The Aconit (Actuators for Surge Control in Gas Turbine) project aims to control the internal flow of turbine engines, the most common form of propulsion system used in modern aircraft. The Aconit project, coordinated by Arts et Métiers, will end in December 2023.
The project partners (see below) worked on developing and integrating actuators into the engine compressor in order to study the flows.
The knowledge gained in this way has a dual purpose: aviation safety and the environment.
On the safety side, a study was conducted into the flow instability phenomena that cause various accidents.
ReducingCO2 emissions
On the environmental side, the project is part of the H2020 CleanSky sub-program (now Clean Aviation), which aims to develop all the technologies needed for a "clean, innovative, and competitive aviation system." Tests under near-real conditions (in terms of vibration and temperature) were conducted as part of Aconit to study the possibility of increasing operating margins, improving engine efficiency, and reducingCO2 emissions.
The final meeting in Munich
The results of the project will be highlighted at the final partner meeting to be held in Munich in February 2024. Demonstrations will be carried out on the Larzac turbojet test bench. Partners UniBwM and CTEC are currently working on the final installation of the actuators on the bench. Just a few more weeks to wait before we can discover all the results of the project!
An H2020 project
The ACONIT project, launched in March 2020 for a period of three years, is funded by the European Union's8th Framework Program for Research and Innovation (H2020). The consortium, comprising two European countries (France and Germany), brings together researchersArts et Métiers, ONERA (Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales) and the Universität der Bundeswehr in Munich, as well as an industrial partner: Cedrat Technologies (CTEC).
This project is coordinated by Antoine Dazin, professor at the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (LMFL) on the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Lille, with support from the European Projects Department of the Deputy Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DGARI) for consortium management.
