Gas Turbine
Transmission Systems
The University of Nottingham's Technology Centre (UTC) is a multi-disciplinary group that pulls together academic staff and researchers from within the Faculty of Engineering and the School of Mathematical Sciences.
Key aims and expertise
We are conducting internationally-leading work on new advanced materials; novel designs for shafts, couplings, support structures and casings; the use of high duty bearings; the dynamic behaviour of high performance gearboxes for driving auxiliaries; the performance of the oil system that lubricates and cools the bearings and gears; and the design of seals to prevent oil leaking from the transmission system.
The engineering of high-performance transmission systems requires skills in fluid-flow and heat transfer, material strength properties and characteristics, contact analysis, understanding of creep, wear and fatigue issues at standard and elevated temperatures, understanding of conjugacy of mating profiles, static and dynamic modelling of shafts and bearings, the deformations of support structures and in experimentation and CFD modelling to determine the complex 3-D two-phase flows of the oil. The group has a strong representation of knowledge right across this range.
Current Projects
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Significant Results.
The UTC’s researchers work closely with senior engineers in Rolls-Royce on projects that impact directly on the development of new engines. The most recent engine that the Group has contributed to is the Trent 900, which powers the new Airbus A380.
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