ATHEMA - Accelerated thermal mapping for on-engine measurements

该项目的目标是利用连续体或“蛇形”机器人技术与先进的检测系统相结合，开发一种发动机上的高分辨率温度测绘技术。英国是第一个签署2050年零净碳排放立法的国家。可持续航空燃料和先进推进系统是这些努力的前沿。烧成温度越高，效率越高。这两种途径都需要设计新的更坚固的材料和冷却方案，以承受恶劣的热条件。因此，对发动机内部温度分布的全面了解对于现代飞机发动机的设计过程至关重要。Sensor Coating Systems （SCS）开发了一种独特的温度测绘技术，使原始设备制造商能够验证航空和发电燃气轮机行业的新设计。该技术结合了温度记忆材料、先进的光学仪器和自动化技术，生成了包含成百上千个数据点的数字化地图。目前，这些测量都是在“发动机外”进行的：组件在实验室中进行检测，这需要拆卸发动机，这是一项昂贵且耗时的工作！在这个项目中，SCS的目标是通过应用其独特的“发动机上”热测绘技术，显著减少设计验证的时间和成本，节省数百个工作小时和数千英镑的运行成本。蛇形机器人技术将实现发动机内部部件的可访问性，这在目前是不可能的，先进的光学系统将实现同时发光和光谱测量。

The objective of this project is to develop an on-engine high-resolution temperature mapping technique using continuum or 'snake' robot technology in combination with an advanced detection system.UK is the first country to sign legislation zero net carbon emissions by 2050\. Sustainable Aviation Fuels and advanced propulsion systems are in the forefront of these effort. Higher efficiencies can be achieved with higher firing temperature. Both pathways require the design of new more robust materials and cooling schemes to withstand the harsh thermal conditions. Hence a complete knowledge of temperature distributions within the engine will be essential for the design process of modern aircraft engines.Sensor Coating Systems (SCS) has developed a unique temperature mapping technology that enables OEMs to validate new designs in the aviation and power generation gas turbine industry. The technology uses a combination of temperature memory materials, advances in optical instrumentation and automation to generate digitised maps with hundreds and thousands of data points. Currently the measurements are conducted 'off-engine': the components are interrogated in a laboratory which requires the disassembly of the engine -- a costly and time-consuming exercise!With this project, SCS aims to significantly reduce the time and costs for design validation, by applying its unique thermal mapping technology 'on-engine', saving hundreds of working hours and thousands of pounds in running costs. Snake-robot technology will enable accessibility in components inside the engine, which is not possible at the moment, and an advanced optical system will enable both simultaneous luminescence and spectral measurements.