Experimental investigation of the influence of fouling on compressor cascade characteristics and implications for gas turbine engine performance

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 224, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1007-1018

  Fouflias, D ^a   Gannan, A ^a   Ramsden, K ^a   Pilidis, P ^a   Mba, D ^a   Teixeira, J ^a   Igie, U ^a   Lambart, P ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b R MC Power Recovery Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

compressor cascade; compressor efficiency; polytropic efficiency; thermal efficiency; useful power

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSOR CASCADE; COMPRESSOR EFFICIENCY; POLYTROPIC EFFICIENCY; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; USEFUL POWER;

FOULING; GAS TURBINES; MACHINE DESIGN; TURBOMACHINERY; VELOCITY CONTROL; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

COMPRESSORS;

EID: 78149478253     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09576509JPE992     Document Type: Article

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