Physical interpretation of flow and heat transfer in Preswirl systems

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 769-777

  Lewis, Paul ^a   Wilson, Mike ^a   Lock, Gary ^a   Owen, J Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FLOW RATE; HEAT TRANSFER; NOZZLES; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SWIRLING FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

HEAT TRANSFER MEASUREMENTS; PRESWIRL FLOW; PRESWIRL NOZZLES; PRESWIRL ROTOR-STATOR; PRESWIRL SYSTEMS;

ROTORS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FLOW RATE; HEAT TRANSFER; NOZZLES; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTORS; SWIRLING FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 34848909231     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2436572     Document Type: Article

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