Unsteady flow interactions within the inlet cavity of a turbine rotor tip labyrinth seal

Journal of Turbomachinery

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 679-688

  Pfau, A ^a   Schlienger, J ^a   Rusch, D ^a   Kalfas, A I ^a   Abhari, R S ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW INTERACTIONS; GAS TURBINES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROTORS; STEADY FLOW; SWIRLING FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

INLET CAVITY; TOROIDAL VORTEX; TURBINE ROTOR TIP LABYRINTH SEAL;

AXIAL FLOW TURBOMACHINERY;

ROTOR; TURBINE; UNSTEADY FLOW;

EID: 27644527471     PISSN: 0889504X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2008973     Document Type: Article

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