Prediction of fatigue performance in gas turbine blades after foreign object damage

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 25, Issue 9-11, 2003, Pages 963-969

  Nowell, D ^a   Duo P ^a   Stewart, I F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crack arrest; Foreign object damage; High cycle fatigue

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

IMPACT ANGLE;

GAS TURBINES;

EID: 0141908785     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(03)00160-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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