Measurement and analysis of ingestion through a turbine rim seal

Journal of Turbomachinery

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 505-512

  Gentilhomme, O ^a   Hills, N J ^a   Turner, A B ^a   Chew, J W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; ROTATION; STATORS; SWIRLING FLOW;

MACH NUMBER;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW ANALYSIS; GAS TURBINE; SEAL; TURBOMACHINERY;

EID: 0141837170     PISSN: 0889504X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1556411     Document Type: Article

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