Effects of spray parameters and operating conditions on an industrial gas turbine washing system

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2004

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 573-580

  Mund, Friederike C ^a   Pilidis, Pericles ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD; Compressor washing; Performance; Spray

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPRESSORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SPRAYING; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WASHING;

INJECTION VELOCITY; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS (OEM); SPRAY DISTRIBUTIONS; WASHING SYSTEMS;

GAS TURBINES;

EID: 10244257632     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/gt2004-53551     Document Type: Conference Paper

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