Oxsensis Ltd have created new measuring capabilities and standards that could help clients in aerospace and power generation to significantly improve gas turbine efficiency and performance by more accurate control and measurement of unsteady pressure.

The results will be significant reduction in fuel consumption for the world’s airline industry, saving them millions of pounds and giving them the capability to meet increasingly challenging environmental regulations.

Oxsensis Ltd’s advanced sensors measure temperature and pressure precisely, operating in the core of jet-engine and gas-turbine combustion chambers. This environment is, as you can imagine, hostile: metal temperatures exceed 1000 deg C and destroy electronic probes; Only the Oxsensis optical probes are able to perform reliably and accurately.

Steve Tyler, Head of Packaging for Oxensis, says “Finite analysis has been crucial in developing our sensor, which is constructed from a single crystal material. The design of this microstructure to measure dynamic acoustic pressures and temperature is no ordinary finite analysis project.”

Steve adds, “Thankfully we knew Laurence Marks, of SSA. Laurence is a character we feel very fortunate to have found, with his breadth of skills, both academic and engineering related, that allows him to cut to the chase and understand our requirements clearly and quickly.”

“Laurence is focused on the solution, utilising the favourable software for the application. His results are clear and always an honest and accurate assessment of our equipment.”

“Laurence is an impressive member of our team. We trust his skills and conclusions and he will remain vital to Oxsensis Ltd’s growing success”.

Steve Tyler, Mechanical Design Manager for Oxsensis Ltd