The development of modern engines is highly complex, requiring expertise from a wide range of disciplines - from aerodynamics to component and system design to acoustics. Engineers often work with specialised tools that are rarely directly compatible. This is where the Gas Turbine Laboratory GTlab comes in: a platform that revolutionises multidisciplinary exchange and simulation, paving the way to the virtual engine.
Open Source: GTlab is now available
Prof Florian Herbst explains how GTlab makes the virtual engine possible.
At the first GTlab Community Days 2024 at the Institute of Propulsion Technology in Cologne, we presented the software developed at the German Aerospace Center to our partners from industry and academia, demonstrated its applications and defined the next steps together with the community. The aim is to further develop GTlab and adapt it to the needs of industry in order to strengthen the transfer from research to industry.
Why GTlab?
• Modular and extensible: GTlab allows each discipline to incorporate its own model building blocks and processes and link them through standardised interfaces.
• Efficient data exchange: The platform reduces manual effort through automated data exchange and provides a common platform for all stakeholders.
• Traceability and product lifecycle management: Data changes are stored, making designs more traceable.
• Joint development of methods: GTlab fosters innovation through collaboration and exchange between research and industry.
The GTlab Community Days 2024
The GTlab Community Days 2024 will bring together developers, users and interested parties to learn more about the platform and create a roadmap for its further development. Presentations and workshops will discuss potential applications, challenges and future developments - all with the aim of accelerating progress.
