Efficient fracture design for complex turbine engine components

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2004

Volumn 6, Issue , 2004, Pages 291-300

  McClung, R Craig ^a   Enright, Michael P ^a   Lee, Yi Der ^a   Huyse, Luc J ^a   Fitch, Simeon H K ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Mustard Seed Software   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; GEOMETRY; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH (FCG); FRACTURE PLANE; TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS; UNIFORM TENSION;

TURBINES;

EID: 10244270727     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/gt2004-53323     Document Type: Conference Paper

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