1. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR GAS TURBINES COMOTI ROMANIA www.comoti.rowww.comoti.ro contact@comoti.ro

2. Fields of Interest -Aircraft and industrial turbo-engines -Turbo-compressors, expanders and blowers -Centrifugal and screw compressors -Environment measurements -Co-generative groups -Aircraft noise reduction -New materials

3. Expertise and Capability -Structural analysis (FEM) -Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) – parallel processing capability, high accuracy numerical code -Mechanical design (bladed machines, gears) -Manufacturing (CNC) -Composite materials design and manufacturing (autoclave technology) -High pressure, high temperature, high velocity test rigs with spectroscopic measurement capability (PIV, PLIF, Rayleigh) -Turbine engine control and diagnosis

4. European programs: 1. Framework programme 5 METHOD JEAN SILENCER ABRANEW 2. Framework programme 6 COJEN VITAL X3 - Noise 3. Framework programme 7 TEENI ESPOSA HEXENOR

5. Ongoing projects -TEENI (212367) Turboshaft Engine Exhaust Noise Identification -Sensor testing on high temperature, high pressure test rigs -Design and manufacturing of engine components (casings and nozzle) -ESPOSA (284859) Efficient Systems and Propulsion for Small Aircraft -Combustion chamber testing -Turbine computation and design -Design and manufacturing (gears) -HEXENOR (296551) Development of Helicopter Exhaust Engine Noise Reduction technologies -Design and manufacturing (nozzles)