CFD in the Gas Turbine Industry

CFD is an indispensible part of the design process for all major gas turbine components. The growth in the use of CFD from single-block structured mesh steady state solvers to highly resolved unstructured mesh unsteady solvers will be described, with examples of the design improvements that have been achieved. The European Commission has set stringent targets for the reduction of noise, emissions and fuel consumption to be achieved by 2020. The application of CFD to produce innovative designs to meet these targets will be described. The future direction of CFD towards whole engine simulations will also be discussed.