NASA EEE Combustor and Turbine CFD Geometry and Boundary Conditions

Geometry, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) grid, and boundary condition files for the Energy Efficient Engine combustor and high-pressure turbine. NASA provides these files to support development of fully-coupled combustor-turbine simulations, based on public information from contractor reports from the 1970s and 1980s. The data originates from the NASA Transformational Tools and Technologies project.

Use Cases

• Validate CFD simulation tools using the provided geometry and boundary condition files for a representative combustor-turbine system.
• Develop mesh generation or adaptation algorithms using the provided CFD grid files.
• Benchmark coupled fluid-structure interaction solvers against the defined boundary conditions.
• Study the aerodynamic design of a high-pressure turbine using the provided geometry data.

Strengths

• Data is derived from official NASA contractor reports, including CR-167980 (1982) and CR-168301 (1984).
• Files are provided specifically to promote development of tools for coupled combustor-turbine analysis.
• Represents a complete set for CFD simulation, including geometry, grid, and boundary conditions.

Limitations

• The underlying engine program dates from the mid-1970s, representing older aerospace technology.
• Data completeness and fidelity depend on the extraction from scanned historical reports.
• No sample data or column descriptions are provided to detail the internal file structure.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Collection Method

Created based on publicly available information extracted from NASA contractor reports.

Time Range

Based on reports from 1982 and 1984, documenting the 1970s Energy Efficient Engine program.

Freshness

The dataset was last updated on the platform in April 2025.

Geography

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