Speaker
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gunther Eggeler
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Phone: +49 (0)234/32-28022
E-Mail: gunther.eggeler@rub.de
Link
Gas Turbines of Tomorrow
SFB/TR 103: From atom to turbine blade – scientific foundations for a new generation of monocrystalline superalloys.
Turbine blades in gas turbines are as indispensable for keeping modern society moving as they are for providing a steady, sustainable supply of electricity. Aside from their use in energy production, gas turbines are also employed in aviation. The key materials for these turbine blades are so-called monocrystalline superalloys – alloys based on nickel.
In order to achieve both a higher degree of efficiency and greater sustainability with these superalloys, the collaborative research centre project SFB/Transregio 103 “From atom to turbine blade – scientific foundations for a new generation of monocrystalline superalloys” is investigating completely novel monocrystalline technologies.
Fundamental questions lie at centre of the research – for example, questions concerning which structural formation processes occur during the production of components, and whether the application of high temperatures will cause microstructures to disintegrate (degradation). SFB/TR 103 brings together researchers from the fields of materials science and engineering, solid state physics and chemistry, and cross-scale material modelling and production engineering.
SFB/TR 103 is based at RUB (coordinating institution) and at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg. The German Aerospace Centre (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt – DLR), the Helmholtz Research Centre Jülich, and the Max Planck Institute for Iron Research are participating in the project as well.
