- von Rachel
Heute besuchen wir MTU. Paul Blumeni gibt eine Präsentation und eine Tour. Das Museum
geht es um Flugzeugmotoren. Es war viel Flugzeugmotoren von Geschichte. There were many different types of engines and the progression throughout history is really interesting to see. The early engines were large and heavy. Some of the early engines had six cylinders and were not very efficient. Later styles used air compression to run (pictures included at the end). Overall, there were two styles of engines, one more circular and one more cylindrical. Mr. Blumeni had worked on one of the engines personally and spoke a lot about it. He mentioned the problems faced when designing the engine which was fascinating to learn about.
After the museum tour, we went on a tour of the manufacturing facility. The most interesting part of this was seeing manufacturing processes that I have learned about in class in action. The company also has the largest friction welding machine in the world which was really fascinating. After this tour, there were three presentations. One on the types of thing interns do, another was on the new engine that MTU is creating and the last was from a man who went through IEP and is now working in Munich. Overall, this was an amazing experience to be able to see a hands on engineering job.
- von Sinna
Heute a group of us visited MTU in Münich to learn about aircraft engines and turbines. MTU provides parts and maintenance for commercial and military aircraft. Münich's MTU location is the center for military aircraft production.
We met with Paul Blumeni, and he took us on a walking tour of the engines showroom. It was fascinating seeing the evolution of the airplane engine and learning about the history of MTU and flight in general. After the showroom tour, we walked through the busy workshops around the museum building, and learned how certain aircraft parts are manufactured.
Lunch preceded three presentations by workers of MTU, one of which was an alumnus. The presentations were about what interns do at MTU, what the current projects are at MTU and then connecting with the second alumni. At MTU, interns focus on helping the design and manufacturing process.
Currently, MTU is working on the GTF engine, which stands for Geared Turbofan. Its advantages are its nearly 50% reduction in noise pollution and its 15% reduction in CO2 emissions. The GTF has a newly introduced reduction gearbox between the low pressure turbine and the fan. The new gear allows the turbine to rotate faster and the fan to rotate more slowly. This process boosts the turbofan's efficiency, lowers CO2 emissions, reduces noise pollution and overall means the whole turbine is more lightweight. MTU was very cool, and definitely an internship hotspot for those interested in aviation.
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