The transition mechanism of highly loaded low-pressure turbine blades

Journal of Turbomachinery

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 536-543

  Stieger, R D ^a,b   Hodson, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); LAMINAR FLOW; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; TURBINES; WAKES;

BOUNDARY LAYER MEASUREMENTS; LOW-PRESSURE (LP) TURBINE BLADES; SHEAR LAYERS; SUCTION SURFACE;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

BLADE AERODYNAMICS; FLOW SEPARATION; SHEAR LAYER; TURBINE;

EID: 14744298767     PISSN: 0889504X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1773850     Document Type: Article

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