An experimental and computational study of the formation of a streamwise shed vortex in a turbine stage

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

Volumn 5 A, Issue , 2002, Pages 71-79

  Pullan, Graham ^a   Denton, John ^a   Dunkley, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Cambridge Consultants Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHEAR LAYER; SURFACE FLOW VISUALIZATION; VORTEX SHEET;

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ROTORS; STATORS; VORTEX FLOW;

GAS TURBINES;

EID: 0037003106     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2002-30331     Document Type: Conference Paper

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