Gas-turbine performance improvements through the use of multiple turbine interstage burners

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 828-834

  Chen, Gordon ^a,b   Huffman, Myron A ^a,b   Davis, Roger L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ENGINES; COMBUSTION; COMPRESSORS; COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS BURNERS; MACHINE DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; STANDARDS;

CURRENT TURBINE STAGE; MULTIPLE TURBINE INTERSTAGE BURNERS; PRESSURE RATIO; ROTOR INLET;

GAS TURBINES;

EID: 4944230094     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.2886     Document Type: Article

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