CAREER: A Research and Educational Career Program: Improving Gas Turbine Technology and Increasing the Number of Women in Engineering

这项工作是在CAREER计划下授予的，包括研究和教育两个目标。该研究计划解决了自由流湍流对涡轮叶片传热的影响。对第一排定子叶片的放大实验研究将获得流场和热传递的信息。然后将使用数值模拟和实验测量来优化涡轮叶片的气膜冷却。教育计划包括招收女工程专业学生、保留女工程专业学生和调整热科学领域的课程。在伊利诺斯州南部农村高中举办的研讨会旨在吸引妇女，并向指导顾问介绍工程方面的机会。此外，威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校还将开设一门面向女性的工程设计选修课。

ABSTRACT Thole 9624591 This work was awarded under the CAREER program and includes objectives for both research and education. The research plan addresses the effects of free-stream turbulence on turbine blade heat transfer. Experimental study of a up-scaled version of a first row stator vane will yield information on the flow field and the heat transport. Optimization of film cooling of the turbine blade, using both numerical simulation and experimental measurements will then follow. The educational plan includes recruiting women engineering students, retaining women engineering students and restructuring courses in the thermal sciences area. Seminars at rural high schools in southern Illinois will be aimed at attracting women and at informing guidance counselors of opportunities in engineering. In addition, an optional all-women engineering design course will be offered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.