Experience the virtual engine
Modern aircraft engines are highly complex systems. Their development demands the interplay of many disciplines – from aerodynamics and the design of individual components to the simulation of the overall system. With the Gas Turbine Laboratory (GTlab), we are developing a software platform that digitally supports this multidisciplinary development process. It paves the way for the virtual engine.
GTlab supports the design of propulsion systems from the initial concept to the finished 3D design. The platform makes it possible to model engines as digital twins, simulate them realistically and optimise them efficiently. This allows complex technical requirements to be assessed at an early stage and development processes to be accelerated in a targeted manner.
At the virtual engine live demo, visitors can try out the software for themselves. Interactive demonstrations show how parameters can be adjusted, what effects design changes have and how simulations contribute to the optimisation of modern propulsion systems.
The live demo illustrates how GTlab is driving digital transformation in propulsion development. It shows how a virtual engine is created from models, simulations and 3D representations – and how digital tools support engineers in developing future propulsion systems that are more efficient, flexible and sustainable.
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German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR)
Institute of Propulsion Technology
E-Mail contact-dlr@DLR.de
