Educational Facilities

Low-Speed Sections

i) Low Speed Axial Compressor Test Rig. This educational facility consists of a low speed compressor test ring with a single axial stage. Educational exercises can be performed for the familiarization of students with measurement processes that allow the determination of characteristic curve of a machine.

High-Speed Sections

i) Small Jet Engine. The test cell was designed to support educational activities in the field of gas turbines. The test engine is a small turbojet named Olympus by Netherlands’ Micro Turbines Company. It consists of one-stage radial flow compressor, annular combustor and one-stage axial flow turbine.

ii) Small Gas Turbine. This test cell was designed to support educational activities in the field of industrial gas turbines. The engine is a small gas turbine by TURBOENERGIE company and it consists of a radial compressor, two cannular low emission combustors and a two stage turbine.