The EU-funded project Sci-Fi-Turbo aims to establish workflows for the design of future aero engines. The design of ultra-efficient aircraft propulsion systems needed to meet with set requirements on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions require an exploration of the design space that is out of reach for the design frameworks used in industry today. Sci-Fi-Turbo explores the possibility of using multi-fidelity optimisation as part of the design of engine components. In this context, multi fidelity implies using a mix of data from low-fidelity simulations (CFD based on Reynolds-Averaged Navier Stokes - RANS) and high-fidelity simulations (CFD based on Scale-Resolving Simulations (SRS) such as Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) or Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation (DDES)). The inclusion of Scale-Resolving Simulations in the design workflow is a key enabler for the exploration of the design space of tomorrow's aero engines.
The requested resources will be used for Scale-Resolving Simulations of turbo machinery components for the Sci-Fi-Turbo EU project. Generated data will be used as input for multi-fidelity-based blade-shape optimisation.