Aerodynamic design of 50 per cent reaction steam turbines

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-25

  Havakechian, S ^a   Greim, R ^a  

^a ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic design; Flow phenomena; Reaction blading; Steam turbines

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FRANCIS TURBINES; MACHINE DESIGN; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

REACTION BLADING;

STEAM TURBINES;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN; STEAM TURBINE;

EID: 0032767145     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954406991522158     Document Type: Article

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