The present multidisciplinary Lecture Series addresses the 
current state of the art in the design and analysis of 
axial Turbomachinery components. The course is aimed at 
Turbomachinery designers, as well as experimental and CFD 
aero-thermal scientists. Both aerodynamic, heat transfer 
and mechanical concepts are developed by authors coming 
from industry, governmental and research agencies and 
universities. 

An introductory lecture will discuss the current trends in 
engine research. The next course will explain the 
successive steps of the aero-design of high-pressure 
turbines. Future improvements in the performance of 
turbine based propulsion largely depend on our 
understanding of unsteady flows. In view of decreasing 
weight and costs, current turbomachinery designs tend to 
increase the stage loading and to shorten the distance 
between blade rows. Several consecutive courses are 
dedicated to unsteady effects in HP turbines, LP turbines 
and compressors. Sessions on forced response address the 
impact of the excitation on blade and disk vibrations. 
Current practice of aeromechanical design are presented 
and illustrated with practical examples in compressors and 
turbines. 

Cooling techniques are crucial to guarantee the life of 
the HP blades. A special note will address general design 
issues and types of calculations used in cooling channels. 
Turbine tip clearance improvement, in spite of known 
challenges, continues to present one of the most powerful 
means for enhancement of gas turbine engine performance. 
The experimental and numerical study of various tip 
configurations will be addressed as well. Emphasis will 
then be put on tip heat transfer and cooling, looking 
among other subjects to design aspects and methodologies. 

Finally specific lectures will be given on advanced 
numerical methods using Large Eddy Simulations. 
Afterwards, applications to control the flow in turbines 
will be presented. 

The current course is an update of previously delivered 
courses at the von Karman Institute. The directors of this 
course are Prof. Guillermo Paniagua of the von Karman 
Institute, and Dr. Richard B. Rivir, of the Wright 
Patterson AFB.