Influence of vane-blade spacing on transonic turbine stage aerodynamics: Part i-time-averaged data and analysis

Journal of Turbomachinery

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 663-672

  Venab, B L ^a   Delaney, R A ^a   Busby, J A ^b   Davis, R L ^b   Dorney, D J ^b   Dunn, M G ^c   Haldeman, C W ^c   Abhari, R S ^c  

^a ROLLS ROYCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TURBINE;

EID: 0033208762     PISSN: 0889504X     EISSN: 15288900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2836718     Document Type: Article

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