Experimental and three- dimensional cfd investigation in a gas turbine exhaust system

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 364-374

  Sultanian, B K ^a   Nagao, S ^b   Sakamoto, T ^b  

^a GE ENERGY   (United States)

^b TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; LOADS (FORCES); NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PRESSURE; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY;

GAS TURBINE EXHAUST SYSTEMS; HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATOR; TURBULENT FLOW DIFFUSION;

GAS TURBINES;

EID: 0032657426     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2817129     Document Type: Article

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