Computational techniques developed in aerospace turbomachinery codes will directly benefit the development of power generation codes as well. The following images and animations are derived from the computations performed on PSC's T3E and show the simulation of the turbine, vane deflection, and vortex shedding behind a circular cylinder. One period of rotation of the turbine annulus.
Pressure contours on a deflecting vane.
Flow within the Penn State Research Compressor.