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Georgia Southern Students Unveil Game-Changing Turbine Seal Design

6/30/2025

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Two Georgia Southern engineering students, Brenton Hall and Tyrus Carter, have made waves at the 2025 National Conference on Undergraduate Research with their groundbreaking turbine seal design. Their innovative elastohydrodynamic seal for supercritical carbon dioxide turbomachinery promises to enhance efficiency and cut costs. Guided by Dr. Sevki Cesmeci, this project was backed by a substantial $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.

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Two Georgia Southern engineering students, Brenton Hall and Tyrus Carter, have made waves at the 2025 National Conference on Undergraduate Research with their groundbreaking turbine seal design. Their innovative elastohydrodynamic seal for supercritical carbon dioxide turbomachinery promises to enhance efficiency and cut costs. Guided by Dr. Sevki Cesmeci, this project was backed by a substantial $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.