Numerical investigation of the influence of the tip clearance on wake formation inside a radial impeller

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

Volumn 6 B, Issue , 2003, Pages 681-691

  Weiß, Carsten ^a,b   Grates, Daniel R ^a   Thermann, Hans ^a   Niehuis, Reinhard ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS POWER GENERATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARTESIAN COORDINATES; VISCOUS FLUXES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; KINETIC ENERGY; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PRANDTL NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; TURBULENCE; VECTORS; VISCOUS FLOW; WAKES;

IMPELLERS;

EID: 0346327054     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2003-38279     Document Type: Conference Paper

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