| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M47812/01 |
| Title: |
DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL DYNAMOMETER FOR HIGH SPEED TURBOCHARGER RESEARCH |
| Principal Investigator: |
Martinez-Botas, Professor R |
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| Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
Imperial College London |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 July 1999 |
Ends: |
30 September 2002 |
Value (£): |
272,806
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| Aerospace, Defence and Marine |
Manufacturing |
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Small turbocharger turbines operate at very high rotational speeds under unsteady conditions and a special instrument is required for measurement of both mean and instantaneous torque. Such an instrument must also be able to absorb the power produced by the turbine. The methods currently available for measuring torque either cannot operate across the full load range, cannot absorb enough power or do not allow instantaneous torque determination. The proposed dynamometer overcomes these difficulties by using a novel a high speed eddy current rotor/stator system derived from a high speed electrical generator. Furthermore, the nature of this device is such that it has a low rotor inertia and can therefore be used to carry out torque measurements under unsteady flow/load conditions. There is no known equivalent device with this capability and with the same load range. In addition to being capable of meeting the essential requirements, it also offers considerable advantages over other systems in terms of its simplicity, flexibility and small size. The development of this instrument will greatly enhance the research in areas directly relevant to the investigators (turbochargers and gas turbines) as well as opening up possibilities for other applications in other disciplines such as high speed motors.
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