The Global Power and Propulsion Society (GPPS) Beijing 2019 conference was convened at Beihang University recently, attracting more than 200 experts and scholars from around the world.

The conference was co-sponsored by GPPS, the School of Energy and Power Engineering of Beihang University, the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Prof. Sun Xiaofeng from the School of Energy and Power Engineering served as the president of the conference.

The three-day conference featured a number of presentations by prestigious experts from academia and industry. Prof. Vigor Yang from Georgia Tech University elaborated on innovative designs for data-driven propulsion systems; Dr. Frank Eulitz from Germany illustrated the development trend of future power system based on the advanced technology of Siemens in the field of gas turbine; Prof. Mehdi Vahdati from Imperial College London and Dr. Atsukuni Waragai of Honda Aero made reports on fan blade aeroelasticity and the development of Honda jet engines respectively; Prof. Ni Mingjiu from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, combining with his in-depth research in magnetohydrodynamics, made a report on the application of liquid metal magnetohydrodynamics in nuclear fusion.

The GPPS Beijing 2019 conference offered a total of eight invited technical reports, and all conference papers were presented in specific sessions with topics covering Acoustics & Noise, Combustor & Combustions, Axial Compressors, Advanced Cycles & Performance, Turbines, etc.

Reported by Pan Tianyu and Sun Dakun

Photographed by Dong Xu and Mu Ze

Reviewed by Yan Xiaojun

Edited by Jia Aiping

Translated by Lyu Xingyun