Institute of Turbomachinery invites you to participate in seminars that will be conducted by our doctoral students.
On Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 12:15 p.m. and 12:35 p.m., in the Prof. W.R. Gundlach Auditorium, room 230 at 217/221/ Wolczanska Street, two seminars on will be held.
12:15 p.m. Design and optimisation of aerodynamics and aeroacoustics of VTOL propeller. The lecture will be conducted by:
M.Sc. Craig Burns
During the seminar, the key aspects and progress of the doctoral project will be presented. The seminar will begin with an overview of the challenges associated with urban air mobility, with a particular focus on aeroacoustic modelling of Counter-Rotating Open Rotors (CROR) within this context. The seminar will then highlight the work completed to date, including the validation and comparison of acoustic modelling methods, and the development and assessment of multi-objective low-fidelity propeller optimisation approaches. The results obtained will be discussed alongside their applicability for future research and design studies. The seminar will conclude with an outline of planned future research activities and objectives, as defined in the Individual Research Plan (IRP).
12:35 p.m. Analysis of the effect of non-condensable gases on the operation of the heat pipe. The lecture will be conducted by:
M.Sc. Mateusz Szydłowski
During the seminar, the main objectives and the current progress of the doctoral dissertation will be presented and discussed. The doctoral student will introduce the completed test stand and present preliminary results from the conducted experiments. Tube models manufactured using metal 3D-printing technology will also be demonstrated. Finally, the Individual Research Plan and the research objectives for the next semester will be discussed.
We invite everyone interested in the topic of the presented work to participate in the seminar.