Primary Recipient

LAMAR UNIVERSITY

Amount

$167,451.00

Award Date

7/24/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

Gas turbine engines have been widely used in power generation and aircraft propoulsion. Any increase of the gas turbine efficiency can lead to a significant saving of energy. To improve the efficiency, the turbine inlet temperature is usually elevated to