Comparison of CFD and PIV data for the airflow in an aero-engine bearing chamber

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2004

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages 97-105

  Lee, C W ^a   Palma, P C ^a   Simmons, K ^a   Pickering, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bearing chamber; CFD; PIV; Turbulence modelling; Validation

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; SHAFTS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); TURBINES; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; TURBULENCE; VECTORS;

AERO-ENGINE BEARING CHAMBER; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (PIV); TURBULENCE MODELING; VALIDATION;

AIRCRAFT ENGINES;

EID: 10244250414     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/gt2004-53281     Document Type: Conference Paper

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