WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT, USA, May 20, 2024 — Concepts NREC is pleased to announce a collaboration with MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) to provide the most comprehensive and robust set of software tools available for turbomachinery design, engineering, and analysis to be used during a new “Advanced Manufacturing for Aerospace Engineers” course debuting in the Fall of 2024.
The course, jointly designed and taught by Dr. Zachary Cordero and Dr. Zoltán Spakovszky, is a project-based subject in which students design, build, and test an electric turbopump for a notional rocket engine.
Instructors and students will use the full suite of Agile Engineering Design System® (AEDS) and Advanced Rotating Machine Dynamics (ARMD) software tools to design and develop the various components of a single-spool dual-impeller turbopump, and then assemble the components into a fully functional device.
The labs will follow an iterative approach, where students will rigorously apply concepts, principles, and processes using these software modeling tools to realize a complex and high-quality design with accurate modeling and improved performance.
This collaboration will set a baseline standard for aerospace engineering education, and significantly broaden students’ software capabilities in the critical domain of rotating machinery dynamics and their support-bearing systems.
“We are thrilled to support MIT and Dr. Spakovszky in developing the next generation of aerospace engineers”, states Dr. Peter Weitzman, President of Software Sales and Product Development at Concepts NREC. “These students will gain hands-on experience with tools and strategies to solve the most demanding turbomachinery challenges that will arise in their careers.”
About Concepts NREC
For over 65 years, Concepts NREC’s comprehensive, innovative, and integrated suite of products and solutions for turbomachinery design, software, manufacturing, engineering, assembly, testing, and training have given birth to products and ideas that are changing our world. From clean and efficient renewable energy and power generation solutions to propelling the most efficient aircraft and rocket engines, our services and solutions are paving the way to a sustainable future. Visit www.conceptsnrec.com for more information.
About MIT and the Instructors
The MIT School of Engineering’s mission is to educate the next generation of engineering leaders, to create new knowledge, and to serve society. Visit https://engineering.mit.edu for more information.
Dr. Cordero’s current projects aim to enable eminently reusable rocket engines, additively manufactured deployables for small sats, and in-space manufacturing of large structures. Learn more at https://aeroastro.mit.edu/people/zachary-cordero/.
Dr. Spakovszky’s areas of specialization include propulsion and energy conversion, internal flows in fluid machinery, compressor aerodynamics and stability, micro-fluidics and rotordynamics, aero-acoustics, aircraft design for the environment, and electrified aviation. Learn more at https://aeroastro.mit.edu/people/zoltan-s-spakovszky/.
