Institute of Propulsion Theory and Technology
Head of the institute: Huang Hongyan, professor/doctorial tutor.
The institute is one of the major parts constituting the national key discipline---Power Machine and Engineering. The Institute is a leading national centre for research on the aerothermodynamics of turbomachine flowpath and the design of flight vehicle power plant. There are 9 teaching and research staff in the institute, 3 professors, 2 associate professors, among them 7 with doctor degree. Now,the Institute has received more than RMB21,000,000 financial support and built an advanced-instrument-equipped laboratory with an area of nearly 2,000 sq. meters. The Turbomachinery Laboratory was approved as the province level key laboratory in 2000.
Since 1960s, the Institute has always been undertaking the research on the theory of the bowed-twisted blade in turbomachinery and its three dimensional design methods. The bowed-twisted blade called as the third generation blade was proposed by Prof. Wang Zhongqi and Prof. Filippov from formerSoviet Union. Up to now, the Institute has already put forward the complete three dimensional design system of bowed-twisted blade, and also successfully applied the bowed-twisted blade to the liquid rocket, aviation and missile engine, naval turbine and all 5 types of large steam turbine units.
In the recent 5 years, more than 50 EI retrieval technical papers are published, more than 20 SCI retrieval technical papers are published. The Institute was awarded the second prize of National Nature Science in 1993, the second prize of National Science and Technology Progress in 2000, the first prize of Defense Science and Technology Progress Award in 2007, the second prize of Defense Science and Technology Progress Award in 2008.The institute was also awarded 4 second prize and 2 third prize province or ministry level awards. The number of edited and editing materials are two.
The Institute is in the leading position in the research of bowed-twisted blade in the world.