GE Aerospace gets funding for next phase of NASA’s HyTEC program

GE Aerospace has been awarded a contract by NASA for Phase 2 of the so-called HyTEC program, which stands for Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core. This phase should result in a core demonstrator that is available for testing by the end of this decade.

NASA announced the contract last week. The agency is providing $68.1 million in co-funding for a five-year project that will start on February 15. GE Aerospace

will fund an identical amount.

HyTEC is a multi-year program that seeks to develop various technologies for application in future turbofan engines. While the latest-generation engines already run hotter and with higher pressure ratios, the next generation should further raise the bar. Lessons learned from the durability issues with almost all new engines like the General Electric GEnx, Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan, and the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 and XWB will certainly be taken into account.