Techspace Aero develops a booster for European VITAL programme
Techspace Aero (SAFRAN Group Belgian subsidiary) celebrated the completion of a major aeronautic engine module, which marks the outcome of 3 years research and development work involving a hundred or so members of the company. This research is carried out under the European VITAL programme, which consists of reducing the noise and CO2 emissions of aircraft engines. Snecma (SAFRAN Group) is the lead partner of a consortium that gathers fifty or so partners including most of the major aeronautics stakeholders in Europe (Snecma, Rolls-Royce, MTU Aero Engines, Avio, Volvo Aero, ITP and Techspace Aero). It aims to develop innovative architectures and achieve technological breakthroughs at the service of tomorrow’s cleaner engines.
Techspace Aero coordinates all the work carried out within the VITAL programme on the low-pressure compressors. Techspace Aero has developed a module that includes this compressor together with the fan, the intermediate casing and the sump. The technologies developed by Techspace Aero are aimed at making this module more compact and lighter while improving aerodynamic performances. Techspace Aero worked in partnership with Belgian companies and research centres (GDTech, Cenearo and the von Karman Institute) and with the CIAM (Central Institute of Aviation Motors) located in Moscow. The module is going to be tested at the CIAM in order to validate the technologies used.
