CFD optimisation of cooling air offtake passages within rotor cavities

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

Volumn 3 B, Issue , 2002, Pages 915-923

  Young, Colin ^a   Snowsill, Guy D ^a  

^a ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD; Modelling; Offtake passages; Optimisation

Indexed keywords

COOLING AIR OFFTAKE PASSAGES; GAS TURBINE ENGINES; ROTOR CAVITIES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; ROTORS; VORTEX FLOW;

GAS TURBINES;

EID: 0037000292     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2002-30480     Document Type: Conference Paper

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