Analytical investigation of a low pressure turbine with and without flowpath endwall gaps, seals and clearance features

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 6 PART B, Issue , 2005, Pages 1099-1105

  Cherry, David ^a   Wadia, Aspi ^a   Beacock, Rob ^a   Subramanian, Mani ^b   Vitt, Paul ^b  

^a GE AVIATION   (United States)

^b ASE Technologies

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDWALL CAVITIES; LOW PRESSURE TURBINES; MODELING;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SEALS; TURBOFAN ENGINES;

GAS TURBINES;

EID: 27744601737     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2005-68492     Document Type: Conference Paper

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