Additive Manufacturing for Cooled High-Temperature Automotive Radial Machinery (CHARM)

该项目将评估使用增材制造制造用于汽车应用的高温气冷镍高温合金径向涡轮部件的技术可行性。这有望使涡轮工作温度达到~1050℃，从而实现更极端的发动机小型化，消除对集成冷却排气歧管的需求，并为涡轮后的废热回收留下更多热能。该项目的合作伙伴是HiETA技术有限公司、巴斯大学动力总成和车辆研究中心（PVRC）以及涡轮机械研究小组（TRG）。

This project will assess the technical feasibility of using Additive Manufacturing to make high-temperature air-cooled nickel superalloy radial turbine componentry for automotive applications. This is expected to enableturbine operating temperatures of ~1050C, enabling more extreme downsizing of engines, removing the needfor integrated cooled exhaust manifolds and leaving more thermal energy for waste heat recovery post-turbine. The project partners are HiETA Technologies Ltd and the University of Bath's Powertrain and VehicleResearch Centre (PVRC) and Turbomachinery Research Group (TRG).