NASA HyTec Award Spurs Thermally Efficient Core Project

GE has partnered with NASA to research advanced, sustainable engine cores as part of the Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) project. GE Aviation has been the recipient of multiple cost-share contracts for core development worth more than $20 million, which build on previous awards given under the program, for the 2020 HyTEC focus of enhancing power extraction tech for the next-gen turbofan program. GE Aviation will design, develop, and test compact engine core designs, including compressor, combustor, and high-pressure turbine technologies, with a specific aim to improve thermal efficiency. Newer materials and manufacturing methods are hoped to enable the gains sought, with early use of