Axisymmetric endwall contouring in a four-stage turbine- comparison of experimental and numerical results

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

Volumn 5 A, Issue , 2002, Pages 241-248

  Bohn, Dieter E ^a   Sürken, Norbert ^a   Yu, Qing ^a   Kreitmeier, Franz ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ALSTOM SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXISYMMETRIC ENDWALL CONTOURING; FOUR-STAGE TURBINE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; RADIAL FLOW; ROTORS; STATORS; STEADY FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

GAS TURBINES;

EID: 0037000616     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2002-30351     Document Type: Conference Paper

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