Rotor-blades' profile influence on a gas-turbine's compressor effectiveness

Applied Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 494-505

  Lebele Alawa, B T ^a   Hart, H I ^a   Ogaji, S O T ^b   Probert, S D ^b  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compressor blade; Compressor power; Gas turbine

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

COMPRESSOR BLADE; COMPRESSOR POWER;

GAS TURBINES;

COMPRESSORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS TURBINES; PRODUCT DESIGN; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; GAS; TURBINE;

EID: 44249108601     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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