Numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer past a turbine blade with a squealer-tip

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, International Gas Turbine Institute, Turbo Expo (Publication) IGTI

Volumn 3 A, Issue , 2002, Pages 295-307

  Yang, Huitao ^a   Acharya, Sumanta ^a   Ekkad, Srinath V ^a   Prakash, Chander ^b   Bunker, Ron ^c  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

^b GE AVIATION   (United States)

^c GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESSURE RATIO; REYNOLDS STRESS MODEL; SQUEALER TIP; TURBINE BLADE;

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTORS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

GAS TURBINES;

EID: 0036998289     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2002-30193     Document Type: Conference Paper

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