Effect of nonuniform inlet conditions on endwall secondary flows

Journal of Turbomachinery

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 623-631

  Hermanson, K S ^a   Thole, K A ^b  

^a ALSTOM SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

^b State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS TURBINES; HEAT TRANSFER;

ENDWALL SECONDARY FLOW;

COMBUSTORS;

FLOW FIELD; GAS TURBINE; PRESSURE; SECONDARY FLOW; STATOR; VANE;

EID: 0036821026     PISSN: 0889504X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1505849     Document Type: Article

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