Turbine rotor with various tip configurations flow and heat transfer prediction

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 80-91

  Yang, Huitao ^a,b,c   Chen, Hamn Ching ^a,c,d   Han, Je Chin ^a,b,c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Turbine Heat Transfer Laboratory   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

^d Department of Civil Engineering

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ROTORS; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

DOUBLE SQUEALER TIP; FLAT TIP; LEAKAGE FLOW; SINGLE SUCTION-SIDE SQUEALER TIP;

HEAT TRANSFER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ROTORS; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

EID: 32844472601     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.14949     Document Type: Article

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