Glenn Research Center

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Glenn Research Center

• Expanding Horizons and Opening Frontiers

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Glenn Research Center

• NASA Lead Center for Propulsion
• Center of Excellence for Turbomachinery
• Microgravity research

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Propulsion and Power

• Breakthrough air-breathing technologies for a
  wide range of vehicles and speed regimes
• High-risk, high-payoff research and development
• Environmental compatibility
• Safety improvements
• Efficiency
• Cost effectiveness

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Propulsion and Power

• Projects

• Reliable and Efficient Engines
• Reduced Engine Emissions
• Revolutionary Engines
• Fundamental Research
• Hybrid Hyperspeed Propulsion

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Ultra-Efficient Engine Technology

• Provide revolutionary turbine technologies that
  enhance all levels of flight
• Decrease nitrogen oxides by 70
• Improve engine performance
• Reduce fuel usage by 15

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Ultra-Efficient Engine Technology

• Projects
• Emission Reduction
• Highly Loaded Turbomachinery
• Engine Materials and Structures for High
  Performance
• Propulsion-Airframe Integration

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Ultra-Efficient Engine Technology

• Projects
• Intelligent Propulsion Controls
• Integrated Component Technology Demonstrations
• Propulsion Systems Integration and Assessment

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Glenn Research Center
New Horizons