The application of CFD to underpin the design of gas turbine pre-swirl systems

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 3 PART B, Issue , 2006, Pages 1393-1402

  Snowsill, G D ^a   Young, C ^a  

^a ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL TIME; CYCLE EFFICIENCY; PRE-SWIRL SYSTEMS; ROTATING SURFACES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; COOLING; MACHINE DESIGN; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

GAS TURBINES;

EID: 33750841482     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2006-90443     Document Type: Conference Paper

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