• Turbomachinery and Propulsion Department

    To solve problematics of aircraft engines
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Turbomachinery and Propulsion Department

For several decades, the Turbomachinery and Propulsion Department has been broadly specialized in activities related to aero-propulsion and energy conversion by means of rotating machinery. At the present time, the department teams up with the major European engine manufacturers, either in European Commission co-funded projects, or in bilateral focused programs.

The department has been recognized as one of the main research partners of the Safran Group, the French aeroengine manufacturer. Advanced aero-thermal research is carried out on the colder fan and compressor side, as well as on the hotter turbine extremity.

Through these challenging contacts with industry on one side and the continuous involvement in international programs within the turbomachinery research community on the other side, the VKI Turbomachinery and Propulsion Department has developed over the years a widely recognized expertise in most of the important domains of aero-thermal turbomachinery.

On the energy side, the department recently completed the aero-mechanical design of the primary cooling pump of the Myrrha reactor for SCK•CEN in Mol (Belgium), and contributed to product development in several sectors of the energy conversion industry (steam turbines, turbochargers, etc.).

Faculty - TU

Frank Eulitz

Professor and Head of Department

Fabrizio Fontaneto

Associate Professor

Sergio Lavagnoli

Associate Professor

Tom Verstraete

Professor

 
Sina Stapelfeldt

Adjunct Professor

Greg Dimitriadis

Adjunct Professor

 
 
 
  • Tania Sofia CACAO FERREIRA  (*)
  • Filippo MERLI
  • Oguzhan MURAT
  • Manas PAYYAPPALLI
  • Tushar SIKRORIA
  • Loris SIMONASSI

*Collaborative Post Doc

  • Federico BERTELLI
  • Bora Orcun CAKIR
  • Marco CASTALDI
  • Lorenzo DA VALLE
  • Tom DE BRUYN
  • Gonçalo GRANJAL CRUZ
  • Duc Huy Marco HOANG  (*)
  • Romain HOTTOIS
  • Gustavo LOPES
  • Mizuki OKADA
  • Giacomo PASTORINO
  • Jorge PEREZ BARCENA
  • Stefano PLATINI
  • Riccardo TORACCHIO
  • Antonino TORRE
  • Thanh Son TRAN
  • Patrick TEN HEDJE (*)
  • Karel VAN DEN BORRE
  • Adrien VASSEUR
  • Luca ZAMPINI

*Collaborative PhD

  • Mario ALI
  • Christos ALPOGIANNIS
  • Gulberg CELIKEL
  • Loïc DEWITTE
  • Vasileios GEORGOPOULOS
  • Stefano GUIDOLOTTI
  • Büşra KAYA
  • Nikolaos LOTSIOS
  • Periklis NTINOS
  • Cosimo PULIERI
  • Ömer Refik SÖZBIR
  • Niccolò TONIONI

Project Office - Research Managers

Jean-Baptiste Gouriet

Research Manager

Philippe Planquart

Research Manager

Aude Lahalle

Research Manager