Public Funding for Serco Group PLC

The CLIMATE programmes main objective is to assess the risks involved in upgrading Waspalloy discs to 720Li discs for power generation application under corrosive environments. The principal mechanism influencing component integrity at these harsher loading conditions will be high temperature corrosion-fatigue. To achieve this, the project will investigate conditions for corrosion on Industrial gas turbine firtrees, It will then develop rigs where such conditions can be replicated and test for corrosion fatigue, crack propagation and corrosion sub element tests, which will enable the development of component-life models. The project will then validate the models for predicting component crack initiation lives and crack growth rates under corrosion fatigue conditions. The main benefits of this project are an increased fuel efficiency and power output and a set of test techniques and component-life models applicable to a wide range of existing and new materials.

Original goals - 'To create a Multi-Modal service on a mobile phone to reduce the stress in travelling with context-dependant User interface Achievement A beta version of the Travel+ London application have been launched on the Android application store (Google Play) with positive feedback from users. Indoor navigation technology was also successfully developed and tested independently by HWC but this feature was not integrated into the beta version of the application.Impact Limited impact have been made on the issue of reducing the stress level of a traveller, since the context-dependant side of the service have not been totally integrated but never the less the team have manage to create a first class fully integrated user friendly multi-modal London journey planner

The project will develop technology to increase the life and reliability of advanced lightweight Ni-based gas turbine discs. This will be achieved by developing a new understanding of the degradation of the material in the operating environment and developing solutions that will enable the components to be operated for longer. The innovation will provide a step change in useable component life, improve the engine efficiency and reduce emissions. The value of the programme is £1.67M.

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