Interaction of rim seal and annulus flows in an axial flow turbine

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 786-793

  Cao, C ^a   Chew, J W ^a   Millington, P R ^b   Hogg, S I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b Alstom UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIAPHRAGMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS;

AXIAL FLOW TURBINES; AXIAL TURBINES; RIM SEALING FLOW; VORTEX STRENGTH;

AXIAL FLOW TURBOMACHINERY;

AXIAL FLOW TURBINE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; SWIRLING FLOW; TURBOMACHINERY;

EID: 13644266938     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1772408     Document Type: Article

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