Trailing-edge cooling for gas turbines

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 286-300

  Cunha, F J ^a   Chyu, M K ^b,c,d,e,f,g  

^a PRATT AND WHITNEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c IGTI ASME Heat Transfer Committee ^*

^d University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^e ASME   (Japan)

^f American Institute of Aerospace and Aeronautics   (United States)

^g Scientific Council of the International Centre of Heat and Mass Transfer

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRFOILS; COOLING; DURABILITY; WAKES;

AERODYNAMIC LOSS; TRAILING EDGES; TURBINE AIRFOILS;

GAS TURBINES;

EID: 33645775533     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.20898     Document Type: Review

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