LEC in the News

November 2011

Members of LEC have recently attended the 10th International Gas Turbine Congress held in Osaka (IGTC 2011). LEC has presented the papers “Controlling Mixing at the Interaction Zone Through Systematic Variation of the Inlet Rotor Cavity Volume and Length Scale” authored by K. G. Barmpalias, A. I. Kalfas, R. S. Abhari, T. Hirano, N. Shibukawa and S. Takashi as well as “Hot Streak Shaping and Migration in an Axial Turbine” authored by K. Regina, A. M. Basol, P. Jenny, A. I. Kalfas and R. S. Abhari.

Prof. Abhari participated in a panel discussion on CO2 reduction in power plants together with Japanese panelists from power system companies.

March 2011

EWEA2011 Best Poster Award awarded to LEC

Europe’s premier wind energy event organised by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) was held 14-17 March 2011, in Brussels. The poster “Wind Turbine Performance and Aerodynamics in Wakes within Wind Farms,” presented at EWEA2011, and authored by Barber S., Chokani N. and Abhari R.S. of LEC was awarded one of the event’s four best poster awards.

LEC congratulates our colleagues on their accomplishments.

Download the poster here.


September 2010

As part of the SF TV Einstein program the LEC has been featured demonstrating the latest wind energy research projects. To watch the program click here.


May 2010

Donald Julius Groen Prize, IMechE, awarded to LEC

The paper “Unsteady numerical investigation of the effects of wakes with eddy shedding in different axial turbine aerofoils,” published in the IMechE Journal of Power and Energy, Vol. 223, No. 8, pp. 1001-1016 (2009) and authored by Mokulys T., Rose M.G., and Abhari R.S. of LEC together with Congiu F (Alstom) has been awarded the IMechE’s Donald Julius Groen Prize for the best paper related to Thermodynamics and Fluid Dynamics published in the journal of Power and Energy.

LEC congratulates our colleagues on their accomplishments.


January 2010

World Future Energy Summit (WFES)- Pursuing Innovation - the Key Role played by Research and Development in Wining the Future Energy Battle.

The session focused on the dual role played by the private sector and university research in moving the industry forward.

The discussion was chaired by Professor Reza Abhari,the session focused on the dual role played by the private sector and university research in moving the industry forward.

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September 2009
Donald Juluis Groen Prize, IMechE, awarded to LEC

The paper “In-situ heat transfer measurements on coated and uncoated turbine blades of a full-scale turbine,” published in the IMechE Journal of Power and Energy, Vol. 222, No. 3, pp. 331-338 (2008) and authored by Brunner M.H., Rose M.G., and Abhari R.S. of LEC together with Mühlbauer K., (Alstom) has been awarded the IMechE’s Donald Juluis Groen Prize for outstanding achievements in the field of Thermofluids.

LEC congratulates our colleagues on their accomplishments.

August 2009
The 2 August 2009 issue of SonntagsZeitung profiles LEC's Wind Energy research program in an article. Read article.

June 2009
ETH Globe, the magazine of ETH Zurich (in German), in an issue devoted to climate change (Read issue) profiles LEC's Wind Energy research program in an article. Read article.

At the ASME Turbo Expo 2009, in Orlando, Florida, the Structures & Dynamics Committee shall present the paper, GT-2008-50466 “Experimental Study on Impeller Blade Vibration During Resonance: Part 1 - Blade Vibration Due to Inlet Flow Distortion”, authored by Kammerer A. and Abhari R.S., as the Best Paper award winner from ASME Turbo Expo 2008 held June 2008 in Berlin.

LEC congratulates our colleagues on their accomplishments.

May 2009
Measurement Science and Technology highlights LEC work

The paper “Time-resolved entropy measurements using a fast response entropy probe,” published in Volume 19, Issue 11 (2008) and authored by Mansour M., Chokani N., Kalfas A.I., Abhari R.S., has been selected as a 'highlight' from Measurement Science and Technology in 2008. The article appears in a special collection issue of journal highlights and that is free to read until 31 December 2009. Download article as PDF.

April 2009
2008 Measurement Science and Technology Outstanding Paper Award – Fluid Mechanics. Read citation.

The Editorial Board of Measurement Science and Technology has awarded the paper “Time-resolved entropy measurements using a fast response entropy probe,” published in Volume 19, Issue 11 (2008) the award for Outstanding Paper in Fluid Mechanics for 2008. The paper’s authors are the LEC members: Michel Mansour, Ndaona Chokani, Anestis I Kalfas and Reza S Abhari.

LEC congratulates our colleagues on their accomplishments.

August 2008
"View from the Chair", article by Professor Reza Abhari, published in Global Gas Turbine News. Read article.

June 2008
At the ASME Turbo Expo held June 9-13, 2008 in Berlin, LEC PhD Assistants Michel Mansour and Alessandro Sofia received Best Paper Awards for papers that were presented at the ASME Turbo 2007 held June 2007 in Montreal.

The Controls, Diagnostics & Instrumentation Committee selected for a Best Paper award: Mansour M., Chokani N., Kalfas A.I., Abhari R.S., “Unsteady Entropy Measurements in a High-Speed Radial Compressor” No. GT2007-27450

The Turbomachinery Committee selected for a Best Paper award:
Wheeler A.P.S., Sofia A., Miller R.J., “The Effect of Leading-Edge Geometry on Wake Interactions in Compressors,” No. GT2007-27802

LEC congratulates our colleagues on their accomplishments.

May 2008
"The Link Between Climate Change and Turbomachines", article by Professor Reza Abhari, published in Global Gas Turbine News. Read article.