Matt Caspermeyer of JASC and Bill Heatley of O’Miller Associates attended the 3rd NASA GRC PCD Workshop held February 28-March 1, 2012 at the Ohio Aerospace Institute, Cleveland, OH. The workshop covered various aspects of propulsion controls including Enhanced Engine Control, Model-Based Control and Diagnostics, Distributed Engine Control, Industry Perspectives on Propulsion Control Diagnostic Research, Active Combustion Control, and High-Speed Propulsion Modeling and Control.
Matt (on the left) and Bill also participated in a poster presentation describing the JASC Active Combustion Control Valve concept that is currently in a Phase II SBIR. The High-Frequency Proportional Rotary Fuel Valve is designed to mitigate combustion instabilities at higher frequencies than have been previously achieved (~1000Hz) allowing gas turbines to run at operating points that produce lower emissions and higher performance.
