The effect of turbine blade cooling on the cycle efficiency of gas turbine power cycles

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 109-120

  Wilcock, R C ^a   Young, J B ^a   Horlock, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPRESSORS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COOLING; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

COMBUSTOR OUTLET TEMPERATURE; COMPRESSOR PRESSURE RATIO; FILM COOLING; POLYTROPIC EFFICIENCY;

GAS TURBINES;

BLADE; COOLING; EFFICIENCY; GAS TURBINE;

EID: 15044344242     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1805549     Document Type: Article

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