Unsteady flow physics and performance of a one-and-1/2-stage unshrouded high work turbine

Journal of Turbomachinery

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 348-359

  Behr, T ^a   Kalfas, A I ^b   Abhari, R S ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW FIELDS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; ROTORS; SECONDARY FLOW; STATORS; STEADY FLOW; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; UNSTEADY FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

FAST RESPONSE AERODYNAMIC PROBE (FRAP) TECHNIQUE; LEADING EDGE; TIP LEAKAGE VORTEX; TRAILING EDGE;

GAS TURBINES;

FLOW FIELDS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; GAS TURBINES; ROTORS; SECONDARY FLOW; STATORS; STEADY FLOW; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; UNSTEADY FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 34249872175     PISSN: 0889504X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2447707     Document Type: Article

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