Effect of spiral shape on grain selection during casting of single crystal turbine blades

International Journal of Cast Metals Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 54-57

  Dai, H J ^a   Gebelin, J C ^b   D'Souza, N ^c   Brown, P D ^c   Dong, H B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Directional solidification; Grain selection; Modelling; Single crystal

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350516386     PISSN: 13640461     EISSN: 17431336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136404609X367317     Document Type: Conference Paper

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