R. Nunn – Pennsylvania State University

Justin T. Brumberg – Pennsylvania State University

Michael D. Barringer – Pennsylvania State University

Scott Fishbone – Pennsylvania State University

Karen A. Thole – Pennsylvania State University

 

GT2024-126005: Review of the Impact of Hydrogen-Containing Fuels on Gas Turbine Hot-Section Materials

Jacqueline O’Connor – Pennsylvania State University

David Noble – EPRI

Alexander Bridges – EPRI

John Shingledecker – EPRI

John Scheibel – EPRI

Michael Gagliano – EPRI

 

GT2024-123712: Effect of Flow Distortions on Pin Fins in the Entry Region of Circular Channels

Evan Lundburg – Pennsylvania State University

Stephen Lynch – Pennsylvania State University

Michael Lyall – Air Force Research Laboratory

 

GT2024-128219: Conjugate Modelling of a Fully Film Cooled Vane at Transonic Conditions

Jacob Swartz – Pennsylvania State University

Stephen Lynch – Pennsylvania State University

Matthew Krull – Pennsylvania State University

Isabella Gayoso – Pennsylvania State University

 

GT2024-123899: Influence of Dilution and Effusion Flows in Generating Variable Inlet Profiles for a High-Pressure Turbine

Chad Schaeffer – Pennsylvania State University

Michael Barringer – Pennsylvania State University

Stephen Lynch – Pennsylvania State University

Karen Thole – Pennsylvania State University

 

GT2024-127876: A Numerical and Experimental Study of Five-Hole Probe Calibrations in Low-Speed Flows

Dahae Jeong – Pennsylvania State University

Tamara Guimarães – Pennsylvania State University

 

GT2024-122559: Geometric and Flow Characterization of Additively Manufactured Turbine Blades With Drilled Film Cooling Holes

Kelsey McCormack – Pennsylvania State University

Maria Rozman – Pennsylvania State University

Reid Berdanier – Pennsylvania State University

Karen Thole – Pennsylvania State University

 

GT2024-124085: Integration of Cooling Holes Into a Turbine Vane Made Using Additive Manufacturing

Nicholas L. Gailey – Pennsylvania State University

Michael D. Barringer – Pennsylvania State University

Reid A. Berdanier – Pennsylvania State University

Karen A. Thole – Pennsylvania State University

 

GT2024-123526: Entry Region Heat Transfer Augmentation With Pins, Fins, and Turbulators in Circular Channels

Evan Lundburg – Pennsylvania State University

Stephen Lynch – Pennsylvania State University

Michael Lyall – Air Force Research Laboratory

 

GT2024-123502: Computational Study of Additively Manufactured Internally Cooled Airfoils for Industrial Gas Turbine Applications

Matthew Krull – Pennsylvania State University

Stephen Lynch – Pennsylvania State University

Matthew Searle – National Energy Technology Laboratory

Timothy Floyd – National Energy Technology Laboratory

Forrest E. Ames – National Energy Technology Laboratory

Douglas Straub – National Energy Technology Laboratory

 

GT2024-121398: Introduction of Axisymmetric Grooves As a Tip Seal Treatment for Small-Core Turbines

Connor Wiese – Pennsylvania State University

Reid Berdanier – Pennsylvania State University

Karen Thole – Pennsylvania State University

 

GT2024-124299: Optimization of Tip Seal Grooves for Aerodynamic and Durability Improvements of Small-Core Turbines

Connor Wiese – Pennsylvania State University

Reid Berdanier – Pennsylvania State University

Karen Thole – Pennsylvania State University

 

Tutorials

Boundary Layer Ingesting Propulsion Author: David Hall

Combustion Dynamics Tutorial of Basics Author: Jacqueline O’Connor

Optical diagnostics for turbomachinery applications Author: Tamy Guimarães

Additive Manufacturing for Gas Turbine Heat Transfer Applications Author: Stephen Lynch

 

Panels

Carbon Capture and Exhaust Gas Recirculation: Challenges and Opportunities for a Gas Turbine Decarbonization Pathway, Jacqueline O’Connor